ABOUT THIS EPISODE
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
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