Tech Field Day News Rundown
The AI arms race is shifting from apps to infrastructure, devices, and pricing models.
On this week’s Tech Field Day News Rundown, Alastair Cooke is joined by guest co-host Guy Currier to break down the IT news of the week with a variable degree of snark.
Google unveils its Virgo network, a massive AI backbone built to connect over 100,000 chips and push scale to a new level, while the Federal Communications Commission expands WiFi and hotspot rules, signaling long-term changes for power users and home networking.
Meanwhile, OpenAI is exploring an AI-first smartphone that could replace traditional apps with persistent agents. GitHub shifts Copilot to usage-based pricing, reflecting the real cost of AI at scale, as Qlik pushes further into agent-driven analytics and automation.
On the security side, Microsoft integrates Claude Mythos into its development lifecycle to catch vulnerabilities earlier. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Alastair Cooke and Guy Currier.
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