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Since the start of the Iran war in late February, the macro environment for tech companies has experienced many shifts affecting energy, capital, supply chains, and demand. Media coverage has seen similar shifts in March. Journalists are still covering the AI stories that have dominated headlines for months—new models, new efficiencies, new energy demands, job market changes—but now with more emphasis on the infrastructure that makes these things happen.
Cybersecurity took on a more urgent tone in March, as governments and enterprises ramped up efforts to secure systems and infrastructure against Iran-linked hackers. Supply chain conversations crept back into the headlines, as well, with renewed attention on how shifting geopolitical priorities could disrupt semiconductor availability. Layered on top of all this is policy friction stemming from President Trump’s restrictions and the back-and-forth with Anthropic. AI growth has become both a business story and a geopolitical one.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE:
- While tech reporters are still leading with AI, they'll have questions on macroeconomic exposure around supply chains, energy prices, geopolitical risk, and demand tied to global conflict.
- Be ready to share how your business operates in volatile conditions.
- Expect to answer cybersecurity questions. How prepared is your business in the era of AI-enabled (and in some cases nation-state) threats?
AI infrastructure and geopolitics drove March coverage. Iran emerged amid heightened cyber activity tied to its conflict with the U.S. and Israel. As major enterprises, such as Oracle, cut human capital to invest in physical AI infrastructure like data centers, it signals a shift in the tech industry. AI infrastructure is becoming a critical capital investment as opposed to an IT real estate asset.
Connectivity spiked in early March as NVIDIA and its new AI chips took center stage. At GTC, the company positioned itself as the “full-stack architect of AI,” aiming to shape the entire ecosystem. Topics like AI agents, data centers in space, and physical AI (robotics) were all center stage in early March. Those headlines continued to sustain media conversation all month.
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Fortune writer Sharon Goldman wrote a thought-provoking piece in her Substack, AI Sidenotes, about how AI is changing how reporters do their jobs, and not necessarily in bad ways. In humorously long run-on sentences, she describes the ways AI helps her be more efficient and tighten up her writing. In the same breath, she makes the case that in-person journalism’s value has never been higher. Comms pros: Take note of shifts like this, as where and how we develop these relationships will change.
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Cybersecurity surged in March, following high-profile breaches and rising infosec activity. Elsewhere, fintech maintained momentum around crypto and Web3 as markets stabilized. Cloud and connectivity conversations leaned into infrastructure, cloud optimization, and IoT expansion, reinforced by global tech events and innovation-focused summits.
AI is now operational, and industries are reckoning with how to scale it securely and sustainably. Crypto markets stabilized and AI-driven finance matured, while cloud followed closely amid infrastructure expansion and optimization debates. Cybersecurity remained elevated with ongoing breach activity and infosec focus. Meanwhile, connectivity and insurtech gained ground as IoT growth and policy pressures surfaced.
The past month highlighted a more volatile phase for B2B tech, where AI progress collided with real-world constraints. Conversations spanned infrastructure vulnerability, workforce disruption, and geopolitical risk, signaling that scaling AI now depends as much on security as innovation.
March’s social conversation was dominated by youth-safety enforcement and rising platform liability. Indonesia began restricting under-16 access, and Australia signaled tougher enforcement as many teens kept accounts despite its ban. A jury verdict finding that Meta harmed children amplified governance pressure across the sector.
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