FCC Auction Power Returns Putting Wi-Fi Spectrum at Risk | Tech Field Day News Rundown: July 16, 2025

Tech Field Day News Rundown

A new law restores the FCC’s authority to auction spectrum and requires at least 800 MHz to be sold, potentially pulling it from the 6 GHz and CBRS bands currently used for Wi-Fi and rural broadband. While mobile carriers like AT&T and Verizon support the move for 5G expansion, critics warn it could slow Wi-Fi and harm small ISPs that rely on those bands. The law reverses earlier efforts to protect 6 GHz for unlicensed use and reflects growing pressure from the wireless industry, now backed by former FCC Chair Ajit Pai, who leads a major telecom lobby. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke.

Time Stamps:

• 0:00 - Cold Open
• 0:27 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown
• 1:38 - Rowhammer gives NVIDIA GPU a headache
• 5:59 - Aviatrix Launches Cloud-Native Security Fabric
• 9:04 - Is Your AI Coding Assistant Slowing You Down?
• 11:51 - FCC Auction Power Returns, Putting Wi-Fi Spectrum at Risk
• 16:50 - Akka Launches High-Performance Suite for Building Agentic AI Systems
• 20:27 - Silk Typhoon Hacker Arrested in Italy for U.S. Cyberespionage
• 23:57 - Google Snaps Up Windsurf Talent After OpenAI Deal Collapses
• 27:26 - Futurum Releases New Data Intelligence and Analytics Reports
• 31:13 - The Weeks Ahead
• 34:06 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News Rundown

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