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Headlines | OpenAI Devices, Data Centers, Brightline

Go/No-Go · 30 Jul 2026 · 41m

What this episode covers

Hosts John Brunner and Alex How discuss recent manufacturing and technology headlines, starting with a Bloomberg investigation into the failure of a $1 billion US federal initiative to produce medical gloves domestically. They then analyze the ransomware attack that halted production at Fairlife, the Coca-Cola-owned dairy brand, highlighting the security risks of legacy industrial systems. The conversation shifts to the AI hardware landscape, covering OpenAI's first consumer device, a screen-free AI companion, and its existing Codex Micro keypad, before examining the bottleneck of traditional power transformers in AI data centers and the safety and financial crises facing Brightline railroad.

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large enterprises

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Companies
Lumafield, Coca-Cola, OpenAI, Work Loudly, Anthropic, Brightline, Amtrak, Jaguar Land Rover
Products
Fairlife, Codex Micro

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