Access Point: Weekly News Roundup For Midmarket IT Executives – Jan. 24, 2025

Access Point is a weekly roundup of major tech news for midmarket IT executives on the go.

In this week’s roundup: AWS CEO says company “looks forward” to working with President Trump, Ookla unveils the fastest mobile and broadband networks in the U.S., AI models accused of cheating benchmark tests, a software company flees Meta apps after controversial stances from Mark Zuckerberg, and more news from Jan. 20 – Jan. 24.

DoorSpace Departs Meta Platform After Zuckerberg Halts Fact-Checking, Changes Policies

DoorSpace, a provider of health care software, recently announced that it would no longer have presence on any of Meta’s platforms, following a controversial announcement from Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg.

Leading AI Models Accused Of Cheating Benchmark Tests

From our sister site Computing: Some of the world’s most prominent AI models have been accused of cheating on industry-standard benchmarking systems.

MES IT Leader Spotlight: Eric Logan, Director, Information And Network Security

MES IT Leader Spotlight is a series featuring midmarket IT leaders – their backstory, their biggest successes and challenges, their day-to-day roles, and even advice for their peers. In this edition, the spotlight is on Eric Logan, director of information and network security at Georgia’s Dekalb County school district.

SonicWall Says Exploitation Of SMA1000 Flaw Discovered By Microsoft

From CRN: SonicWall said Thursday that exploitation of a “critical” zero-day vulnerability in the SMA1000 Appliance Management Console and Central Management Console has been reported by Microsoft threat researchers.

Trump’s $500 Billion ‘Stargate’ Project Aimed To Boost AI

From Computing: President Trump’s return to power is marked by a new AI infrastructure investment project, with OpenAI, Oracle, Softbank and the UAE’s MGX all taking part.

The Fastest Mobile And Broadband Networks In The US: Ookla

Ookla’s report data is based off user-created Speedtest app testing, and other metrics.

AWS CEO On President Trump, New AI Model And $8.3B Cloud Infrastructure Investment

From CRN: ‘AWS looks forward to working with President Trump, Vice President Vance and the new administration on priorities important to our customers, employees, communities and country,’ says AWS CEO Matt Garman.