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WAR IS COMPLETE! Oil Screaming higher Euro Nat Gas up 60% An update on JCD PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts! Click HERE for Show Notes and Links DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar. Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter INTERACTIVE BROKERS Warm-Up - The CTP for Caterpillar - We have a winner! - A tech earnings BLOWOUT - A seminal moment with AI and Employment trends - An update on JCD - from JSD - A Limerick for JCD Markets - WAR FOOTING - Buyers are still there... - Oil Screaming higher (Sunday night wow!) - Euro Nat Gas up 60% - Anyone wondering why markets keep going up? John Dvorak Jr. - Guest  - UPDATE ON JCD JSD: - Tell us what you are doing these days... - What was it like growing up around constant tech commentary and skepticism? - How did that environment shape the way you look at innovation and hype? - Where do you most disagree with your father's views on technology today? - Is AI making people smarter—or more dependent? - How should younger professionals think about job security when automation is accelerating? War and Oil - Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz, per a Reuters report. - About a third of the world's seaborne oil exports passed through the Strait in 2025. - Threatening to BURN any ship that attempts to go through - The Strait of Hormuz is a critical, narrow chokepoint about 90–104 miles (145–167 km) long and 21–60 miles (33–95 km) wide. At its narrowest, it is only 21 miles (33 km) across, with shipping lanes in each direction restricted to just two miles wide to accommodate massive oil tanker traffic, representing about one-fifth of global oil consumption - Meanwhile - lots of production halts - Oil screamed to $115 on Sunday night before cooler heads prevailed AND SPR talk hit the tape. - MISSION ACCOMPLISHED? Just in... - President Trump says "I have ordered the United States Development Finance Corporation to provide, at a very reasonable price, political risk insurance and guarantees for the financial security of all maritime trade, especially energy, traveling through the Gulf. This will be available to all shipping lines. If necessary, the United States Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as soon as possible" - BUT, who would even want to take the chance of moving through that area - even if there is insurance? Meanwhile LNG -Daily charter rates for LNG tankers in the Atlantic Basin have surged to over $200,000 per day. - Rates are roughly double levels seen less than a day earlier. - The spike followed Qatar's shutdown of LNG production as the conflict with Iran spread across the region. - The new offer levels are at least three times higher than the most recent assessed LNG tanker rate of $61,500, according to Spark Commodities earlier Monday. - Despite the elevated asking prices, no transactions have yet been confirmed at these levels. You thought that was BAD? - Europe in bad shape with Nat Gas after Qatar halted production (accounts for 20% of global LNG supply) Euro Nat Gas Amazon Data Loss - HEY WHAT ABOUT THIS? - Amazon Web Services said late Monday two of its data centers in the United Arab Emirates and a facility in Bahrain were damaged by drone strikes, taking the facilities offline. - “In the UAE, two of our facilities were directly struck, while in Bahrain, a drone strike in close proximity to one of our facilities caused physical impacts to our infrastructure,” AWS said. “These strikes have caused structural damage, disrupted power delivery to our infrastructure, and in some cases required fire suppression activities that resulted in additional water damage.” - This is an interesting twist on cyber-warfare - WHAT IF? - JSD: How does this impact AI and the world tech flow? Why do/did markets keep climbing? - Global debt climbed to a record $348 trillion at the end of 2025, after nearly $29 trillion was added over the year in the fastest yearly build-up since the pandemic surge - The increase was driven primarily by governments, which accounted for more than $10 trillion of the rise, with the United States, China and the euro area responsible for roughly three-quarters of the jump - Also, margin debt up 30% in 2025 - so there is that... - No wonder there is resilience in these markets... Berkshire News - Earnings from operations totaled $10.2 billion in Q4. That's down more than 29% from $14.56 billion in the year-earlier period. - Insurance underwriting profits dropped 54% to $1.56 billion from $3.41 billion a year prior. Insurance investment income slid nearly 25% from to $3.1 billion from $4.088 billion. - This was the final quarter under Warren Buffett as CEO, who announced he was stepping down at the annual shareholders meeting last May. - Full year overall earnings, meanwhile, fell to $66.97 billion from $89 billion a year prior. - NO Buybacks, bit they still have more that $350B is cash INTERACTIVE BROKERS Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Irritating - UBS' top equity strategist dialed back his view on U.S. stocks, citing mounting risks from a weakening dollar, stretched valuations and policy turbulence in Washington. - Andrew Garthwaite, head of global equity strategy at the investment bank, downgraded American equities to “benchmark” in a fully invested global equity portfolio, arguing that the factors that powered years of outperformance are starting to fade. - Market weight - no risk for this guy on the call. Can't lose as will just perform with the benchmark - DUMB Dell Earnings BLOWOUT (Follow up) - Dell reported adjusted earnings of $3.89 per share, exceeding the $3.53 per share expected by analysts surveyed by LSEG. - The company posted $33.38 billion in revenue for the quarter, topping a forecast of $31.73 billion. - Stock up 22% on the news and followed through on Monday - Dell cut quote time to less that a week (prices expire) - Dell expects revenue for its artificial intelligence servers to hit $50 billion in 2027, more than double the year prior. - Much different story from HP that was complaining about input pricing.... Obviously Dell is much smarter at pass-though management of pricing. Jack on the Attack - Financial technology firm Block (XYZ), run by Jack Dorsey began slashing more than 40% of its workforce (4k people) on Thursday, saying in a letter to shareholders that AI tools "have changed what it means to build and run a company." - The AI layoffs came as the Square payment system and Cash App operator matched fourth-quarter earnings estimates, yet Block shares surged after hours. - Evercore ISI analyst Adam Frisch called the layoffs "the seminal moment to date in the AI narrative and how it could transform companies as we know it going forward." - SOOOOOO - AI is responsible for job cuts? ---- SOOOOOO - AI can replace humans and as productivity is enhanced? Duolingo - Duolingo forecast first-quarter and 2026 bookings below expectations on Thursday as it shifts strategy toward faster user growth, a move it said will weigh on bookings growth and profitability this year, sending the company's shares down more 23% after hours last week. - The company plans to roll out more AI-driven speaking tools to free users, reducing friction that previously nudged learners toward paid plans - Poster child of how AI can kill your business? - However, earnings/financials looked pretty good and there is a strategy there that may be beneficial   Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? THE CLOSEST TO THE PIN for CATERPILLAR Winners will be getting great stuff like the new "OFFICIAL" DHUnplugged Shirt!     FED AND CRYPTO LIMERICKS There is a tech pundit whose name be John, Whose sharp takes went late into dawn. He hit pause for some care, But with grit (and repair), Soon he'll be back oh so steady and strong. See this week's stock picks HERE Follow John C. 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What does it mean to secure the world's largest hyperscale cloud, while AI rewrites the rules of identity, threat detection, and security culture? In this episode of AWS Executive Insights: Security Series, Clarke Rodgers sits down with Amy Herzog, Chief Information Security Officer at AWS, for a candid conversation on what it takes to lead security at scale in the age of AI.Amy draws on her experience leading consumer AI products to argue that security should accelerate innovation, not hinder it. She explores how AWS is deploying AI for defense, why agentic AI demands a rethink of identity, and how the Security Guardians program embeds security culture across the entire organization.

Welcome to another riveting episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, where navigating the complexities of our ever-changing world is front and center. In this episode, Tom Bilyeu and co-host DREW dive headfirst into the turbulence of our current global landscape—covering everything from intensifying conflicts in Iran and shifting U.S. military strategies, to the surprising moves of countries like Poland pursuing nuclear weapons, and the intricate economic warfare playing out beneath the headlines. Together, they unravel the “narrative warfare” shaping public perception and challenge the official stories behind major decisions. You'll hear candid analysis of the recent U.S. and Israeli military operations, the economic underpinnings driving geopolitical clashes, the hidden power of sovereign wealth funds, and how insurance, oil, and investment dollars are quietly influencing the course of world events. Beyond the headlines, Tom Bilyeu lays out his perspective on why economics—not just ideology or politics—is at the core of these dramatic moves, and why the survival and prosperity of entire regions might depend on who controls capital flows in the age of AI. It's an unflinching look at the real motivations behind international power plays and the very human narratives built along the way. Whether you're here for insights on global economics, political chess, or just want to better understand how world leaders spin the truth, this episode promises a thought-provoking, transparent conversation you won't want to miss. What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER:  https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder?utm_campaign=Podcast%20Offer&utm_source=podca[%E2%80%A6]d%20end%20of%20show&utm_content=podcast%20ad%20end%20of%20show SCALING a business: see if you qualify here.:  https://tombilyeu.com/call Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here.: https://tombilyeu.com/ ********************************************************************** If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Bilyeu's Mindset Playbook —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you. ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Ketone IQ: Visit https://ketone.com/IMPACT for 30% OFF your subscription orderShopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/impactSumm: code TOMVIP20 for 20% off your first year at https://summ.com?via=tombilyeu&coupon=TOMVIP20Blocktrust IRA: get up to $2,500 funding bonus to kickstart your account at https://tomcryptoira.comQuo: Try for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months at https://quo.com/impactQuince: Free shipping and 365-day returns at https://quince.com/impactpod Duck.Ai: Protect your privacy at https://duck.ai/impact Monetary Metals: Future-proof your wealth at https://monetarymetals.com/impact Plaud: Get 10% off with code TOM10 at https://plaud.ai/tom Iran war, Khamenei succession, US military strategy, nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, South Korea stock market, oil prices, narrative warfare, Trump Genius Act, crypto industry, US-Ecuador military operation, insurance companies, Strait of Hormuz, Middle East conflict, air superiority, B-2 bombers, B-52 bombers, economic drivers of war, City of London, UK-US relations, AI investments, sovereign wealth funds, US-Navy escorts, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Israel-Iran tensions, Netanyahu, political narratives, private equity, Amazon Web Services, Epstein files. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 6, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Amazon Web Services launches Amazon Connect Health, AI-powered system automating healthcare admin work and reducing abandoned calls by 30% UBS projects global longevity spending will reach $8 trillion annually by 2030, with GLP-1 drugs alone surpassing $200B in sales this decade Oura acquires Finnish startup Doublepoint to bring biometric gesture controls to wearable ecosystem, supporting vision of "cloud of wearables" More from Fitt: Fitt Insider breaks down the convergence of fitness, wellness, and healthcare — and what it means for business, culture, and capital. Subscribe to our newsletter → insider.fitt.co/subscribe Work with our recruiting firm → https://talent.fitt.co/ Follow us on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/fittinsider/ Follow us on LinkedIn → linkedin.com/company/fittinsider Reach out → insider@fitt.co

05 Mar 2026. Drone damage to AWS facilities triggered outages for some online platforms, including Sarwa. Group CEO Mark Chawan explains what happened and how they restored services. Plus, Maurice Gravier from Emirates NBD’s CIO office on what wealth advisers are telling private clients right now. Plus, UAE business owner on leading teams through uncertainty, and Sean Evers of Gulf Intelligence on volatile oil and energy markets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Donald Trump hosts a White House roundtable with major technology leaders, administration officials, and lawmakers to unveil the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, an initiative designed to prevent rising electricity costs for American households as AI infrastructure rapidly expands. The discussion centers on the massive energy demands created by AI data centers and the administration's strategy to ensure those costs are not passed on to consumers. Under the pledge, leading tech companies including Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Amazon Web Services, Oracle, and XAI commit to fully funding the electricity generation and infrastructure required to power their AI facilities, including building new power plants and expanding grid capacity. Participants highlight how the agreement aims to expand American energy production while strengthening the power grid, creating skilled labor jobs, and positioning the United States to maintain global leadership in artificial intelligence. Officials emphasize that companies will pay for the energy their operations require and invest in local infrastructure, workforce training, and backup power systems for surrounding communities. Throughout the roundtable, speakers frame the pledge as a partnership between government, industry, and labor to support economic growth, AI innovation, and long term energy stability while protecting American ratepayers from increased electricity costs.

What distinguishes organizations that capture real value from AI from those still experimenting?In this episode of AWS Executive Insights, Roger Premo, Global Head of Strategy at IBM, breaks down the practical lessons behind IBM's own AI transformation. From embedding generative AI into everyday workflows to codifying an agentic development lifecycle, IBM has paired leadership commitment with disciplined execution to drive measurable results.Premo discusses how hybrid cloud architecture enables agents to access data across heterogeneous environments, why data product management is now a business imperative, and how governance must be built into AI systems from the start. This essential discussion offers leaders a framework for moving beyond isolated pilots and building scalable, secure, and value-driven AI capabilities. Thank you to IBM for their partnership and participation in this discussion.

This week we talk about Anthropic, the Department of Defense, and OpenAI.We also discuss red lines, contracts, and lethal autonomous systems.Recommended Book: Empire of AI by Karen HaoTranscriptLethal autonomous weapons, often called lethal autonomous systems, autonomous weapons systems, or just ‘killer robots,' are military hardware that can operate independent of human control, searching for and engaging with targets based on their programming and thus not needing a human being to point it at things or pull the trigger.The specific nature and capabilities of these devices vary substantially from context to content, and even between scholars writing on the subject, but in general these are systems—be they aerial drones, heavy gun emplacements, some kind of mobile rocket launcher, or a human- or dog-shaped robot—that are capable of carrying out tasks and achieving goals without needing constant attention from a human operator.That's a stark contrast with drones that require either a human controlled or what's called a human-in-the-loop in order to make decisions. Some drones and other robots and weapons require full hands-on control, with a human steering them, pointing their weapons, and pulling the trigger, while others are semi-autonomous in that they can be told to patrol a given area and look for specific things, but then they reach out to a human-in-the-loop to make final decisions about whatever they want to do, including and especially weapon-related things; a human has to be the one to drop the bomb or fire the gun in most cases, today.Fully autonomous weapon systems, without a human in the loop, are far less common at this point, in part because it's difficult to create a system so capable that it doesn't require human intervention at times, but also because it's truly dangerous to create such a device.Modern artificial intelligence systems are incredibly powerful, but they still make mistakes, and just as an LLM-based chatbot might muddle its words or add extra fingers to a made-up person in an image it generates, or a step further, might fabricate research referenced in a paper it produces, an AI-controlled weapon system might see targets where there are no targets, or might flag a friendly, someone on its side, or a peaceful, noncombatant human, as a target. And if there's no human-in-the-loop to check the AI's understanding and correct it, that could mean a lot of non-targets being treated like targets, their lives ended by killer robots that gun them down or launch a missile at their home.On a larger scale, AI systems controlling arrays of weapons, or even entire militaries, becoming strategic commanders, could wipe out all human life by sparking a nuclear war.A recent study conducted at King's College London found that in simulated crises, across 21 scenarios, AI systems which thought they had control of nation-state-scale militaries opted for nuclear signaling, escalation, and tactical nuclear weapon use 95% of the time, never once across all simulations choosing to use one of the eight de-escalatory options that were made available to them.All of which suggests to the researchers behind this study that the norm, approaching the level of taboo, associated with nuclear weapons use globally since WWII, among humans at least, may not have carried over to these AI systems, and full-blown nuclear conflict may thus become more likely under AI-driven military conditions.What I'd like to talk about today is a recent confrontation between one AI company—Anthropic—and its client, the US Department of Defense, and the seeming implications of both this conflict, and what happened as a result.—In late-2024, the US Department of Defense—which by the way is still the official title, despite the President calling it the Department of War, since only Congress can change its name—the US DoD partnered with Anthropic to get a version of its Claude LLM-based AI model that could be used by the Pentagon.Anthropic worked with Palantir, which is a data-aggregation and surveillance company, basically, run by Peter Thiel and very favored by this administration, and Amazon Web Services, to make that Claude-for-the-US-military relationship happen, those interconnections allowing this version of the model to be used for classified missions.Anthropic received a $200 million contract with the Department of Defense in mid-2025, as did a slew of other US-based AI companies, including Google, xAI, and OpenAI. But while the Pentagon has been funding a bunch of US-based AI companies for this utility, only Claude was reportedly used during the early 2026 raid on Venezuela, during which now-former Venezuelan President Maduro was taken by US forces.Word on the street is that Claude is the only model that the Pentagon has found truly useful for these sorts of operations, though publicly they're saying that investments in all of these models have borne fruit, at least to some degree.So Anthropic's Claude model is being used for classified, military and intelligence purposes by the US government. Anthropic has been happy about this, by all accounts, because that's a fair bit of money, but also being used for these purposes by a government is a pretty big deal—if it's good enough for the US military, after all, many CEOs will see that as a strong indication that Claude is definitely good enough for their intended business purposes.On February 24 of 2026, though, the US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, threatened to remove Anthropic from the DoD's stable of AI systems that they use unless the company allowed the DoD to use Claude for any and all legal purposes—unrestricted use of the model, basically.This threat came with a timeline—accede to these demands by February 27 or be cut from the DoD's supply chain—and the day before that deadline, the 26th, Anthropic's CEO released a statement indicating that the company would not get rid of its red lines that delineated what Claude could and could not be used for, and on the 27th, US President Trump ordered that all US agencies stop using Anthropic tools, and said that he would declare the company a supply chain risk, which would make it illegal for any company doing business with the US government at any level and in any fashion to use Anthropic products or services—a label that's rarely used, and which was previously used by the Trump administration against Chinese tech giant Huawei on the basis that the company might insert spy equipment in communications hardware installed across the US if they were allowed to continue operating in the country.Those red lines that Anthropic's CEO said he wouldn't get rid of, not even for a client as big and important as the US government, and not even in the face of threats by Hegseth, including that he might invoke the Defense Production Act, which would allow him to force the company to allow the Pentagon to use Claude however they like, or Trumps threat that the company be blacklisted from not just the government, but from working with a significant chunk of Fortune 500 companies, those red lines include not allowing Claude to be used for controlling autonomous weapon systems, killer robots, basically, and not allowing Claude to be used for surveilling US citizens.The Pentagon signed a contract with Anthropic in which they agreed to these terms, but Hegseth's new demand was that Anthropic sign a new version of the contract in which they allow the US government to use Claude and their other offerings for ‘all legal purposes,' which apparently includes, at least in some cases and contexts, killer robots and mass surveillance.So the Pentagon tried to strong-arm a US-based AI company into allowing them to use their product for purposes the company doesn't consider to be moral, and that led to this situation in which Anthropic is now being phased out from US government use—it'll apparently take about 6 months to do this, and some analysts speculate that timeline is meant to serve as a period in which further negotiation can occur—but either way, it's being phased out and it may even have trouble getting major clients in the future as a result of being blackballed.As all this was happening, OpenAI stepped in and offered its products and services to fill the void left by Anthropic in the US government.OpenAI's CEO has been cozying up to Trump a lot since he regained office, and has positioned the company as a major US asset, too big to fail because then China will win the AI race, basically, so this makes sense. Its CEO released several statements and press releases in the wake of this further cozying, saying that they believe the same things Anthropic does, and that they're not giving up any credibility for doing this because they have the same red lines, no killer robots, no mass surveillance of US citizens.But this is generally assumed to be bunk, because why would the Pentagon agree to the same terms all over again, and with a company that provides, for their purposes and right now, anyway, inferior services instead of the one they just chased out and blackballed, and which was helping them do purposeful, effective things, like kidnapping a foreign leader from a secure facility, today?Instead, what it sounds like is OpenAI is trying to have its cake and eat it too, saying publicly that they don't want their offerings used to control autonomous weapons systems or mass surveil Americans, but instead of writing that into the contract, they've got some basic guardrails baked into their systems, and they are assuming those guardrails will keep any funny business from happening. So it's a sort of gentleman's agreement with their clients that OpenAI products won't be used for mass surveillance or killer robots, rather than something legally binding, as was the case with Anthropic.The response to all this within the tech world has been illustrative of what we might expect in the coming years. Many people, including folks working on these technologies, are halting their use of OpenAI tech in protest, and in some (at this point at least) fewer cases, people are quitting their OpenAI jobs, because they are strongly opposed to these use-cases and would prefer to support a company that takes a strong stand on these sorts of moral issues.Some analysts also wonder if this will ensure the Pentagon only ever has access to inferior AI models because they intentionally threatened and disempowered a key AI industry CEO in public, saying that they had final say over how these tools are used, and many such CEOs are both unaccustomed to such stripping down, but are also doing the work they're doing for ideological reasons—they have beliefs about what the future, as enabled by AI technologies, will look like, and they believe they will play a vital role in making that future happen.The idea, then, is why would they want to work with the Pentagon, or the US government more broadly, if that means no longer being in charge of the destiny of these tools they're putting so much time, effort, and resources into building? Why would they take on a client, even a big, important one, if that means no longer having any grain of control over the future of the world as shaped by the systems they're building?We'll know a bit more about how all this plays out within the next handful of months, as this could serve as a moral differentiator between otherwise near-match products in the AI category, allowing companies like Anthropic to compete, both in terms of clients and in terms of employees, with the likes of OpenAI and xAI by saying, look, we don't want killer robots or mass surveillance and we gave up a LOT, put our money where our mouths are, in support of that moral stance.That could prove to be a serious feather in their cap, despite the initial cost, though it could also be that the pressure the US government is willing and able to apply to them instead serves as a warning to others, and the likes of OpenAI and Google and so on just get better at speaking out of both sides of their mouths on this issue, creating sneakier contracts that allow them to say the same on paper, seeming to take the same moral stance Anthropic did, while behind closed doors allowing their clients to do basically whatever they want with their products, including using them to control killer robots and to mass surveil US citizens.Show Noteshttps://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/artificial-intelligence-under-nuclear-pressure-first-large-scale-kings-study-reveals-how-ai-models-reason-and-escalate-under-crisishttps://www.axios.com/2026/02/26/ai-nuclear-weapons-war-pentagon-scenarioshttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/technology/openai-agreement-pentagon-ai.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethal_autonomous_weaponhttps://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/885963/anthropic-dod-pentagon-tech-workers-ai-labs-reacthttps://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/886816/openai-reached-a-new-agreement-with-the-pentagonhttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/trump-moves-to-ban-anthropic-from-the-us-government/https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-pentagon-ai-dario-amodei-hegseth-0c464a054359b9fdc80cf18b0d4f690chttps://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/whats-really-at-stake-in-the-fight-between-anthropic-and-the-pentagon-d450c1a1https://openai.com/index/our-agreement-with-the-department-of-war/https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/artificial-intelligence-under-nuclear-pressure-first-large-scale-kings-study-reveals-how-ai-models-reason-and-escalate-under-crisishttps://www.axios.com/2026/02/26/ai-nuclear-weapons-war-pentagon-scenarios This is a public episode. 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In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.GitLab's Threat Intelligence Team published detailed findings on North Korean activity associated with the Contagious Interview campaign and broader IT worker operations.A financially motivated, Russian-speaking threat actor used generative AI tools to compromise more than 600 Fortinet FortiGate firewall instances between January and February, according to Amazon Web Services.Cisco has released emergency patches for a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Catalyst SD-WAN products that has been actively exploited in the wild.Citrini Research presents a forward-looking scenario framed as a June 2028 macro memo describing a “Global Intelligence Crisis” triggered by abundant AI-driven intelligence.Support our show by sharing your favorite episodes with a friend, subscribe, give us a rating or leave a comment on your podcast platform.This podcast is brought to you by LimaCharlie, maker of the SecOps Cloud Platform, infrastructure for SecOps where everything is built API first. Scale with confidence as your business grows. Start today for free at limacharlie.io.

Sumo Logic's VP of Security Strategy reveals how a ground-up agentic framework transformed their platform, and why clean data and autonomous agents are rewriting the rules of cloud security.Topics Include:Sumo Logic is a cloud analytics platform ingesting data from complex IT stacks.Built on AWS from the start, leveraging microservices for scalable solutions.Early AI efforts produced a natural language query co-pilot for security data.Bolting AI onto existing platforms proved brittle and one-dimensional.Customer feedback drove a decision to redesign AI from the ground up.The Dojo AI framework unifies purpose-built agents across the entire platform.New agents include a SOC analyst agent, knowledge agent, and MCP server.New frontier models on Bedrock give the whole platform an instant brain transplant.Autonomous agents require rethinking security controls beyond traditional programmatic guardrails.Federal and global customers demand rigorous, levelled-up security across all regions.Clean, normalized data proved the biggest unlock for reliable AI query results.Agent-to-agent communication and MCP will define the next era of AI platforms.Participants:Chas Clawson – Vice President, Security Strategy, Sumo LogicSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

In this #AWSExecutiveInsights conversation, Tom Soderstrom, AWS Executive in Residence, talks with Erin Kraemer, Sr. Principal Technical Product Manager for AWS Agentic AI, who draws on 25 years at Amazon to explore how organizations move from AI experimentation to production, built on observability, guardrails, and bringing your people along the journey.

In today's Smashi Business Show, we cover three major stories shaking the region. Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery — processing 550,000 barrels a day — has been shut down after a drone strike, as Qatar simultaneously halts LNG production following Iranian attacks on key energy facilities. Brent crude is already surging past $79. Amazon Web Services confirms drone strikes have damaged data centres in the UAE and Bahrain, disrupting cloud services and forcing warehouse closures across the Gulf. And on a lighter note, the UAE dirham is set to get its own Unicode symbol — coming to keyboards worldwide this September. Stay informed with us.Newsletter: https://lnkd.in/dAkTDhJ6WhatsApp: aug.us/40FdYLUInstagram: aug.us/4ihltzQTiktok: aug.us/4lnV0D8Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): aug.us/3BTU2MY

En el Radar Empresarial de hoy ponemos el foco en el ambicioso plan inversor que Amazon ha anunciado para España. La multinacional destinará 18.000 millones de euros adicionales, lo que elevará el volumen total comprometido en el país hasta los 33.700 millones de euros de aquí a 2035. Con esta inyección de capital, la empresa busca dar un salto cualitativo en la infraestructura digital española y reforzar la capacidad de procesamiento y almacenamiento de datos en el sur de Europa. Se trata de uno de los mayores desembolsos realizados por la compañía fundada por Jeff Bezos en el continente, consolidando a España como un enclave estratégico dentro de su red tecnológica internacional. El grueso de la inversión estará orientado a ampliar y actualizar los centros de datos ya operativos, así como a desplegar nuevas instalaciones de última generación. Uno de los territorios más beneficiados será la Comunidad de Aragón, que ya albergaba la denominada Región Cloud de Amazon Web Services en Europa. Esta infraestructura, conocida como AWS Europe, proporciona servicios integrales de computación en la nube a clientes tanto nacionales como europeos, permitiendo almacenar información, ejecutar aplicaciones y gestionar grandes volúmenes de datos con altos estándares de seguridad y eficiencia. El nuevo plan contempla la construcción de tres centros de datos adicionales en Aragón, que se sumarán a los tres que funcionan desde 2022 y a otros cinco previamente proyectados. Además, se levantará una planta especializada en el ensamblaje y pruebas finales de servidores, junto con un centro logístico y una instalación destinada a fabricar y reparar equipos vinculados a la inteligencia artificial y el aprendizaje automático. Este despliegue industrial refuerza la apuesta por crear un ecosistema tecnológico completo en torno a la nube y el procesamiento avanzado. Aunque todavía no se han detallado todas las cifras de empleo, el impacto económico previsto es considerable. Se estima que la aportación acumulada al Producto Interior Bruto podría superar los 30.000 millones de euros en la próxima década. Según datos publicados por Data Center Map, España contaba con 189 centros de datos registrados en directorios internacionales a finales de 2024, lo que refleja el creciente peso del sector en la economía nacional.

Robin Goad is a global sales leader at Amazon Web Services with more than 30 years of leadership experience across Fortune 100 companies including Dell and Gartner. Over the course of her career, she has closed billion-dollar deals, led global teams, and built strategic partnerships at the highest levels.In this episode, Robin shares what truly drives career advancement at senior levels and why raw performance and expertise alone aren't enough. From political intelligence and executive presence to shadow power maps and seven-minute conversations that change everything, this conversation is a masterclass in strategic visibility.Robin is also the author of Girl by Birth, Woman by Fire and the creator of the REAL Framework and The Unwritten Rulebook — practical strategies for navigating corporate power without losing yourself in the process.In this episode, you'll learn:→ Why strategic visibility matters more than you think→ How to identify your “shadow power map” inside any organization→ The “seven-minute rule” that can change your career trajectory→ How high performers unintentionally stay invisible→ Why authenticity is a leadership superpower→ How rewriting limiting beliefs unlocks confidence and influenceRobin also opens up about her deeply personal turning point, the mindset shifts that reshaped her life, and the philosophy behind her book Girl by Birth, Woman by Fire.Top 3 Insights from Robin Goad→ Visibility outranks performance – Career growth is driven less by raw results and more by political intelligence, relationships, and executive presence.→ The org chart is not the power map – Real influence comes from understanding informal networks, trusted advisors, and decision influencers.→ Confidence starts with your superpower – Recognizing and aligning your unique strengths to business priorities is the foundation of strategic success.

Gunnison Copper CFO Craig Hallworth joined Angela Harmantas at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada or PDAC conference in Toronto to share news about the company's updated technical report for its flagship Gunnison Copper Project and the operational momentum at the Johnson Camp Mine. Hallworth highlighted the release of a new NI 43-101 technical report that materially increases the project's after-tax net present value from approximately US$1.3 billion to US$2 billion — a 55% uplift. He explained that “we've materially increased the value of this project,” noting that roughly 80% of the improvements came from factors under management's control rather than copper price assumptions. A key contributor to the enhanced economics is the inclusion of the Strong and Harris satellite deposit, grading 0.85% total copper. This has lifted the overall pit grade to 0.43%. The updated plan outlines total production of more than 3.2 billion pounds of copper, an increase of 500 million pounds from the previous study. Hallworth also detailed the next steps, including a pre-feasibility study, advancing the ore body to reserve status, and permit amendments. He stated that within 24 months the company expects to see reserves declared and further project de-risking. In addition, he discussed the Johnson Camp Mine, described as the newest copper producer in the United States, which is supplying finished copper into domestic supply chains, including Amazon Web Services. #proactiveinvestors #gunnisoncopper #tsx #gcu #otcqb #gcumf #pdac2026 #GunnisonCopper #CraigHallworth #CopperMining #CopperStocks #CriticalMinerals #USMining #JohnsonCamp #AWS #MiningNews #ResourceInvesting #OTCMarkets #CopperMarket

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En el Radar Empresarial de hoy repasamos qué compañías y sectores están sintiendo con más fuerza el impacto de la escalada del conflicto en Irán. El posible cierre del estrecho de Ormuz y el encarecimiento del crudo no son las únicas derivadas que pueden sacudir a los mercados. Numerosas empresas siguen con máxima atención cada novedad procedente de Oriente Próximo. Entre los ámbitos más perjudicados destaca el transporte marítimo. Tras la gran operación militar de Estados Unidos e Israel y la posterior respuesta de Irán, dos grandes navieras como Mediterranean Shipping Company y Maersk comunicaron la paralización de su actividad en el estrecho de Ormuz. La firma danesa, además, advirtió de que los servicios con escala en puertos del golfo Pérsico podrían sufrir demoras, desvíos o cambios en sus itinerarios. La preocupación se centra ahora en el incremento de costes que supondrá rediseñar rutas alternativas, un sobreprecio que puede trasladarse al valor final de las mercancías. Estas tensiones ya se reflejan en la energía: el petróleo acumula un alza del 10%, mientras que el gas se ha encarecido en Europa en torno a un 22%. Las petroleras tampoco han quedado al margen. Chevron se ha visto afectada después de que su operador en el yacimiento Leviatán, en Israel, cerrara dos relevantes campos de gas y una refinería que producían cerca de 197.000 barriles diarios. La tecnología también sufre las consecuencias. Amazon Web Services ha registrado incidencias en su actividad tras el impacto de objetos en las instalaciones de su centro de datos en Emiratos Árabes Unidos. El deporte, por su parte, tampoco escapa a esta situación. La Finalissima —el encuentro entre las selecciones campeonas de Europa y Sudamérica, España y Argentina, previsto en Qatar— ha sido suspendida, dejando en el aire importantes contratos publicitarios y de retransmisión. Asimismo, se han cancelado los primeros test de Fórmula 1 en Baréin, y el circuito de Melbourne podría verse comprometido, ya que la interrupción de rutas amenaza con impedir que varios equipos dispongan a tiempo del material necesario.

Good Morning. In our lead story, Dr. Mulligan is making waves with a new morning ritual, ditching traditional tea for the mushroom coffee trend. It is currently an A day at Woodland, and while March has arrived like a "cold lion," the Hawks' momentum shows no signs of cooling down.In global headlines, a facility fire in the Middle East caused brief disruptions to Amazon Web Services, though regional impact remains minimal. Back on campus, students are kicking off National Read Across America Week and preparing for the Dynamic Night showcase on March 12. For those looking ahead to formal season, the "ultimate prom playlist" has been crowned, with ABBA's "Dancing Queen" taking the top spot.And our feature story, Woodland Regional celebrates a historic weekend as the Boys Basketball team secures their first-ever undefeated season and NVL Championship. James Scampalino reached a noble milestone of 1,000 career points, while Ian Pringle took home Tournament MVP honors. Other athletic triumphs include a first-place finish for Cheer and a runner-up spot for the Dance team.Stay classy, Woodland.

Today is Monday, March 2, 2026. Welcome to In Case You Missed It, our weekly five-minute rundown of important channel news stories that might have flown under the radar last week. In this edition: Component shortages start hitting the channel: Rising memory and storage costs are prompting vendors to revisit pricing and deal protections, highlighted by a letter from Cisco to partners and reinforced by warnings from other vendors, distributors, and suppliers as availability tightens across servers, storage, and PCs. Pure Storage rebrands as Everpure: Pure Storage has rebranded to Everpure, signaling a shift toward AI-ready data management and rolling out partner program changes aimed at supporting subscription services and platform-led growth. WatchGuard targets MSPs with enterprise-grade security: WatchGuard says new platform enhancements allow MSPs to deliver enterprise-level security outcomes — including zero trust, MDR, and unified management — without enterprise-level complexity. AWS threat research highlights AI-driven attacks: New findings from Amazon Web Services show attackers using AI-assisted techniques to accelerate exploitation of perimeter devices, including firewalls, underscoring how rapidly the threat landscape is evolving. Read Full Transcript Hello and welcome to In Case You Missed It from ChannelBuzz.ca, your Monday morning recap where we catch you up on some of the channel news and trend headlines you may have missed in the last week. I’m Robert Dutt, editor of ChannelBuzz.ca. Today is Monday, March 2, 2026. Let’s get your week started right. This week, the IT channel is being forced to confront an uncomfortable reality. Global components shortages and memory price spikes are fundamentally reshaping how hardware deals are negotiated and fulfilled, and vendors are already updating partner policies as they try to cope. At the center of the storm is a note from Cisco Systems to partners, which was obtained by CRN, in which Cisco says it’ll adjust partner contract terms in response to rapidly rising memory costs and supply volatility. The company now reserves the right to cancel compute orders up to 45 days prior to shipment and to adjust pricing between order and shipment date if component costs, tariffs, or other external factors shift dramatically. That’s a significant departure from the traditional price protection norms. And this isn’t isolated. Executives from major distributors told CRN that memory and storage shortages, particularly DRAM and SSDs, are pushing prices up and tightening supplies across servers, storage, and PC portfolios. Memory prices are reported to have doubled year over year in early 2026, and are expected to continue rising, leading many distributors to shorten their own validities and revisit backlog pricing with vendors. Vendors themselves are directly advising partners of pricing shifts too. Lenovo has warned partners that select PC and server products will see price hikes in March unless orders are placed and shipped promptly, reflecting those costs. And hardware availability is also tightening in real terms. For example, Western Digital says its entire 2026 hard drive production capacity is already spoken for, with most allocations locked up in long-term agreements with hyperscale cloud and AI customers, a trend that could push prices higher and leave less inventory for channel projects. As memory, storage, and other components become harder to source and pricier to procure, partners may face shortened quote windows, less pricing certainty, and project timing risk, compelling MSPs and VARs to rethink their own quoting strategies, accelerate their sales cycles, and build supply chain agility into their roadmaps. Good luck out there. Also worth noting, Everpure, the company formerly known as Pure Storage, has completed a major strategic evolution, rebranding itself to signal a transition from traditional storage vendor to a broader AI-ready data management platform and announcing changes that partners should really pay attention to. The name change, which takes effect on the New York Stock Exchange March 5, reflects the company’s push into enterprise data orchestration and intelligence beyond simply shipping storage hardware and arrays. Central to this transformation is Everpure’s planned acquisition of data intelligence firm 1touch, a move designed to bring automated data discovery, classification, and semantic enrichment capabilities into its portfolio. This expands the enterprise data cloud vision, equipping enterprises to make data inherently AI-ready and more valuable across hybrid environments. Alongside that rebrand, Everpure has updated its partner engagement model with a new tiering structure that gives MSPs, resellers, and distributors clearer pathways to profitability and growth, reflecting the broader mission of the company going forward. Recent results show that the demand for data management and subscription services are driving double-digit growth, the company says, underscoring why partners should lean into Everpure’s evolving platform play. For channel pros, the message is that Everpure sees partners as critical to selling data-centric solutions in the AI era and is aligning its incentives and program structure accordingly. Up next, WatchGuard is positioning its latest platform updates as a way for MSPs to deliver what it calls enterprise-grade security to small and mid-sized customers, without the complexity typically associated with large enterprise tools. The company says the enhancements are focused on unifying endpoint, network, identity, and MDR capabilities into a single manageable platform designed for service providers. Key to the message is simplification. WatchGuard is emphasizing centralized management, automated threat response, and bundled security services that allow MSPs to deploy advanced protection like zero-trust network access, AI-driven threat detection, and 24/7 monitoring at scale and under predictable pricing models. For MSPs, the pitch is that this closes a long-standing gap, giving smaller customers access to security capabilities that more rival enterprise deployments, while still fitting MSP operational and margin requirements. WatchGuard argues that as threats become more sophisticated, the ability to offer enterprise-grade outcomes without enterprise-grade overhead is becoming a baseline expectation rather than a premium add-on. And speaking of more sophisticated threats to bring this week’s roundup home, new threat research from Amazon Web Services adding to the evidence that AI is actively changing how attacks are carried out, not just how they’re defended against. AWS researchers report seeing threat actors use AI-assisted techniques to more quickly identify and exploit vulnerabilities in perimeter devices, including Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, reducing the time between disclosure and real-world exploitation. The finding reinforces a growing concern for solution providers. Attackers are using AI to scale reconnaissance, speed up exploit development, and adapt attacks faster than traditional defenses expect. For MSPs and VARs, the implication is clear. Staying ahead now requires faster patching cycles, continuous monitoring, and security platforms that assume AI-accelerated threats are the norm and not an edge case. Those are some of the things we were paying attention to last week. This week on the podcast, expect to hear how Citrix is thinking of partners as it hands off more of its channel management to Arrow Electronics, a look at the role of identity in taming shadow AI, and how startup Lexful is aiming to redefine how MSPs think about documentation. I’m Robert Dutt for ChannelBuzz.ca. Have a great week!

From covering the front desk as an intern to leading global business strategy, James Waters' career at Booking.com mirrors the company's own transformation. Now Chief Business Officer, Waters reflects on how experimentation, data-driven decision making, and a strong customer focus have powered Booking.com's growth. As generative AI reshapes the travel industry, he shares how the company is evolving its connected trip vision while reinforcing responsible AI principles and strong technical foundations. This episode offers leaders a thoughtful perspective on scaling innovation, sustaining culture through change, and using AI to amplify human ingenuity.

How can organizations become more adaptable in a world of constant change? In this episode, Kevin sits down with Phil Le-Brun to explore why traditional change efforts often fail and what companies should do to succeed in today's complex environment. Phil introduces the metaphor of the octopus organization, a model for agility and continuous learning. He contrasts it with the outdated tin man approach that views people as interchangeable parts in a machine. Kevin and Phil discuss the difference between complicated and complex systems, emphasizing why leaders must move beyond linear plans and embrace learning as the path to change. They also discuss how clarity, ownership, and curiosity form the foundation of adaptability and why leaders must foster environments where these traits can thrive. Phil's Story: Phil Le-Brun is the co-author of The Octopus Organization: A Guide to Thriving in a World of Continuous Transformation with Jana Werner. He is an executive in residence at Amazon Web Services and a former corporate VP and international CIO at McDonald's Corporation. At McDonald's, he co-led the consolidation and modernization of technology across thirty-eight thousand restaurants globally. In his current role, Phil engages with Fortune 500 executives and their teams and with public-sector customers to mentor, advise, and guide them on their journeys to become more adaptable organizations. He is a sought-after speaker and has been featured in Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian. https://www.theoctopusorganization.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillebrun/ This Episode is brought to you by... Flexible Leadership is every leader's guide to greater success in a world of increasing complexity and chaos.  Book Recommendations The Octopus Organization: A Guide to Thriving in a World of Continuous Transformation by Phil Le-Brun and Jana Werner Genius at Scale: How Great Leaders Drive Innovation by Linda A. Hill, Emily Tedards, and Jason Wild Like this? Wiring the Winning Organization with Gene Kim Handing Over the Mic: Exploring Flexible Leadership with Julie Winkle Giulioni Join Our Community If you want to view our live podcast episodes, hear about new releases, or chat with others who enjoy this podcast join one of our communities below. Join the Facebook Group Join the LinkedIn Group   Leave a Review If you liked this conversation, we'd be thrilled if you'd let others know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Here's a quick guide for posting a review. Review on Apple: https://remarkablepodcast.com/itunes    Podcast Better! Sign up with Libsyn and get up to 2 months free! Use promo code: RLP  

What does it take to get your SaaS offering on multiple cloud providers? Richard chats with Steve Buchanan about his new role at JAMF, which focuses on a mobile device management product for Apple devices. Originally built as a SaaS product on AWS, Steve is helping to build out the JAMF stack on Azure to support a broader range of customers. Steve talks about Kubernetes as the common ground among the major cloud players, but you need to dig into the rest of the tooling to minimize differences across implementations. That means cloud-agnostic tools for deployment, identity, instrumentation, and more! The good news is that there are plenty of tools out there to help you, but it does take time to work out your suite of tools to get consistent results, no matter where the backend resides.LinksJAMFOpenTofuElastic Kubernetes ServiceAzure Kubernetes ServiceGoogle Kubernetes EngineMicrosoft IntuneiOS and IntuneOktaPrometheusGrafanaSteve's Pluralsight ClassesKAgentSOC 2 Type 2Recorded January 8, 2026

Avalara's Chief Architect Tim Diekmann reveals how AI and agentic technology are transforming tax compliance and accuracy across 40,000 jurisdictions leveraging AWS.Topics Include:Avalara provides tax compliance software across North America, Europe, and beyond.They operate between commerce and government, covering 40,000+ jurisdictions.Services span registration, sales tax calculation, and certificate management.Avalara was the only company keeping pace with rapid tariff changes.AI is used to parse unstructured documents like tax notices and publications.Intelligent mapping automates ERP integration across vastly different system configurations.GenAI lets customers query billions of transactions using plain conversational language.Avalara and AWS are now engaged in a promising co-selling motion.Time-to-go-live and transaction accuracy are the key success metrics tracked.Amazon Q was rolled out company-wide, achieving 95% developer adoption.AI literacy is now prioritized across legal, HR, and engineering teams alike.Agentic AI will embed Avalara directly inside customer ERP systems going forward.Participants:Tim Diekmann – SVP of Engineering, Chief Architect, AvalaraSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

What if the key to building a high-performing team isn't fixing weaknesses, but maximizing strengths? In this episode, Cam and Otis sit down with Kathy Kersten, a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach who has spent over 15 years helping leaders at Meta, Google, and AWS unlock their teams' potential through the CliftonStrengths framework."I always joke that my Maximizer talent is a warning label, not just a t-shirt," Kathy explains, diving into the power of self-awareness and how understanding your natural talent patterns can transform both individual performance and team dynamics. From discussing the difference between specialty players and utility players to sharing practical strategies for hiring based on strengths rather than just skills, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on leadership.Whether you're an entrepreneur building your first team, a leader looking to optimize performance, or simply curious about how to leverage your own talents more effectively, Kathy's insights provide a roadmap for creating trust-based environments where everyone's unique abilities can flourish.More About Kathy:I'm Kathy Kersten, a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and a dedicated team maximizer with more than 15 years of experience unlocking the potential of individuals and teams. My journey in the world of strengths began with a focus on employee engagement at Rackspace, leading me to specialize in enhancing the dynamics within tech teams and organizations. Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of collaborating with tech leaders from esteemed companies such as Meta, Google, and Amazon Web Services.My approach is rooted in creating trust-based environments where everyone's unique talents can flourish. I've facilitated strategic retreats, coached cross-functional teams, and partnered with top educational institutions like Texas A&M University and the University of Texas San Antonio on impactful projects. I also have a strong passion for supporting women's professional development, having served as a coach, facilitator, and keynote speaker for various organizations and events.Chapter Times and Titles:Introduction: Meet Kathy Kersten, the Team Maximizer [00:00 - 03:59]Welcome and the brain metaphor for strengthsKathy's background as a Gallup Certified Strengths CoachWhat is CliftonStrengths (StrengthsFinder)?Understanding Strengths: More Than Just Being Good at Something [03:59 - 08:30]Defining strength: talent + investment = strengthThe difference between natural patterns and developed skillsWhy is self-awareness the foundationThe Specialty Player vs. Utility Player Debate [08:30 - 19:00]Should you be known for one thing or many?The sports analogy: All-American specialists vs. versatile athletesBalancing specialization with organizational needsZooming In and Out: The Full Strengths Picture [19:00 - 28:45]Beyond the top 5: understanding your complete talent profileHow context determines which strengths to deployThe importance of knowing your bottom strengths, tooBuilding Teams Around Strengths, Not Just Skills [28:45 - 38:30]Hiring for energy and natural talentThe accountant's story: when skills drain your energyIdentifying what gives you zero energy boost vs. what energizes youPractical Application: Strengths in Action [38:30 - 48:00]How entrepreneurs can build their first team using strengthsThe finite nature of time and energyMatching people to roles that energize themThe Maximizer's Perspective on Optimization [48:00 - 56:00]Why does Kathy focus on optimization over fixingCreating trust-based environments for talents to flourishThe power of knowing your team's strengthsLessons Learned and Final Thoughts [56:00 - 59:47]Camden's takeaway on specialty vs. utility valueOtis's ref

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Some organizations have no heart at all. The best have three! That's the thesis of the new book, The Octopus Organization: A Guide to Thriving in a World of Continuous Transformation, co-authored by our guests, Phil Le Brun and Jana Werner. Both work with leaders operating at global scale—Phil as an Executive in Residence at Amazon Web Services, and Jana as a Global Executive Advisor at AWS—helping organizations navigate complexity, change, and continuous transformation. In their book, Phil and Jana introduce a clear contrast between what they call Tin Man organizations and Octopus organizations. Tin Man organizations are rigid, highly centralized, and overly dependent on a small group of decision-makers at the top. Like the character in The Wizard of Oz, they operate with structure but no heart. Decision-making slows, intelligence gets trapped in the hierarchy, and employees often wait for direction rather than contributing meaningfully. Octopus organizations, by contrast, are alive with three hearts. They are intelligent, adaptive, and responsive. A strong central purpose keeps everyone aligned, but authority and decision-making are distributed to the people closest to the work. Teams are empowered to sense, decide, and act, allowing the organization to learn, adapt, and thrive in real time. A central contribution of the book is the identification of what Phil and Jana call organizational “anti-patterns”—recurring leadership behaviors and systems that feel reasonable in the moment but consistently undermine clarity, trust, cohesion, and performance. These patterns exist even in organizations with talented people and strong intentions. In this episode, we explore several anti-patterns in depth: the lack of clarity that leaves people guessing what truly matters; the overuse of corporate jargon that creates distance and mistrust; purpose statements that are words on a page rather than guides for behavior; and cultures that elevate individual stars at the expense of cohesive, high-performing teams. We also discuss why fast, open information flow is essential for adaptability and well-being. Phil and Jana also reconfirm our own understanding that well-being cannot be created through perks or programs—it emerges from how people are treated, trusted, and empowered, and how work is designed and decisions flow. For leaders who care about performance, well-being, and building more humane organizations, this episode offers practical insight into creating workplaces that truly thrive. The post Phil Le-Brun & Jana Werner: How Organizations Thrive When They Have Three Hearts appeared first on Mark C. Crowley.

Het was alweer even geleden. Maar misschien wordt dit wel weer de eerste keer dat we het hier weer vaak over moeten hebben: Trumps tarieven. Want Trump vangt bakzeil bij het hooggerechtshof: zijn tarieven blijken illegaal. Trump gebruikte een wet uit de jaren '70 voor een deel van z'n heffingen, en dat mocht niet oordeelde de rechter. De gevolgen ervan zijn nog lastig te overzien, maar we wagen een poging. Wat er ook van die uitspraak terecht gaat komen: die tarieven bleken sowieso al voor voor niks. Want het Amerikaanse handelstekort is groter dan ooit te voren. De reden: kunstmatige intelligentie. Dat één sector het handelsbeeld van een land volledig in de war schopt, is vrij uitzonderlijk. Of het ook een probleem is voor de VS, bespreken we deze aflevering. We richten de blik ook op Europa. Want na een jarenlange uitstroom uit Europese aandelen keert het tij: beleggers hebben er weer zin in. Het wordt ze in dat door AI-gedomineerde Amerika wat heet onder de voeten - dan liever die 'oude economie' van Europa. De maand februari stevent volgens de Financial Times af op een recordinstroom. Maar is het ook slim om je biezen in de VS te pakken, of loop je dan heel wat mis? Dat hoor je ook. Vertellen we je ook over: Nvidia, dat schroeft deal met OpenAI terug naar $30 miljard Detacheerder Brunel, dat deed het slechter dan verwacht, maar werd toch beloond De cijfers van blunderend Danone En die van Airbus, dat zelf spreekt van een 'mijlpaaljaar' De nare Duitse directeur van een Tesla-fabriek En een AI-bot legde op eigen houtje (?) Amazon Web Services plat. Te gast: Errol Keyner van de VEB BNR Beurs is een journalistiek onafhankelijke productie, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saxo. Over de makers: Jelle Maasbach is presentator van BNR Beurs en freelance financieel journalist. Zijn favoriete aandeel om over te praten is Disney, maar daar lijkt hij de enige in te zijn. Sinds de eerste uitzending van BNR Beurs is 'ie er bij. Maxim van Mil is presentator van BNR Beurs en journalist bij BNR, waar hij zich focust op de financiële markten en ontwikkelingen in de tech-wereld. Je krijgt hem het meest enthousiast als hij kan praten over ASML, of oer-Hollandse bedrijven zoals Ahold of ABN Amro. Jorik Simonides is presentator van BNR Beurs, economieredacteur en verslaggever bij BNR. Hij wordt er vooral blij van als het een keer níet over AI gaat. Milou Brand is presentator van BNR Beurs, freelance podcastmaker en columnist bij het Financieele Dagblad. Jochem Visser is presentator van BNR Beurs, maakt Beursnerd XL en is redacteur bij BNR Zakendoen en de podcast Onder Curatoren. Vraag hem naar obscure zaken op financiële markten en hij vertelt je waarom het eigenlijk nóg leuker is dan je al dacht. Over de podcast: Met BNR Beurs ga je altijd voorbereid de nieuwe beursdag in. We praten je in een kleine 25 minuten bij over alle laatste ontwikkelingen op de handelsvloer. We blijven niet alleen bij de AEX of Wall Street, maar vertellen je ook waar nog meer kansen liggen. En we houden het niet bij de cijfers, maar zoeken ook iedere dag voor je naar duiding van scherpe gasten en experts. Of je nu een ervaren belegger bent of net begint met je eerste stappen op de beurs, de podcast biedt waardevolle inzichten voor je beleggingsstrategie. Door de focus op zowel de korte termijn als de lange termijn, helpt BNR Beurs luisteraars om de ruis van de markt te scheiden van de essentie. Van Musk tot Microsoft en van Ahold tot ASML. Wij vertellen je wat beleggers bezighoudt, wie de markten in beweging zet en wat dat betekent voor jouw beleggingsportefeuille.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amazon Web Services (AWS), de clouddienst van techreus Amazon, heeft in de afgelopen maanden minstens twee storingen gehad waarbij eigen AI-tools een rol speelden. Dat schrijft de Financial Times op basis van gesprekken met medewerkers. In december lag een systeem van AWS zo’n 13 uur stil nadat engineers de interne AI-codingtool Kiro toestemming gaven om wijzigingen door te voeren. Die zogeheten ‘agentic’ AI, die zelfstandig acties kan uitvoeren, besloot volgens betrokkenen de hele omgeving te verwijderen en opnieuw op te bouwen. Het ging om een systeem waarmee klanten hun AWS-kosten kunnen analyseren. Volgens Amazon betrof het een beperkte storing die slechts één dienst in delen van China raakte. Het zou bovendien al de tweede keer zijn geweest dat een AI-tool van AWS betrokken was bij een verstoring. In een eerder incident speelde een andere AI-hulp voor programmeurs een rol. Medewerkers zouden de AI-agent zonder extra menselijke controle hebben laten handelen, terwijl bij dit soort ingrepen normaal een tweede goedkeuring vereist is. Amazon zelf spreekt van ‘gebruikersfouten’ en benadrukt dat hetzelfde probleem ook met handmatige acties had kunnen ontstaan. Volgens het bedrijf was er geen sprake van een fundamenteel AI-probleem, maar van te ruime toegangsrechten. Inmiddels zijn extra veiligheidsmaatregelen ingevoerd, zoals verplichte peer reviews en aanvullende training. Intern zouden sommige medewerkers sceptisch zijn over de foutgevoeligheid, juist nu Amazon inzet op grootschalig AI-gebruik bij softwareontwikkeling. Verder in deze Tech Update: Meta trekt Virtual Reality los van Horizon Worlds: het ooit als dé metaverse gepresenteerde platform is nu vooral een mobiele app, zonder verplichte VR-bril en meer vergelijkbaar met platforms als Fortnite en Roblox. Meta zegt niet te stoppen met VR, maar snijdt wel in het team en richt zich vooral op AI en op ondersteuning van externe VR-ontwikkelaars. Vanavond reikt Bits of Freedom de jaarlijkse Big Brother Awards uit aan de grootste privacyschenders van 2025, met onder meer nominaties voor de Belastingdienst, de Nationale Politie, Microsoft, de VNG en Clinical Diagnostics na een groot datalek. De jury- en publieksprijs zijn bedoeld als kritisch statement, maar er is ook aandacht voor positieve privacy-initiatieven. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, I interview Robin Goad who grew up believing that if her own mother did not love her enough to protect her, then she must be unlovable. From a young age, she learned to perform. Achievement was praised. Expectations were high. On the outside, she looked confident and capable. On the inside, she was hiding pain and building a life around approval.That pattern followed her into adulthood. She excelled in corporate America, rising into leadership while staying driven by performance and approval. At home, she was in a painful marriage. Then she made a choice that went against her own values, a choice that forced her to confront the life she had been living.But what felt like a nervous breakdown was actually the beginning of something new. Alone and finally facing herself, she uncovered the lie she had been living from for decades. Facing that lie marked the turning point in her life.Today, Robin shows up differently. Through her book Girl by Birth, Woman by Fire and her coaching, she creates space for women to be real and authentic, to tell the ugly raw truth without judgment. She helps women heal from trauma and guides young women in corporate America to discover their superpowers and rise without losing who they are.__________________Robin Goad is a powerhouse technology executive at Amazon Web Services, speaker, and coach who helps ambitious women master the corporate game without losing themselves.With over 30 years of leadership across Fortune 100 companies like Dell and Gartner, she has closed billion dollar deals, earned recognition as Dell's Working Mother of the Year, and built a reputation as a warrior in heels.But Robin's journey was not paved in perfection. It was forged in fire. Behind the titles were battles with childhood trauma, divorce, and a breaking point that forced her to confront the lies she had believed. That moment became her turning point.As the author of Girl by Birth. Woman by Fire., Robin equips women with her R.E.A.L. Framework and The Unwritten Rulebook, practical strategies for thriving in corporate America and in life. Her message is simple and bold: you can achieve extraordinary success without sacrificing your soul.__________________Find Robin here:https://www.therealrobingoad.com/https://www.facebook.com/robin.goad.5/https://www.youtube.com/@robingoad5604/https://www.instagram.com/fiftyfavoredfiguringitout/https://www.tiktok.com/@therealrobingoad/Support the showI'm Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

Dr. Ruba Borno, AWS Vice President of Global Specialists and Partners, shares her journey from refugee to technology leader and reveals what drives purpose-driven leadership. As a daughter of Palestinian refugees who came to the U.S. during the first Gulf War, she learned early that opportunity is a gift—and believes in "leaving the ladder there" for others to climb.In this conversation with host Richard Taylor, Dr. Borno discusses building high-performing teams, leading 18,000 engineers through COVID-19, and scaling customer support through AI innovation. She shares critical leadership lessons: ask the right questions rather than having all the answers, trust your instincts, and create environments where teams can safely innovate and fail.

Research to develop future approaches and strategies for the use of AI-generated software code in academia and industry is to be conducted by Lero, Ireland's top software research centre, at University of Limerick (UL). The research project will seek to understand how Generative AI and its related software development practices will impact future programmer knowledge, deployment of cognitive models and the strategies used by engineers for the development and comprehension of software systems both in industry and academic settings. The project, led by Lero researchers within the Immersive Software Engineering Program (ISE) at UL, will explore how computer science education is evolving in response to emerging technologies, with a particular focus on preparing students for careers in modern software development. The project aims to develop strategies to enable educators to integrate and deploy artificial intelligence (AI) based code-generation tools and practices into curriculum design and delivery. Professor Chris Exton, Academic Director of ISE at University of Limerick, who will lead the research team, with Professor Jim Buckley and Dr. James Patten, said: "This research will help us understand how to best prepare students for careers where technology is constantly evolving. We are examining fundamental questions about how students learn and develop the skills they need to succeed in a software industry that is rapidly changing due to AI." The project is supported by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and builds on UL's existing collaboration with the company. In August 2022,UL announced the launch of its Global Fellowships programme as part of its BSc/MSc in Immersive Software Engineering, which is funded through a philanthropic gift from AWS, allowing UL to establish and fully fund the programme in perpetuity. The collaboration between UL and AWS has brought global thought leaders from industry and academia to Limerick, reshaping computer science education and research in Ireland. Lero General Manager, Joe Gibbs, added: "This research project will enhance our understanding of software education's future. We're grateful for AWS's continued support in enabling our researchers to pursue important questions about how we prepare the next generation of software professionals." Ian McGarry, Director at AWS in Ireland, said: "AWS is committed to supporting independent research that advances and transforms computer science education. We're pleased to expand our collaboration with the University of Limerick to enable this important work." See more stories here. More about Irish Tech News Irish Tech News are Ireland's No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland's No.1 Tech Podcast too. You can find hundreds of fantastic previous episodes and subscribe using whatever platform you like via our Anchor.fm page here: https://anchor.fm/irish-tech-news If you'd like to be featured in an upcoming Podcast email us at Simon@IrishTechNews.ie now to discuss. Irish Tech News have a range of services available to help promote your business. Why not drop us a line at Info@IrishTechNews.ie now to find out more about how we can help you reach our audience. You can also find and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.

Data centres have become one of the most contentious issue in US power markets. The question of who will pay for the new generation and grid upgrades needed to keep them running has been soaring up the political agenda, and attracting attention in the White House.Host Ed Crooks is joined on this episode by Brandon Oyer, Head of Americas Power & Water at Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Vince Parisi, President & COO at NIPSCO, the Northern Indiana Public Service Company, to discuss a solution.Together, they unpack their new agreement to develop power capacity in northern Indiana, which they say will enable AWS to add 2.4 gigawatts of data centre capacity without sticking everyone else with the bill. Data centres are not just for AI: they are the “invisible digital backbone” behind everything from banking to healthcare to emergency services, Brandon says. But he also acknowledges that local communities around data centre developments are right to ask hard questions about costs. NIPSCO and other utilities agree. Vince says they welcome the economic activity and tax revenues that new data centres bring, but the goal for the electricity system is to ensure customers “aren't paying for it.” AWS and NIPSCO say their agreement, which they announced last November, will achieve that goal. In fact, they expect to save customers money, unlocking $1 billion in customer savings over 15 years.So what actually makes this deal different, and is it a template others can copy? Brandon and Vince walk through the ring-fenced structure (a separate GenCo that funds and builds generation), the performance incentives, and why both sides landed on a 15-year commitment even as data-centre hardware cycles every few years. You'll also hear why AWS doesn't see its data centres as truly flexible loads, how the GenCo model let NIPSCO lock in long-lead equipment early, and what plugging this capacity into the MISO power market means for the reliability of electricity supplies.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Honeycomb Co-founder and CTO Charity Majors explains why measuring the right engineering metrics in the age of AI matters more than chasing numbers.Topics Include:Charity Majors introduces Honeycomb as the original observability company for complex systemsHoneycomb solves high cardinality problems across millions of individual customer experiencesTheir MCP tool ranked top five in Stack Overflow's most-used listCanva lets developers interact with production software directly from their IDEAI acts as an amplifier requiring strong reliability and observability foundationsMeasuring success requires multiple metrics to avoid gaming single numbersHoneycomb adopted Intercom's 2X productivity challenge enlisting employees to identify gainsWriting code was never the hard part even before generative AI arrivedHoneycomb created AI values prioritizing transparency and emotional safety for employeesStaff tested boundaries on resources and environmental impact prompting honest discussionsHoneycomb acquired Grok and shipped Query Assistant Canvas and MCP productsFuture concerns include AI economics shifting and AI-native developers lacking foundational expertiseParticipants:Charity Majors – Co-Founder/CTO, Honeycomb.ioSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

What does it take to migrate the heart of a nation's banking system to the cloud?In this AWS Executive Insights fireside chat, Ben Cabanas sits down with Simon Davies, GM of Core Banking at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, to unpack one of the most mission-critical cloud transformations in financial services. With nearly 40% of Australia's liquidity flowing through CBA's core platform, the stakes were enormous.Simon shares how CBA migrated the world's largest SAP core banking deployment to AWS while improving reliability, reducing infrastructure costs by 30%, and enabling real-time customer experiences. Beyond the technical achievement, he reveals how transparency, cultural alignment, and a rallying cry of “believe” helped mobilize thousands across the organization to deliver change at national scale.

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Justin Honaman, Head Worldwide Retail & Consumer Goods Go-To-Market at Amazon Web Services. Justin is also the host of the popular “Contendercast” podcast. This episode was recorded in San Diego, CA at the 2026 FMI Midwinter Executive Conference.Follow Justin Honaman on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinhonamanFollow The Contendercast podcast at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/contendercast-with-justin-honaman/id1253179825CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.comSheCOMMERCE Website: https://shecommercepodcast.com/DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast episode is provided for general informational purposes only. By listening to our episode, you understand that no information contained in this episode should be construed as advice from CPGGUYS, LLC or the individual author, hosts, or guests, nor is it intended to be a substitute for research on any subject matter. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by CPGGUYS, LLC. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.CPGGUYS LLC expressly disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of any individual's use of, reference to, or inability to use this podcast or the information we presented in this podcast.

This week, we speak with Xanadu founder and CEO Dr. Christian Weedbrook and Bill Fradin, CEO of Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:CHAC). The two announced a $3.1 billion business combination in November. Is it possible to build a business model that combines features of Amazon Web Services, NVIDIA and a biotech drug developer? Well, Xanadu aims to find out, and it is funding that path via a SPAC. Christian explains how Xanadu differentiates itself from other players in the quantum computing space by focusing on specific hardware advantages as well as a software approach that allows its machines to work in conjunction with other quantum or traditional computers. Bill also explains the market has changed since the last wave of SPAC deals in quantum computing and how Xanadu matched the major proving points that Crane Harbor was looking for.  

Stoke Space has announced an extension of its previous Series D financing, bringing the total amount raised in the round to $860 million. Starcloud has revealed plans to launch Amazon Web Services' AWS Outposts to space. Eutelsat has signed for €1bn Export Credit Agency financing for the procurement of satellites for its OneWeb constellation, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guests today are Stacey Connaughton and Jon Ferency from Purdue University.  You can find out more about Purdue University's Space Policy, Science, and Technology Symposium on their website. Selected Reading Stoke Space Technologies Extends Previously Announced Series D Financing to $860 Million Starcloud to launch AWS Outposts hardware in space, aims to deploy fleet of 88,000 satellites Eutelsat Signs Almost €1bn in Export Credit Agency Financing for the Procurement of LEO Satellites for its OneWeb Constellation China moves toward manned lunar landing with Long March-10 rocket test - CGTN Alpha FLTA007 2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science- UNESCO Share your feedback. What do you think about T-Minus Space Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#337: Time series databases have become essential infrastructure for the physical AI revolution. As automation extends into manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, and robotics, the demand for high-resolution, low-latency data has shifted from milliseconds to nanoseconds. The difference between a general-purpose database and a specialized time series solution is the difference between a minivan and an F1 car - both will get around the track, but only one is built for the demands of real-time operational workloads. The open source business model continues to evolve in unexpected ways. While companies like Elastic and Redis have seen hyperscalers fork their projects, a new partnership paradigm is emerging. Amazon Web Services now pays to license InfluxDB and offers it as a managed service, signaling a shift toward collaboration rather than competition. This approach benefits everyone: vendors maintain development velocity, cloud providers get workloads on their platforms, and customers receive better-supported products. Evan Kaplan, CEO of InfluxData, joins Darin and Viktor to discuss the trajectory from observability metrics to physical world instrumentation, why deterministic models matter more than probabilistic ones when your robot might run over your cat, and what it takes to build a sustainable open source company over a decade-plus journey.   Evan's contact information: X: https://x.com/evankaplan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaplanevan/   YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/devopsparadox   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast/   Slack: https://www.devopsparadox.com/slack/   Connect with us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact/

The AI labs fighting for attention during the Super Bowl call to mind another iconic Super Bowl moment: Apple's 1984 ad for the Macintosh, which promised that the personal computer would be a source of unbound wonder, freedom, and delight.They were right, but over time, the personal computer has also become cluttered with errands.These “computer errands”—downloading a W-2 when tax season rolls around, hunting for the right coupon code before checkout, or navigating the unholy labyrinth of the Amazon Web Services dashboard just to change one permission setting—have taken over our digital lives. Atlas, OpenAI's agentic browser, sprang from the idea that AI should handle this tedium for you.In this week's episode of AI & I, Dan Shipper sat down with two members of the Atlas team, Ben Goodger and Darin Fisher. Goodger is Atlas's head of engineering, and Fisher is a member of the technical staff. Both are legends of the browser world. They've spent decades building the modern web, working together on Netscape, Firefox, and Chrome before arriving at Atlas. From that vantage point, they told Dan how they think browsing is about to change, why building a browser is harder than it looks, and what it's like to create a new one with AI coding tools like Codex.If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want even more?Sign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT here: https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt. It's usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free.To hear more from Dan Shipper:Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipper Move fast, don't break thingsMost AI coding tools don't know which line of code will actually break your system. Try Augment Code, which understands your entire codebase, including the repos, languages, and dependencies that actually runs your business, and use their playbook to learn more about their framework, checklists, and assessments. Ship 30% faster with 40% shorter merge times.[Playbook at https://www.augmentcode.com/]Timestamps:  00:01:57 - Introduction00:11:51 - Designing an AI browser that's intuitive to use00:15:24 - How the web changes if agents do most of the browsing00:25:06 - Why traditional websites will not become obsolete00:29:00 - A browser that stays out of the way versus one that shows you around00:39:51 - How the team uses Codex to build Atlas00:44:47 - The craft of coding with AI tools00:52:33 - Why Goodger and Fisher care so much about browsersLinks to resources mentioned in the episode:Ben Goodger: Ben Goodger (@bengoodger) Darin Fisher: Darin Fisher (@darinwf) OpenAI's browser, Atlas: Introducing ChatGPT Atlas

Astronomer's Steven Hillion reveals how OpenAI, Anthropic, Uber, and Lyft use Apache Airflow to orchestrate AI and machine learning pipelines at scale on AWS.Topics Include:Steven Hillion leads data and AI at AstronomerApache Airflow surpassed Spark and Kafka in community metricsAstronomer coordinates data flow like conductor orchestrating instrumental platformsOrganizations with data engineering teams use Airflow at scaleCustomers already used Airflow for ML before official promotionUber and Lyft orchestrate pricing models using AirflowAstronomer runs on AWS with close integration partnershipsOpenAI Anthropic and GitHub Copilot use Airflow for operationsInternal data team uses Airflow creating feedback loopsEvolved from constrained AI reports to agentic workflowsPlatform monitors generative AI output quality at user interactionsMetadata and context increasingly critical for AI applicationsLearn more at Astronomer's Data FlowCast podcastParticipants:Steven Hillion – SVP, Data and AI, AstronomerSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

Tariq Choudry of Amazon Web Services talks about why AI pilots still fail, cyber risk, decisions over dashboards, & why AI will replace heroics, not humans.   IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:   [04.13] An introduction to Tariq, his background, and role at AWS. "I spend my time thinking about how we move from software that explains problems to software that actually solves them at scale." [06.18] Why AI will replace heroics, not humans. "Supply chains are held together by caffeine, guilt, that one person that hasn't had a vacation since 2019. There are a lot of late nights and Slack war rooms, and there are groups of people that have the entire network in their hands. That's extremely fragile – and not scalable." [10.10] Why so many AI pilots still fail, what's going wrong with both technology and people, and the big problem with incentive and blame culture. "Pilots don't fail because the underlying model is bad. They fail because the organizations are very good at protecting how decisions are currently made. Companies are saying they want AI – but only if nothing important changes." "If all you're doing is trying to determine what failed, why, and who's to blame, you've missed the point." [15.30] How businesses can incorporate new capabilities and integrate them into their existing systems and workflows, and use agentic AI to surface the need for critical decisions earlier when there's more time and optionality. "Time is the one commodity you can't earn back… Use the agent to surface those weak signals earlier – that's when you still have options." [21.17] From dashboards and Excel to tribal knowledge in our workflows, how AI is exposing organizational debt, and what that means for teams. "You spend your time fighting the fires, and less time designing the new systems to prevent them." [26.49] What does all of this means for planners? "The best planners won't get replaced – they should be promoted!" [30.43] Why cyber risk is now a supply chain problem, and how AI can helps teams navigate it. "Your weakest supplier is your weakest point in your firewall." [33.39] Why people want AI but don't trust it, and why trust is built from predictability. "When humans make mistakes, over time we call that judgement. It comes from experience – that's a judgement call. But when AI makes that mistake, it's scandalous." "Trust isn't perfection, it's predictability." [38.37] Tariq's advice for how businesses can build trust in AI, prove predictability, and scale with confidence.   RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED:   Head over to Amazon Web Service's website now to find out more and discover how they could help you too. You can also connect with AWS and keep up to date with the latest over on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram or X (Twitter), or you can connect with Tariq on LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more from Amazon Web Services, check out 489: Time To Swap Your Axe For A Chainsaw: The Power of Agentic AI or 519: Overcoming The Perfect Storm: Moving Beyond Basic Automation To Realize AI's Full Potential. Check out our other podcasts HERE.

Anton Koenig, Co-Founder and CEO of VideoGen, an innovative video editing platform that utilizes AI technology and highlights how AI now supports semi-professionals and professionals in producing high-quality video content.  Anton emphasizes the importance of combining AI-generated content with user-driven editing to enhance video quality and engagement. The episode also covers common mistakes marketers make in video production and offers insights into the future of video content creation.     About VideoGen  Founded by Anton Koenig and David Grossman in their college dorm rooms, VideoGen has grown to over 4 million users across 190+ countries. They are backed by the world's top early-stage investors including Y Combinator and Rebel Fund. As video becomes the dominant form of communication, their mission is to democratize video creation with AI, helping millions express themselves and share ideas in the process.    About Anton Koenig  Anton Koenig is the co-founder and CEO of VideoGen. He previously interned at Amazon Web Services and left the UMass Amherst Computer Science program to build VideoGen full-time. He began freelancing in graphic design in middle school, which led to video editing, web design, and ultimately web development.    Time Stamps  00:00:41 - Anton's Background and the Origin of VideoGen  00:04:36 - Current Features and Functionality of VideoGen  00:10:15 - VideoGen's Impact on Marketing Strategies  00:11:59 - Common Mistakes Marketers Make with Video  00:13:36 - Balancing Quality and Quantity in Video Production  00:16:22 - VideoGen's Marketing Strategy and Promotion  00:17:56 - Future of Video Creation and AI Integration    Quotes  "The mistakes that we see is not copywriting themselves, just totally trusting the AI to write for them." Anton Koenig, CEO at VideoGen.  "The main driving force for more demand for video is that the cost to stream video is going down and that more people's devices are supporting video." Anton Koenig, CEO at VideoGen.  "Creating videos is like a super important skill now and not a lot of marketers know how to do it." Anton Koenig, CEO at VideoGen.    Follow Anton:  Anton Koenig on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonckoenig/  VideoGen website: https://videogen.io  VideoGen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/videogen/    Follow Mike:  Mike Maynard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemaynard/   Napier website: https://www.napierb2b.com/   Napier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/napier-partnership-limited/     If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to our podcast for more discussions about the latest in Marketing B2B Tech and connect with us on social media to stay updated on upcoming episodes. We'd also appreciate it if you could leave us a review on your favourite podcast platform.   Want more? Check out Napier's other podcast - The Marketing Automation Moment: https://podcasts.apple.com/ua/podcast/the-marketing-automation-moment-podcast/id1659211547 

Vous aimez notre peau de caste ? Soutenez-nous ! https://www.lenouvelespritpublic.fr/abonnementUne émission de Philippe Meyer, enregistrée en public à l'École alsacienne le 8 février 2026.Avec cette semaine :Jean-Louis Bourlanges, essayiste, ancien président de la Commission des Affaires étrangères de l'Assemblée nationale.David Djaïz, entrepreneur et essayiste.Antoine Foucher, président de la société de conseil Quintet, spécialiste des questions sociales.Nicole Gnesotto, vice-présidente de l'Institut Jacques Delors.NOTRE DÉPENDANCE VIS-À-VIS DES ÉTATS-UNISLa détérioration des relations transatlantiques souligne les dépendances de l'Europe dans des secteurs stratégiques vis-à-vis des États-Unis. L'énergie provenant de la Russie a été remplacée par des flux américains, et on a du mal à voir comment les remplacer : en 2025, 59 % de nos importations de gaz (GNL) provenait des États-Unis. Dans la Défense, l'Europe est tributaire des États-Unis, qui sont le premier producteur d'armes au monde. Selon la Commission européenne, 63% des achats d'armement de l'UE proviennent des États-Unis. Quand le Danemark, la Norvège, la Belgique ou l'Allemagne achètent des chasseurs bombardiers américains F-35, ils dépendent de leur fournisseur pour nombre d'aspects de leur utilisation. Dans le domaine spatial, alors que Soyouz est banni depuis le début de la guerre en Ukraine, les Européens, pour mettre en orbite leurs satellites, n'ont pas d'autre choix que de passer par SpaceX, la société d'Elon Musk. Pour des services civils, comme les télécommunications, passer par un Américain est acceptable. Mais c'est impensable pour les communications militaires. Alors que la guerre sévissait en Ukraine, le ministère français des armées a dû attendre que la nouvelle fusée soit disponible, début 2025, pour lancer son satellite CSO-3 et compléter, enfin, sa constellation militaire d'observation depuis l'espace.Dans les services, numériques et technologiques, au-delà des applications comme WhatsApp ou Facebook, propriétés du géant Meta, de l'IA ChatGPT, ou du moteur de recherche Google, l'enjeu central se situe dans le cloud. Le stockage et le traitement de nombreuses données européennes reposent sur des géants comme Amazon Web Services, Microsoft et Google. 70% du cloud utilisé en Europe vient des entreprises américaines. Ces infrastructures sont largement utilisées dans les administrations, les hôpitaux, et dans de nombreuses entreprises privées. Quant aux data centers, selon une étude du cabinet McKinsey, les États-Unis détiennent environ 40% des parts du marché mondial.En rétorsion à l'émission d'un mandat d'arrêt international contre le premier ministre israélien, Benyamin Nétanyahou, l'accès aux services numériques de neuf magistrats de la Cour pénale internationale a été coupé. Dans le secteur financier, Visa et MasterCard, tous deux américains, assurent aujourd'hui selon la BCE 61 % des paiements par carte effectués dans la zone euro. Le dollar demeure incontournable dans les transactions et dans les bilans des banques européennes - ce qui rend l'Europe dépendante à la Réserve fédérale américaine. Certes, l'UE détient une part significative de la dette américaine : environ 40 % des bons du Trésor détenus à l'étranger. Toutefois, si une vente massive de bons du Trésor par des détenteurs étrangers pourrait exercer une pression haussière sur les taux américains, elle entraînerait également une baisse de leur valeur, donc des pertes pour les détenteurs européens.Chaque semaine, Philippe Meyer anime une conversation d'analyse politique, argumentée et courtoise, sur des thèmes nationaux et internationaux liés à l'actualité. Pour en savoir plus : www.lenouvelespritpublic.frHébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:1) Amazon.com shares tumbled in premarket trading on Friday after the e-commerce and cloud-computing company’s $200 billion annual capex forecast is much higher than expected, underlining concerns about how much big tech companies are spending on AI-related investments and when they will pay off. The company reported spending roughly $130 billion on property and equipment in 2025. Analysts anticipated those expenses would reach about $150 billion this year. Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy said the money “predominantly” would go toward the company’s Amazon Web Services cloud unit, and most of that spending would be for AI workloads.2) Bitcoin whipsawed in a volatile trading session after a selloff that briefly dragged the token to a more than 50% retreat from its October peak. The original cryptocurrency rose as much as 5.8% on Friday and traded around $64,800 at 9 a.m. in London. Earlier in the session, it came close to falling below $60,000 for the first time since October 2024. Cryptocurrencies have been on shaky ground ever since a brutal series of liquidations in October that sapped market confidence. The selling picked up steam this week in line with the unwinding of leveraged bets and broader market turbulence. 3) President Trump called for the creation of a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia, as the existing New START agreement between the two nations expires and fuels concern about the possibility of a new arms race. The pact — formally known as the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty — built on efforts to reduce the nuclear weapons arsenals amassed during the Cold War. The deal expired on Thursday, raising the possibility that the US and Russia could potentially pursue new nuclear weapons unhindered by any diplomatic agreement while geopolitical tensions between Washington and Moscow rise.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if the reason you're exhausted, overworked, and questioning your worth at work has nothing to do with your talent and everything to do with a game no one ever taught you how to play? In this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, host Anjel B. Hartwell welcomes Robin Goad, a senior technology executive at Amazon Web Services, speaker, and author, to unpack how childhood trauma, perfectionism, and unspoken corporate rules shape the careers of high-achieving women. With more than 30 years of leadership experience at Fortune 100 companies like Dell and Gartner, Robin shares how she built a wildly successful career while unknowingly operating from survival patterns formed in childhood. If you're a high-achieving woman navigating corporate life, considering a transition, or simply tired of sacrificing yourself for success, this episode will shift how you see leadership, power, and your place in the room. What You Will Learn: How childhood trauma and early survival patterns often drive high-achieving women in corporate environments. Why corporate success can feel empty or exhausting even when you are "winning." How performance and people-pleasing become coping mechanisms rather than conscious choices. What a true breaking point looks like and how it can become the doorway to transformation. Why separating your identity from your job title is essential for long-term fulfillment. How corporate America operates as a game with unspoken rules that most women are never taught. Why knowing the rules of the game makes leadership more strategic and less draining. What it means to recognize your personal superpower and why it often goes unnoticed for decades. How to establish a leadership strategy that benefits both you and the organization. Why authenticity is not a liability in leadership but a powerful advantage. How women can lead without losing their soul, voice, or values. Who the REAL Framework is designed to support and why earlier awareness changes everything.   Connect with Robin Goad Website Connect with Anjel B. Hartwell Wickedly Smart Women Wickedly Smart Women on X Wickedly Smart Women on Instagram Wickedly Smart Women Facebook Community Wickedly Smart Women Store on TeePublic Wickedly Smart Women: Trusting Intuition, Taking Action, Transforming Worlds by Anjel B. Hartwell Listener Line (540) 402-0043 Ext. 4343  Email listeners@wickedlysmartwomen.com

Recorded live at the NTL Summit in Miami, this episode features Jayson McQuown, Director of Sales at Fala, a cloud hosting provider built to compete with Amazon Web Services by offering governance and security “out of the box.” Jayson breaks down why knowing where your data physically lives matters—especially for law firms using AI—and how weak security can create serious risk around confidentiality and attorney-client privilege. He also introduces RedPill.ai, a “confidential AI” alternative designed to help professionals use automation without leaking sensitive data back to model providers. The conversation dives into real-world legal use cases (like reviewing massive discovery fast), why many AI vendors can't clearly explain their base models, and how trusted execution environments (TEEs) are changing what secure cloud and AI can look like for legal, healthcare, and other privacy-heavy industries.

Learn how Docupace transformed from cloud-native platform to AI-powered wealth tech leader, leveraging AWS partnerships and customer obsession to accelerate growth.Topics Include:Docupace Technologies has served wealth management firms for twenty years.Three SaaS product lines streamline advisor workflows and back offices.AI transforms both customer operations and Docupace's internal business practices.Trust between advisors and investors drives conservative technology adoption approach.Serving seven top-ten broker dealers demands careful data security strategies.AI shifts financial systems from deterministic certainty to probabilistic outcomes.Industry began AI adoption with simple meeting note-taking applications.Docupace's agentic AI framework enables safe, observable, orchestrated agent deployment.Multiple verification layers and human oversight ensure zero-error financial operations.Internal AI implementation required nine months navigating change management hurdles.Team curiosity and rapid experimentation matter more than traditional skill sets.AWS customer obsession and partnership programs dramatically accelerate business growth.Participants:Michael Pinsker – Founder and President, Docupace TechnologiesSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

Ifeanyi Otuonye was a decorated track and field athlete at Kansas State and even competed professionally. Then he made the leap to a Technical Account Manager role at Amazon Web Services. Alexis and Kevin sit down with Ifeanyi to discuss the difficulties of that career change. Ifeanyi explains why he chose cloud engineering, what he... Read more »

Ifeanyi Otuonye was a decorated track and field athlete at Kansas State and even competed professionally. Then he made the leap to a Technical Account Manager role at Amazon Web Services. Alexis and Kevin sit down with Ifeanyi to discuss the difficulties of that career change. Ifeanyi explains why he chose cloud engineering, what he... Read more »

What does it really take to remove decades of technical debt without breaking the systems that still keep the business running? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Pegasystems leaders Dan Kasun, Head of Global Partner Ecosystem, and John Higgins, Chief of Client and Partner Success, to unpack why legacy modernization has reached a breaking point, and why AI is forcing enterprises to rethink how software is designed, sold, and delivered. Our conversation goes beyond surface-level AI promises and gets into the practical reality of transformation, partner economics, and what actually delivers measurable outcomes. We explore how Pega's AI-powered Blueprint is changing the entry point to enterprise-grade workflows, turning what used to be long, expensive discovery phases into fast, collaborative design moments that business and technology teams can engage with together. Dan and John explain why the old "wrap and renew" approach to legacy systems is quietly compounding technical debt, and why reimagining workflows from the ground up is becoming essential for organizations that want to move toward agentic automation with confidence. The discussion also dives into Pega's deep collaboration with Amazon Web Services, including how tools like AWS Transform and Blueprint work together to accelerate modernization at scale.  We talk candidly about the evolving role of partners, why the idea of partners as an extension of a sales force is outdated, and how marketplaces are reshaping buying, building, and operating enterprise software. Along the way, we tackle some uncomfortable truths about AI hype, technical debt, and why adding another layer of technology rarely fixes the real problem. This is an episode for anyone grappling with legacy systems, skeptical of quick-fix AI strategies, or rethinking how partner ecosystems need to operate in a world where speed, clarity, and accountability matter more than ever. As enterprises move toward multi-vendor, agent-driven environments, are we finally ready to retire legacy thinking along with legacy systems, or are we still finding new ways to delay the inevitable? Useful Links Connect with Dan Kasun Connect with John Higgins Learn more about Pega Blueprint Thanks to our sponsors, Alcor, for supporting the show.