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Massive Hack Hits Microsoft SharePoint Servers | Tech Field Day News Rundown: July 23, 2025
Episode 1
Hackers have used a serious, previously unknown flaw in Microsoft’s SharePoint server software to launch a major global cyberattack. The attack has hit U.S. government agencies, universities, energy companies, and more, but only affects on-site servers—not cloud services. Stolen data and encrypti...
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FCC Auction Power Returns Putting Wi-Fi Spectrum at Risk | Tech Field Day News Rundown: July 16, 2025
Episode 2
A new law restores the FCC’s authority to auction spectrum and requires at least 800 MHz to be sold, potentially pulling it from the 6 GHz and CBRS bands currently used for Wi-Fi and rural broadband. While mobile carriers like AT&T and Verizon support the move for 5G expansion, critics warn it co...
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Microsoft Cuts Jobs as Part of Their AI Restructure | Tech Field Day News Rundown: July 9, 2025
Episode 3
Microsoft laid off 9,000 employees, about 4% of its workforce, even as it invests billions in AI technology. Company leaders say AI will eliminate many routine jobs but also create new opportunities in advanced areas. While thousands of tech workers were displaced, demand for AI experts soared, w...
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DOJ Clears Way for the HPE Juniper Networks Deal | Tech Field Day News Rundown: July 2, 2025
Episode 4
The US Department of Justice has announced a settlement in their lawsuit agains the proposed HPE acquisition of Juniper Networks. The release says that in order for the deal to move forward, HPE must sell off the Instant On line of HPE Aruba Networking access points. Additionally, Juniper must au...
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AWS re:Inforce Highlights Security, Identity, & Automation | Tech Field Day News Rundown: June 25, 2025
Episode 5
At AWS re:Inforce 2025, AWS introduced key security upgrades, including expanded identity tools, enhanced code and threat detection with Inspector and GuardDuty, and easier deployment through improved WAF and firewall features. New CISO Amy Herzog emphasized identity security, while AWS reinforce...
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Cisco Bets it All On AI At Cisco Live | Tech Field Day News Rundown: June 18, 2025
Episode 6
Cisco Live was last week and the opening keynote was dripping with AI. Cisco's product lineup for the rest of the year and into the future is going to embrace AI agents and information for networking operations and security as well. CEO Chuck Robbins and Chief Product Officer Jeetu Patel talked a...
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Microsoft's Dev-Centric Agentic Al Strategy, Build 2025 | Tech Field Day News Rundown: June 11, 2025
Episode 7
At Microsoft Build 2025, Microsoft focused on agentic AI, making it central to their developer strategy. CEO Satya Nadella introduced the “agentic web,” where AI takes a bigger role in software creation. Key updates included evolving GitHub Copilot into a programming partner, new features for man...
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Tariffs hit Enterprise Cloud || Tech Field Day News Rundown: June 4, 2025
Episode 8
New global tariffs are making it more expensive and complicated for enterprises to manage their cloud services across regions. These changes are causing unpredictable costs and creating challenges for global cloud strategies. To stay ahead, companies need to improve visibility, automate processes...
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OpenAI Acquires io for $6.4 Billion || Tech Field Day News Rundown: May 28, 2025
Episode 9
OpenAI has announced its largest acquisition to date, agreeing to acquire io, an AI device startup founded by former Apple executive Jony Ive, in an all-equity deal worth approximately $6.5 billion. The acquisition includes OpenAI’s existing stake in io. As part of the merger, Jony Ive will assum...
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US Signs Take It Down Act || The Tech Field Day News Rundown: May 21, 2025
Episode 10
The US government signed a new act into law that has opponents concerned about the ramifications of what it will be used to do. The Take It Down Act was proposed to allow for the rapid takedown of non-consensual intimate images, or NCII, from the Internet. The law requires social media platforms ...
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Futurum Group Foresees Cybersecurity Futures || Tech Field Day News Rundown: May 14, 2025
Episode 11
Last week saw the release of a big new report from the Futurum Group around cybersecurity. The research says that the market is going to grow by 11.6% per year for the rest of the decade. By then it should be worth almost $300 billion. Fernando Montenegro states that cybersecurity is a cornerston...
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AI Growth Driving Cloud Provider Investment || Tech Field Day News Rundown: May 7, 2025
Episode 12
The demand for AI services is driving more growth in public cloud platforms, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have all continued investment in the public cloud platforms to keep up with generative AI. Andy Jassy highlighted triple-digit growth in AI revenues, Microsoft has committed to 40% more capa...
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Another Round of Layoffs for Intel as they Streamline || Tech Field Day Rundown: April 30, 2025
Episode 13
Intel is still looking to smooth out their operations under new CEO Lip-Bu Tan. The announcement came last week that Intel is going to be cutting more positions. Initial reports rumored that it could be as much 20,000 employees but CFO David Zinsner refuted that number last Friday. Instead, each ...
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Chris Krebs Resigns from SentinelOne || Tech Field Day News Rundown: April 23, 2025
Episode 14
Half a century is a long time for an IT business, and Microsoft is justified in making a lot of noise to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. The celebration brought together three Microsoft CEOs: Gates, Balmer, and Nadella. Microsoft CoPilot isn’t quite as old as the company, but it was still at...
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Embracing Physical AI at Intel Vision 2025 || Tech Field Day News Rundown: April 16, 2025
Episode 15
At Intel Vision 2025, CEO Lip-Bu Tan emphasized a customer-centric strategy, focusing on advancements in AI PCs, Gaudi 3 accelerators, and the 18A process node. He introduced the concept of “Physical AI,” highlighting Intel’s commitment to integrating AI into hardware solutions across various sec...
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Microsoft Turns Fifty || Tech Field Day News Rundown: April 9, 2025
Episode 16
Half a century is a long time for an IT business, and Microsoft is justified in making a lot of noise to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. The celebration brought together three Microsoft CEOs: Gates, Balmer, and Nadella. Microsoft CoPilot isn’t quite as old as the company, but it was still at...
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Lip-Bu Tan Lays Out Intel Recovery Plans || Tech Field Day News Rundown: April 2, 2025
Episode 17
During the keynote for Intel VIsion 2025, new CEO Lip-Bu Tan told the attendees about his vision for the return of Intel. He said that intel needs to attract engineering talent, fix the balance sheet issues, and look at manufacturing processes. One of the biggest ways to take care of those last t...
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Just How Secure Is Signal? || Tech Field Day News Rundown: March 26, 2025
Episode 18
This week has been a big one for messaging privacy. The news broke on Monday that the Editor-in-Chief for The Atlantic magazine was accidentally added to a Signal group where members of the US government were talking about highly classified military actions. The report kicked off a firestorm of C...
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NVIDIA Reveals Rubin AI and Blackwell Ultra || Tech Field Day News Rundown: March 19, 2025
Episode 19
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NVIDIA unveiled new AI-focused chips at its GTC conference, including the Blackwell Ultra series launching this year and the next-gen Vera Rubin GPUs set for 2026. CEO Jensen Huang emphasized the company’s shift to an annual release cycle, a departure from it...
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Is The CHIPS Act Crushed? || Tech Field Day News Rundown: March 12, 2025
Episode 20
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NVIDIA unveiled new AI-focused chips at its GTC conference, including the Blackwell Ultra series launching this year and the next-gen Vera Rubin GPUs set for 2026. CEO Jensen Huang emphasized the company’s shift to an annual release cycle, a departure from it...