Big tech is shifting fast as massive acquisitions, executive shakeups, and real-world AI challenges redefine the industry landscape.

In this episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown, we break down reports of NVIDIA acquiring Hugging Face for $13 billion, Apple CEO Tim Cook stepping down to hand the reins to John Ternus, and Together AI partnering with HUMAIN on a 250MW Saudi data center to beat domestic power limits.

Plus, we look at dangerous new crypto AML wallet draining scams, Signal65 and Kamiwaza’s PINNACLE benchmark exposing real-world AI failure rates, CrowdStrike’s launch of Falcon IQ, and Cloudflare’s new Adaptive Intelligence bot defenses.

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

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Cold Open
0:26 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown
1:16 - NVIDIA Reportedly Eyes $13 Billion Deal to Buy Hugging Face
4:24 - Fake Crypto AML Sites Are Draining Wallets Through “Security Checks”
7:30 - Signal65’s New PINNACLE Benchmark Tests AI on Real Enterprise Work, Not Just Test Scores
11:25 - CrowdStrike Launches Falcon IQ to Speed Up AI-Powered Cyber Defense
14:18 - Together AI Partners with Saudi Firm HUMAIN for Massive 250-Megawatt Data Center
17:34 - Cloudflare Launches Adaptive AI Defense Against Fast-Moving Bot Attacks
20:37 - Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO: John Ternus Takes the Reins
29:33 - The Weeks Ahead
32:43 - Thanks for Watching