Alan, Mike, Bonnie, Chris Blask and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into the implications of a $4.4 billion deal to take SolarWinds private.

Then, the gang debates the degree to which deepfakes can be thwarted using a combination of legislation and technology. Lastly, they once again turn their attention to the energy consumption that will be required to fuel the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) applications.