Techstrong Gang

Alan, Mike, Chris Blask, Kate Scarcella, Dan O'Brien and Sid Nag return to the controversy surrounding the open source OpenClaw agent following the hiring of its creator by Open AI. Then the gang dives into the drone controversy that has emerged among various branches of government before wishing the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) a happy 10th birthday.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping software development, media production, and even competitive sports in ways that are testing operational models across industries. In this episode, Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, JP Morgenthal and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, examine what some are calling an “Eternal September” moment for open source software. Project ma...

Mike Vizard, Tracy Ragan, Jack Poller, and Jon Swartz delve into the FBI recovering deleted Nest Cam footage and what that signals about cloud data retention, before turning to Anthropic’s $20 million pledge to a political group backing AI safety rules. Then the gang explores how AI-powered deepfakes and bots are accelerating romance scams, highlighting the growing industrialization of social engi...

Co-Founder & CEO of Safe Security, Don Murray, argues that the debate between AI agents and traditional applications is largely misplaced, as both models are rapidly converging. He warns that the rise of “vibe coding” could create long-term maintenance risks while predicting that thin SaaS layers will struggle to survive as enterprises shift toward AI-generated, visually governed workflows and...

In this episode, Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Jon Swartz, Andi Mann, and Teri Robinson break down three major developments shaping the next phase of enterprise technology. The conversation begins with NVIDIA’s DreamDojo initiative, a training approach that enables robots to learn by watching humans — accelerating robotics development and redefining how AI systems acquire real-world skills. The panel...