From rogue AI models accidentally breaching live servers to cybercriminals hijacking corporate copilot tools, keeping up with rapid tech developments can feel like a wild ride.
In this ⁠episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown⁠, hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ break down NScale’s $1.65 billion acquisition of AnyScale and Nexus Data Centers' massive $15 billion campus built for Anthropic in Texas.
They also explore how attackers are manipulating Microsoft Copilot for business email compromise, Anthropic’s accidental real-world breach, Cursor’s credit donations to the open-source FFmpeg project, and Okta’s $200 million acquisition of Permiso.
Finally, they take a closer look at the European Union enforcing strict new governance rules under the EU AI Act.
Time Stamps:

0:00 - Cold Open
0:30 - ⁠Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown⁠
1:28 - ⁠AI Neocloud Nscale Acquires Anyscale in $1.65 Billion Tech Deal⁠
3:23 - ⁠Microsoft Copilot Can Be Hijacked for Automated Email Scams, Barracuda Warns⁠
7:08 - ⁠Nexus Data Centers $15B Texas AI Campus for Anthropic, Backed by Google⁠
10:42 - ⁠Anthropic’s Claude Escapes Simulation, Hacks 3 Real Companies During Test⁠
14:46 - ⁠Cursor Donates AI Credits to Open-Source Giant FFmpeg⁠
17:58 - ⁠Okta Acquires AI Security Startup Permiso in ~$200M All-Cash Deal⁠
20:39 - ⁠EU Begins Enforcing AI Act with Broad Oversight on OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google⁠
27:47 - ⁠The Weeks Ahead: Upcoming Tech Field Day Events⁠
31:26 - ⁠Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News Rundown⁠

This and more ⁠on the Tech Field Day News Rundown⁠ with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke⁠.