Alan, Mitch, Stephen, Chhaya and JP dig into evolving AI safety concerns, California’s push for tech regulation, and fears that new laws could stifle innovation while favoring large companies. They also weigh the importance of data centers for startup ecosystems, with zoning laws shaping developm...

AI is reshaping the workplace, pressuring clerical and paralegal jobs while exposing skill gaps and governance failures. Success demands trust, expertise and safety, with domain-specific models and sound principles guiding AI in software development.

Software supply chains face significant vulnerabilities, especially from phishing attacks that target developers. These attacks can result in widespread malware and security breaches. Many cyber attacks are simpler than they seem, highlighting the need for better verification processes. The organ...

Alan, Mike, Jon, Tom Hollingsworth, Robert Reeves and Garima Bajpai discuss the degree to which there is now a leadership crisis when it comes to driving innovation.

Then the gang takes a look at a JFrog initiative to modernize DevOps for the age of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) before as...

Tariff policies under the Trump administration are putting real pressure on technology companies. What’s billed as economic strategy is creating instability and raising fresh concerns about American competitiveness. History suggests government overreach rarely ends well, and the tech sector is al...

AI is moving fast, but hype often overshadows reality. The gang breaks down adoption hurdles, compliance challenges, and security risks facing enterprises. With investment dollars pouring in and open source projects rising, engineers face the tough job of balancing innovation with ethics.

Mike, Mitch, Tracy Ragan, Jack Poller and Futurum Group analyst Guy Currier dive into the root cause of a wave of cyberattacks being made against Salesforce software-as-a-service(SaaS) application environments.

Then the gang turns its attention to the reasons why Atlassian is buying The Browser ...

Alan, Mike, Jon, Jack Gold, Teri Robinson and Garima Bajpai kickoff the show by delving into how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies provided by Microsoft will be used this season on NFL sidelines.

Then the gang dives into the probability that vulnerabilities being created by AI coding too...

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Chris Blask, Kate Scarcella and Futurum Group analyst Guy Currier dive into what's driving growing local resistance to massive data center projects that are needed for artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

Then the gang takes a look at the human factors that are slowing d...

Alan, Mike, Tracy Ragan, Jack Poller and Stacy Thayey dive into the latest cybersecurity accusations being leveled at firms in China before delving into the degree to which creating a new class of cyber privateers might help improve cybersecurity.

Then the gang takes a look at an architecture-as...

AI is transforming jobs and the economy, with potential risks rising ahead of the upcoming elections. The Techstrong Gang highlights recent layoffs tied to AI adoption, drawing parallels to the industrial revolution, and debates the balance between innovation and disruption.

The team also explor...

Mike, Jon, Teri Robinson and Tom Hollingsworth dive into the merits of an xAI lawsuit that accuses Apple and OpenAI of engaging in an "anticompetitive scheme" to limit the distribution of rival artificial intelligence (AI) agent software.

Then the gang takes a look at how Broadcom is managing VM...

Alan, Mike, Chris Blask, Kate Scarcella, Futurum president Dan O'Brien and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, dive into a report that projects by 2029 the revenue value of the semiconductor market will exceed half a trillion dollars by 2029 before debating ...

In this episode of the Techstrong Gang, host Alan Shimel is joined by JP Morgenthal and Stephen Foskett to discuss the implications of the U.S. partnership with Intel, which includes a 10% government stake. The conversation raises concerns about government involvement in production and how it cou...

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jack Poller and Dr. Stacy Thayer debate the DevSecOps significance of a software understanding being led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) before diving into an effort to shift more responsibility for data privacy further left along with application...

Alan, Mike, Jon, Ira Winkler, Fred Wilmot, Jack Poller and Lisa Martin, CMO Advisor for the Futurum Group dive into an emerging payola scandal roiling the CISO community before discussing the degree to which back doors into IT environments might ever be closed.

Then the gang debates the merits o...

Alan, Mike, Jon, Teri Robinson and Sanjeev Sharma dive into the implications of the latest financial lifeline being thrown to Intel by the U.S. government and Softbank.

Then the gang takes a look at how large language models (LLMs) and artificial intelligence (AI) agents are being used by red te...

Alan, Mike. Mitch. Chis Blask, Kate Scarcella and Futurum president and COO Dan O'Brien discuss the degree to which CIOs are becoming more flexible and astute when it comes to deploying application workloads before debating the degree to which artificial intelligence (AI) agents might transform t...

Alan, Mike, JP Morgenthal and Stephen Foskett, president for The Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, dive into reports that suggest Apple is gearing up to make a major artificial intelligence (AI) push starting next year before delving into the implications of some recent licensing changes t...

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jack Poller and Wicky Wang dive into an application security report that finds more breaches than ever are being caused by vulnerabilities in code that organizations are allowing to be deployed despite the level of risk they represent to their end customers.

Then the gang take...

Alan, Mike. Jon, Fred Wilmot and Ira Winkler dive into the cybersecurity implications of a meeting taking place in Alaska today between President Trump and Vladimir Putin.

Then the gang delves into the quality of the code being generated by artificial intelligence (AI) coding tools before discus...

Today on the gang, Garima, Jon, Mike and Mitch are joined by Futurum CEO, Daniel Newman to announce Futurum Signal, the latest innovation to usher in a new era in the analyst/guidance industry. The gang then goes on to discuss Perplexity's $34b plus offer for Google Chrome, PR stunt or serious? A...

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Chris Blask and Kate Scarcella assess the implications of the resignation of the CEO of GitHub before delving into what led OpenText to look for a new CEO.

Then the gang dives into a 15% surcharge for graphical processor units (GPUs) that NVIDIA and AMD will be passing on to c...

Alan, Mike and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, dive into reactions to the latest capabilities being made available in ChatGPT-5 from Open AI.

Then the gang discusses the battle for data center contracts taking place between regions of the U.S. before de...