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Rocket Lab’s $8B Mega-Deal, Windows 10 Saved & AI Safety | Tech Field Day News Rundown: July 1, 2026
Big Tech and the space industry are completely rewriting the rules of infrastructure, from low-Earth orbit down to the safety guardrails of generative AI.
In this episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown, Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke tackle Rocket Lab’s massive $8 billion acquisition of satellite operator Iridium and its play for total space infrastructure dominance.
They also dive into Qualcomm’s strategic buyout of Modular to challenge enterprise AI giants, China's deployment of its first fully renewable-powered AI data center, and the Trump administration's cybersecurity-centric…
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