Analyst roundtable covering the big ideas in technology that are changing the world, with Adrian Cockcroft, Stephen Perrenod, Chris Kruell, and Shahin Khan. In this episode: - Early views on impact of AI Agent Swarm Coding on staffing, org structure, roll out - Stanford AI Index report - MIT report on AI project failures - Will AI stampede continue? - MIT Quantum Index report - Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin wallets have different exposure to quantum computing threat - Bitcoin fund flow evolution - What's up with the U.S. taking equity stake in Intel? - Hot Chips conference: why is Rapidus making such rapid progress? - Grid Computing redux: campus grid becomes "scale across" [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/OXD032_ART-8_20250907.mp3"][/audio] The post Analyst Roundtable: AI, Crypto, Quantum, Chips – OXD32 appeared first on OrionX.net.

In this episode: - What AI Agent Swarm Coding is like - Bitcoin Treasury Companies - U.S. AI Action Plan - Power Generation, Nuclear Energy - Sovereign AI [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/OXD031_ART-7_20250812.mp3"][/audio] The post Analyst Roundtable: AI Coding, Bitcoin Treasury Companies, U.S. AI Action Plan – OXD31 appeared first on OrionX.net.

Analyst roundtable covering the big ideas in technology that are changing the world, with Adrian Cockcroft, Stephen Perrenod, Chris Kruell, and Shahin Khan. In this episode: AI Agent Swarm Coding, IoT, Bitcoin, HPC, TOP500, PCIe, UCE, 5G, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Post-Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Computing, Nuclear Energy [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/OXD030_ART-6_20250708.mp3"][/audio] The post Analyst Roundtable: AI Agent Swarm Coding, PCIe, UEC, BTC – OXD30 appeared first on OrionX.net.

Analyst roundtable with Adrian Cockcroft, Stephen Perrenod, Chris Kruell, and Shahin Khan covering AI, HPC, Cloud, Quantum, Crypto, Fusion. In this episode: Dessert vs Forest company culture, Nvidia earnings, Altman-Ive, Humane AI, Post Smartphone User Interface, Java Ring, MeGPT, Soopra.ai, Model Context Protocol (MCP) in AI, Bitcoin Strategic Reserve legislation, Bitcoin Lock Protocol, Fusion Energy, Liquid Carbon, Steve's CryptoSuper Mining Report. [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/OXD029_ART_AI-HPC-Cloud-Quantum-Crypto-Fusion_20250602.mp3"][/audio] The post Analyst Roundtable: AI HPC Cloud Quantum Crypto Fusion – OXD29 appeared first on OrionX.net.

Analyst roundtable with Adrian Cockcroft, Stephen Perrenod, Chris Kruell, and Shahin Khan. In this episode: Tariffs and how companies are or should be approaching them, The Triffin Dilemma, Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, FinTech software around BTC, Turing Complete smart contract languages, AI Chips, Intel, Nvidia, TSMC, AI pricing, Data Center carbon footprint, Green Software Foundation. [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/OXD028_ART_Tariffs_AI-Chips_BTC-Reserve_AI-Pricing_DC-Carbon_20250428.mp3"][/audio] The post Analyst Roundtable: Tariffs, AI Chips, BTC Reserve, AI Pricing, DC Carbon – OXD28 appeared first on OrionX.net.

Analyst roundtable with Adrian Cockcroft, Stephen Perrenod, Chris Kruell, and Shahin Khan covering recent advances in, and impacts of: GPUs, including a post-view of the GTC conference, AI DataCenters, Quantum Computing, Bitcoin, and China. [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/OXD027_ART_GPUs_Quantum_Crypto_China_20250408.mp3"][/audio] The post Analyst Roundtable: GPUs, AI, Quantum, Bitcoin, China – OXD27 appeared first on OrionX.net.

Analyst roundtable with Adrian Cockcroft, Stephen Perrenod, Chris Kruell, and Shahin Khan covering recent advances in, and impacts of: Chips, AI, Search, Quantum Computing, Bitcoin, and Fusion energy. [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/OXD026_AR_Chips-AI-Search-Quantum-Bitcoin-Fusion_20250310.mp3"][/audio] The post Analyst Roundtable: Chips, AI, Search, Quantum, Bitcoin, Fusion – OXD26 appeared first on OrionX.net.

We have a full house with Adrian Cockcroft, Stephen Perrenod, Chris Kruell, and Shahin Khan with a "postview" of the SC24 conference, the latest CryptoSuper500 list, a snapshot of quantum computing, and the RISC-V Summit. They also discuss Bitcoin, AI vs. HPC, HPC in the cloud, liquid cooling, InfraTech, Interconnects, Optical Computing, OpenMP, PCIe, CXL, GPUs, CPUs, and energy efficiency and ESG. [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/OXD025_SC24-Postview_CryptoSuper500_Quantum_RISCV-Summit_20241216.mp3"][/audio] The post SC24, Supercomputing, CryptoSuper500, Quantum, RISC-V Summit – OXD25 appeared first on OrionX.net.

Peter Ungaro, one of the most celebrated captains of the supercomputing and AI industry, formerly the CEO of Cray, SVP and General Manager of HPC, AI, Mission Critical Systems, Edge, and HP Labs at HPE,  and a board member of Simr, and Burak Yenier, CEO & Co-Founder of Simr, join Shahin Khan to discuss SimOps, an important shift in the industry and a parallel to DevOps but for digital product design and scientific discovery. [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/OXD024_SimOps-Simr_Peter-Ungaro_Burak-Yenier_20240818.mp3"][/audio] The post SimOps with Peter Ungaro and Burak Yenier of Simr appeared first on OrionX.net.

Bitcoin ETF and Bitcoin halving have fueled renewed excitement in the cryptocurrency world and it is time to catch up with the state of the market again. Dr. Stephen Perrenod joins Shahin Khan to go over the latest hot topics: Wall Street entering the Bitcoin market with about a dozen Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETF), the upcoming halving of newly minted Bitcoins, and the state of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/OXD023_TCrypto-update_Halving_ETF_CBDC_20240129.mp3"][/audio] The post Bitcoin ETF, Bitcoin Halving, CBDCs – OrionX Download Podcast appeared first on OrionX.net.

Why is technopolitics a good lens? Technology has always had a big impact on geopolitics and global competitiveness. What's special now? [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OXD022_Techno-Politics_20230731.mp3"][/audio] The post Technopolitics, a Technology Lens to Guide Policy – OrionX Download Podcast appeared first on OrionX.net.

Adrian Cockcroft, Stephen Perrenod, and Shahin Khan get together in a free-flowing coffee-shop style discussion of future system architecture in supercomputing. [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/OXD021_Supercomputing-Arch_12-Myths_20230329.mp3"][/audio]   The post OrionX Download Podcast: Future System Architecture appeared first on OrionX.net.

The crypto winter arrived but a lot continues to happen in the cryptocurrency industry.  Stephen and Shahin cover the current state of things, from some of the causes of significant failures, to Bitcoin's recent rise, new developments in Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), and self-sovereign identity (SSI) and Soul-Bound Tokens (SBT). [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/OXD020_Crypto-Winter_CBDC_SBT_20230213.mp3"][/audio] The post OrionX Download Podcast: Crypto Winter, SBT, CBDC appeared first on OrionX.net.

The OrionX Download podcast is back with a new episode on the latest in Fintech and Crypto with Shahin Khan and Stephen Perrenod. From Stephen's newly released CryptoSuper500 report to the latest on CBDCs, NFTs, DeFi, and regulations, the team offers the same realistic perspective and analysis that have made previous episodes so popular. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/OXD019_Crpto-Update-Regulations-8th-CryptoSuper_NFT_CBDC_20220806.mp3"][/audio] The post OrionX Download Podcast: Fintech Update, CryptoSuper500, CBDC, NFT, DeFi, Regulations appeared first on OrionX.net.

Which coins actually use the "Proof of Work" algorithms, the "mining" process, and how do they rank? Why CBDCs, why not just stablecoins? What are NFTs, what is real? Stephen Perrenod and Shahin Khan discuss these topics and a few more FUD items left-over from the last podcast. Join in! [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/OXD018_7th-CryptoSuper_NFT_CBDC_20211126.mp3"][/audio] The post Crypto Mining Rankings, NFT, CBDC appeared first on OrionX.net.

There is recurring "Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt" leveled at Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. Steve Perrenod and Shahin Khan go over the list to demystify. On the menu: intrinsic value, energy usage, slow transactions, China, etc. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/OXD017_Crypto-FUD_20211115.mp3"][/audio] The post Cryptocurrency FUD, Fact or Fiction? appeared first on OrionX.net.

What's behind Bitcoin's recent price hike? Shahin Khan and Steve Perrenod look at the Cryptocurrency market and its history over the past decade. They run through and explain the major new concepts that were introduced and take stock of their progress. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/OXD016_Crypto-State-of-Market-History-20201228.mp3"][/audio] The post Cryptocurrency State of the Market and Short History appeared first on OrionX.net.

In this era of "Too Much Data", it is imperative to understand and have a plan for Edge Computing. We discuss it all with Bill Walker, CTO of Edge Computing pioneer Tensor Networks. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/OXD015_Edge-Computing_20201025.mp3"][/audio] The post Edge Computing, with Tensor Networks CTO appeared first on OrionX.net.

Mark Himelstein, CTO of RISC-V joins us to discuss what we think will be a very important part of the information technology landscape. RISC-V has cracked the code on taking an open source community approach to chip design. We can expect to see it everywhere from embedded IoT, to communication fabrics, storage, AI, HPC, accelerators, and more. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/OXD014_RISC-V_20200831.mp3"][/audio] The post RISC-V CTO on Open Source Chips and Use Cases appeared first on OrionX.net.

Probably one of the best discussions anywhere about what 5G is and why it is a big deal. Shahin Khan and guest Walt Maclay, president of Voler Systems go over what 5G technology promises: speed, low latency, high density in terms of number of devices per square kilometer, better precision for positioning and location tracking, low power, high coverage, and significant back-end efficiencies, including new classes of services. [audio mp3="http://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/OXD013_5G-IoT.mp3"][/audio] The post What is 5G and Why is it a Big Deal? appeared first on OrionX.net.