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Google Cloud Next Announcements & Microsoft adds Mythos | Tech Field Day News Rundown: April 29, 2026
The AI arms race is shifting from apps to infrastructure, devices, and pricing models.
On this week’s Tech Field Day News Rundown, Alastair Cooke is joined by guest co-host Guy Currier to break down the IT news of the week with a variable degree of snark.
Google unveils its Virgo network, a massive AI backbone built to connect over 100,000 chips and push scale to a new level, while the Federal Communications Commission expands WiFi and hotspot rules, signaling long-term changes for power users and home networking.
Meanwhile, OpenAI is exploring an AI-first smartphone that could replace…
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