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Cloud Unplugged

Cloud Unplugged

By: Jon Shanks Lewis Marshall
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Each week, Jon Shanks, CEO of cloud-native consultancy and product business Appvia, and tech evangelist Salman Iqbal, analyse the biggest news stories that week, that are shaping Cloud, Data and AI. Alongside their insight, they invite frontline leaders, Chief Technology Officers and engineering heads from established, cloud-powered organisations to share candid lessons from running real-world workloads at scale. Together, they take the headlines and get to the facts, helping you keep track of the fast-paced Cloud market. Expect straight-talking conversation, sharp analysis as they explore how emerging technology reshapes business and society. Tune in each week to stay a step ahead of the future of tech.811232 © 2023 Cloud Unplugged Economics
Episodes
  • Elon Just Bought the Tool Every Developer Uses

    Elon Just Bought the Tool Every Developer Uses
    Jun 23 2026

    OpenAI's financials leaked. Elon bought Cursor. Microsoft had to call Amazon for help. Standard week.

    Jon and Salman dig into four stories that all point to the same thing: the AI industry is moving so fast that even the biggest companies in the world can't keep up with it.
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    41 mins
  • The Federal Reserve Is Scared of AI. Should You Be?

    The Federal Reserve Is Scared of AI. Should You Be?
    Jun 16 2026

    Is the AI bubble about to burst? Jon and Salman go full data mode.

    No news roundup this week. Instead, Jon and Salman ask the question everyone's dancing around: is AI genuinely transforming business?

    They dig into the numbers, and what they find is... not great. The Federal Reserve has now officially flagged AI as a top systemic economic risk.
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    34 mins
  • Meta's AI Handed Over Obama's Instagram to a Stranger. For Free.

    Meta's AI Handed Over Obama's Instagram to a Stranger. For Free.
    Jun 8 2026

    This week Jon and Salman cover Anthropic calling for AI regulation while simultaneously IPO-ing for $1 trillion, Meta's AI support chatbot handing over Instagram accounts to complete strangers, whether Meta is about to become the fourth major cloud provider, and a chip that transmits data using light instead of electricity. Plus graduation students booing every mention of AI, and someone who named their Bluetooth device "bomb" on a flight to Majorca and turned the whole plane around.
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    38 mins
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