OpenAI’s $300M Acquisition, NSA Overhaul, & AI Now | Tech Field Day News Rundown: September 16, 2026

<p>Big tech moves, security shakeups, and heated debates over artificial intelligence are completely transforming the tech world. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/jPNfGAQ-K98" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">In this episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown</a>, hosts Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke break down the latest headlines reshaping enterprise IT. </p><p>OpenAI is making a major hardware play by acquiring camera startup Glass Imaging for over $300 million, while the NSA prepares a massive reorganization into five focused units. Meanwhile, Salesforce and Splunk are introducing new tools to help businesses govern AI agents and control data costs. </p><p>Finally, Cornelis Networks secures $205 million for open AI networking, as industry leaders clash over how fast artificial intelligence should advance.</p><p>Time Stamps: </p><p>0:00 - Cold Open</p><p>0:35 - <a href="https://youtu.be/jPNfGAQ-K98" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown</a></p><p>1:36 - <a href="https://techstrong.it/featured/maryland-data-center-deal-puts-110m-price-tag-on-community-support/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Maryland Data Center Deal Comes With $110M Community Price Tag</a></p><p>4:16 - <a href="https://securityboulevard.com/2026/09/nsa-reorganization-would-create-new-cybersecurity-mission-unit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">NSA Reorganization Could Reshape Its Cybersecurity Mission</a></p><p>7:21 - <a href="https://techstrong.ai/articles/openai-expands-hardware-push-with-300m-acquisition-of-camera-startup-glass-imaging-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">OpenAI Expands Hardware Push With $300M Glass Imaging Deal</a></p><p>10:38 - <a href="https://techstrong.it/featured/cornelis-moves-into-scale-up-ai-networking-with-active-compute-fabric/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Cornelis Targets AI Networking With New Fabric Architecture</a></p><p>13:27 - <a href="https://techstrong.ai/articles/salesforce-debuts-enterprise-ai-harness-to-govern-multi-vendor-agents/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Salesforce Launches AI Harness for Enterprise AI Agents</a></p><p>16:46 - <a href="https://techstrong.it/featured/maryland-data-center-deal-puts-110m-price-tag-on-community-support/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Splunk Brings AI and Cost Controls to IT Operations</a></p><p>20:52 - <a href="https://techstrong.ai/articles/trump-rejects-ai-slowdown-proposals-in-sur