In this episode of This Week in NET, host João Tomé is joined by Cloudflare Senior Product Managers Korinne Alpers and Nikita Cano to recap all the announcements from Cloudflare’s 15th Birthday Week.
We cover AI, developer tools, security, performance, and how Cloudflare continues to give back to the Internet.
Highlights include:
• AI & Security: Firewall for AI, Shadow AI protection, and Content Signals Policy.
• For Creators & Nonprofits: Project Galileo expansion and new tools to control how AI uses content.
• New Economy: NET Dollar and the x402 Foundation with Coinbase.
• Developer Platform Upgrades: Cap’n Web RPC, VibeSDK, AI Search updates, PQC in WARP, and more.
• Investing in the Future: 1,111 interns in 2026 plus new student and startup programs.
Full list of announcements: cloudflare.com/birthday-week
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