White House AI Roadmap Pushes to Block State Rules | Tech Field Day News Rundown: March 25, 2026

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The episode discusses the evolving tech landscape with a focus on AI regulation, enterprise software pricing, and security innovations.

From AI-powered satellites in orbit to a seismic shift in how we pay for enterprise software, the global tech landscape is being redrawn in real-time. Guy Currier⁠ , Research Director for ⁠The Futurum Group⁠ , joins ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke on this episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown to discuss SAP’s pivot toward value-based AI pricing, Blue Origin’s ambitious "Project Sunrise" satellite network, and bring in Stephen Foskett to talk about the FCC’s latest crackdown on foreign-made consumer routers. They also discuss the critical security innovations coming out of KubeCon Europe 2026—specifically the Cloudsmith threat intelligence upgrade and the RapidFort-Nutanix partnership for "near-zero" vulnerability containers—while analyzing the massive legal fallout at Super Micro Computer regarding diverted NVIDIA chips and the Trump administration's push for a unified national AI regulatory framework led by David Sacks. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke and guest host ⁠Guy Currier⁠ of The Futurum Group. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open 0:23 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alastair Cooke, Stephen Foskett

Guest: Guy Currier

Topics covered

• AI regulation
• enterprise software
• satellite technology
• national security
• threat intelligence
• value-based pricing

Keywords

• AI
• SAP
• Blue Origin
• FCC
• KubeCon
• Cloudsmith
• Nutanix
• Super Micro Computer
• NVIDIA
• David Sacks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Futurum Group, SAP, Blue Origin, FCC, KubeCon Europe 2026, Cloudsmith, Nutanix, Super Micro Computer, NVIDIA

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