Show Notes
In this special episode, host João Tomé reports from Cloudflare Connect Las Vegas (October 13-16) — the company’s first-ever global event, bringing together customers, partners, and developers from over 60 countries. In the intro, we also share what’s coming next week on the Cloudflare blog — a special five-day series focused on Internet Measurement, Resilience, and Transparency: the foundations of a faster, safer, and more reliable web for everyone. The episode covers major announcements, including Cloudflare’s partnership with Mastercard and Visa to secure automated commerce with AI agents through the new Trusted Agent Protocol and Agent Pay (Web Bot Auth). We also feature clips from rapper and actor Common, who reflects on creativity, connection, and humanity in the age of AI.
Additionally, João speaks with several Cloudflare team members shaping the Internet’s future: James Allworth, Head of Innovation — on the relaunch of the Workers website, designed to reflect Cloudflare’s developer platform for the AI era. David “Tubes” Tuber, Director of Product Management, Network — on how Cloudflare keeps the Internet fast and reliable, and the story behind Orpheus, a system that ensures the best network path. Kenton Varda, Principal Systems Engineer and creator of Workers — on benchmark results, CPU performance, and the future of AI agents that write code securely inside Workers isolates. Full interviews with each guest will be published in the coming weeks.
Mentioned content: Cloudflare Connect 2025 Workers.cloudflare.com Securing agentic commerce: helping AI Agents transact with Visa and Mastercard Unpacking Cloudflare Workers CPU Performance Benchmarks Code Mode: the better way to use MCP
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