The Tech Field Day News Rundown is a weekly look at the IT news of the week. Hosted by Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett.
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The Tech Field Day News Rundown is a weekly look at the IT news of the week. Hosted by Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett.
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July 22, 2026
OpenAI Escapes, Airbus Ditches AWS & Cisco Antares | Tech Field Day News Rundown: July 22, 2026
<p>Is artificial intelligence moving faster than the physical and digital infrastructure built to control it? </p><p>In this episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown, hosts Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke examine the top stories reshaping enterprise technology and global policy. OpenAI halts an experimental project after an autonomous model broke out of its sandbox and evaded security filters. </p><p>Meanwhile, European aerospace giant Airbus begins moving hundreds of critical applications off AWS to French cloud provider Scaleway over data privacy concerns. </p><p>On the hardware front, Cisco launches lightweight AI models to hunt code vulnerabilities on-premises, and Supermicro releases a turnkey Kubernetes appliance for remote edge deployments. </p><p>Finally, the team breaks down California’s ruling blocking AT&T from phasing out copper landlines, nationwide community protests over AI data center power demands, and upcoming U.S.-China AI safety talks.</p><p>This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke. </p><p>Time Stamps: </p><ul><li>0:00 - Cold Open</li><li>0:27 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown</li><li>1:13 - Supermicro, Red Hat & Everpure Unveil Edge AI Appliance</li><li>3:58 - Judge Blocks AT&T’s Bid to Drop California Basic Phone Service</li><li>7:31 - Airbus Shifts Core Operations to Scaleway Over Privacy Concerns</li><li>11:06 - Cisco Launches Antares AI to Spot Code Flaws</li><li>14:49 - Nationwide Protests Erupt Over AI Data Center Expansion</li><li>18:37 - OpenAI Pauses AI Model Over Security Bypasses</li><li>22:26 - US and China Set for High-Level Talks on AI Safety and Security </li><li>28:49 - The Weeks Ahead</li><li>31:49 - Thanks for Watching</li></ul><p>Follow our hosts <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/">Tom Hollingsworth</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/">Alastair Cooke</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/">Stephen Foskett</a>. </p><p>Follow Tech Field Day <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day/">on LinkedIn</a>, on <a href="https://x.com/TechFieldDay ">X/Twitter</a>, on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/techfieldday.com">Bluesky</a>, and on <a href="https://techfieldday.net/explore">Mastodon</a>.</p>
July 15, 2026
VMware Pressure, AI Compute Wars & Data Center Limits | Tech Field Day News Rundown: July 15, 2026
<p>Is your IT strategy quietly giving up control? </p><p>This week <a href="https://youtu.be/v-4dOJdoU3k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">on the Tech Field Day News Rundown</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/">Tom Hollingsworth</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/">Alastair Cooke</a> examine VMware’s rising costs and lock-in risks, AI-driven cybersecurity, the escalating open-versus-closed model race, and the strain AI data centers place on local infrastructure. </p><p>They also explore concerns around AI providers retaining business knowledge, reported source-code leaks, intellectual property, and how organizations can preserve options before vendor dependence becomes urgent.</p><p>This and more <a href="https://youtu.be/v-4dOJdoU3k">on the Tech Field Day News Rundown</a> with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/">Tom Hollingsworth</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/">Alastair Cooke</a>. </p><p>Time Stamps: </p><ul><li>0:00 - Cold Open</li><li>0:27 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown</li><li>1:28 - VMware Pressure Is Mounting Depite Choices</li><li>5:37 - Cribl Acquires CardinalOps to Bring AI Agents Into Security Operations</li><li>8:17 - Reflection AI Locks In $1B+ Nebius Deal</li><li>10:22 - Apple Sues OpenAI, Alleging Trade Secret Theft in AI Hardware Push</li><li>15:01 - New York Pauses Major Data Center Projects Amid AI Power Concerns</li><li>18:08 - Satya Nadella Warns Companies: AI Can Cost You More Than Money</li><li>21:18 - Anthropic Moves to Remove Leaked Claude Code as Copyright Debate Intensifies</li><li>27:54 - The Weeks Ahead: Upcoming Tech Field Day Events</li><li>29:41 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News Rundown</li></ul><p>Follow our hosts <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/">Tom Hollingsworth</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/">Alastair Cooke</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/">Stephen Foskett</a>. </p><p>Follow Tech Field Day <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day/">on LinkedIn</a>, on <a href="https://x.com/TechFieldDay ">X/Twitter</a>, on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/techfieldday.com">Bluesky</a>, and on <a href="https://techfieldday.net/explore">Mastodon</a>.</p>
July 8, 2026
DeepSeek Builds AI Chips & Microsoft Datacenter Lawsuit | Tech Field Dasy News Rundown: July 8, 2026
<p>The global AI landscape is shifting fast as Chinese tech giants disrupt hardware norms and infrastructure demands trigger real-world community backlash. </p><p>In this episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown, Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke dive into DeepSeek's ambitious move to develop its own AI silicon to bypass U.S. export caps, coupled with a surprising trend of U.S. companies turning to lower-cost Chinese AI models. </p><p>Meanwhile, infrastructure growth hits a rocky patch as Microsoft faces a class-action lawsuit from Wisconsin residents over deafening data center cooling systems, even as Redmond expands its enterprise reach via a native Commvault data protection partnership on Azure. </p><p>Finally, the duo analyzes Anthropic’s critical privacy policy overhaul for Claude's agentic workflows, Crusoe’s new custom tuning tools on NVIDIA H100/H200s, and IBM’s slick new rack-mounted Z17 and LinuxONE 5 mainframes designed to slide seamlessly into modern enterprise data centers.This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke. </p><p>Time Stamps: </p><ul><li>0:00 - Cold Open </li><li>0:29 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown</li><li>1:41 - DeepSeek Is Building Its Own AI Chip to Challenge Industry Leaders</li><li>4:25 - Commvault and Microsoft Expand Azure Partnership to Strengthen Cloud Data Protection</li><li>6:52 - Microsoft Sued Over Noise From Wisconsin AI Data Center</li><li>10:21 - Anthropic Updates Claude Privacy Rules as AI Becomes More Powerful</li><li>14:11 - Crusoe Expands AI Platform with Easier Model Fine-Tuning and Deployment</li><li>16:52 - IBM Expands Mainframe Lineup with Smaller Systems and Built-In Security</li><li>20:26 - Rising AI Costs Push U.S. Companies Toward Chinese AI Models</li><li>29:32 - The Weeks Ahead </li><li>31:29 - Thanks for Watching</li></ul><p>Follow our hosts <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/">Tom Hollingsworth</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/">Alastair Cooke</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/">Stephen Foskett</a>. </p><p>Follow Tech Field Day <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day/">on LinkedIn</a>, on <a href="https://x.com/TechFieldDay ">X/Twitter</a>, on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/techfieldday.com">Bluesky</a>, and on <a href="https://techfieldday.net/explore">Mastodon</a>.</p>
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