In this podcast episode of This Week in Enterprise Technology, Hyoun Park and Charlie Araujo critically assess the biggest tech news for the CIO office:

1. Salesforce Acquires Informatica
2. Google IO Establishes Google’s AI Intentions
3. OpenAI Acquihires Jony Ive for $6 Billion
4. In AI, Bigger is Not Always Better
5. Broadcom Boosts EU VMware Prices up to 1500%
6. Calero Hires Eric Martorano as President and CRO
7. Are Amazon Coders the New Warehouse Workers?
8. Do Notepad and Paint Really Need AI?
9. Dave, Will You Stop? Claude Opus Turns to Blackmail

Sources:

Salesforce Acquires Informatica

Atlan founder Prukalpa: https://tinyurl.com/PrukalpaINFA
Hyoun's take: https://tinyurl.com/HyounParkINFAAcq
TWIET's April 2024 Take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZvaqjTDGxQ

Google IO Establishes Google’s AI Intentions

Google IO: https://tinyurl.com/GoogleIO2025Annc
Flow: https://tinyurl.com/GoogleFlowAIVeo
Developer Tools, including Firebase Studio: https://tinyurl.com/GoogleFirebaseStudio

OpenAI Acquihires Jony Ive for $6 Billion

CNBC: https://tinyurl.com/JonyIveAcq

In AI, Bigger is Not Always Better

Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nvidia-launch-cheaper-blackwell-ai-chip-china-after-us-export-curbs-sources-say-2025-05-24/

The Register: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/25/ai_models_are_evolving/

Broadcom Boosts EU VMware Prices up to 1500%

The Register: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/euro_cloud_body_ecco_says_broadcom_licensing_unfair/

Calero Hires Eric Martorano as President and CRO

Calero: https://www.calero.com/blog/calero-appoints-eric-martorano-as-cro-and-president

Are Amazon Coders the New Warehouse Workers?

NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/business/amazon-ai-coders.html

Do Notepad and Paint Really Need AI?

Windows: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/05/22/paint-snipping-tool-and-notepad-updates-with-new-features-begin-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/

Dave, Will You Stop? Claude Opus Turns to Blackmail

TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropics-new-ai-model-turns-to-blackmail-when-engineers-try-to-take-it-offline/

This Week In Enterprise Tech is hosted by:

Charles Araujo of The DX Report and

Hyoun Park of Amalgam Insights