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Cloudflare went down today (November 18), disrupting access to some of the biggest websites around the world, including X, Letterboxd and ChatGPT, and leaving millions of people frustrated. The company said it is aware that it is facing widespread errors and that it is working to resolve them. But what do we know about Cloudflare? Why is it so important?
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'Stargate' veteran Martin Gero will create the new show, which is based on the hit 1994 film and multiple TV spinoffs. Read more ›
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European policymakers have proposed sweeping changes to the way the EU regulates the tech industry. In just the last few months, the likes of Meta and Google have questioned strict EU policies relating to privacy and AI expansion, but if the European Commission’s new package of proposals are passed, a number of big tech roadblocks will be removed. Or at least lifted up a bit. Changes to rules around AI,... Read more ›
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The tech giant aims to offset its carbon emissions by bringing back a nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania. Read more ›
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Wednesday that it won't release an October jobs report, citing a lack of data collection during the shutdown. Read more ›
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The path to scalable computers is paved with high-tech equipment not just high-impact academic papers Read more ›
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Agreement with Udio could allow fans to create their own songs using licensed tracks if artists opt in Read more ›
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Wall Street shares have seen big swings this week as investors brace for all-important earnings from AI bellwether Read more ›
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Investors shouldn't worry about rapid GPU depreciation. These AI chips can remain useful and valuable for up to eight years. Read more ›
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Pixel phones in the US are finally starting to get access to 6GHz hotspot speeds. Read more ›
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Tesla pushed back against a proposal backed by Waymo that could force Elon Musk's company to reveal more data about its ride-hailing service. Read more ›
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Cloudflare suffered its worst network outage in six years on Tuesday, beginning at 11:20 UTC. The disruption prevented the content delivery network from routing traffic for roughly three hours. The failure, writes Cloudflare in a blog post, originated from a database permissions change deployed at 11:05 UTC. The modification altered how a database query returned information about bot detection features. The query began returning duplicate entries. A configuration file used... Read more ›
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Microsoft just released agentic AI features to Windows 11 Insiders, but also warned them of the risks of using them on their PC. Read more ›
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Donald Trump has spent years benefiting from the QAnon's Jeffrey Epstein obsession. That’s all changing. Read more ›
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Carrier blames outdated software on Samsung phone for its inability to connect to emergency services. Read more ›
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Sophia Sun landed a senior AI product manager job at Microsoft in July 2024. She helped built an AI product for her previous employer. Read more ›
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Cloudflare reports that a feature file had unexpectedly doubled in size due to an error, leading its Bot Management system to fail. Read more ›
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Microsoft is preventing hilarity from ensuing by adding a new Digital Signage Mode in Windows 11. This recovery feature will force a BSOD or any error pop-up to disappear within 15 seconds so that the public can't enjoy the mundanity of life. Digital Signage Mode is different from the existing Kiosk mode for interactive screens. Read more ›
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The roots of the world’s most stubborn global health problems don’t yield to vibes-based solutions. They surrender to data, rigor, and the surprisingly radical idea of actually trying to figure out what works. Governments and nonprofit organizations depend on the economists, activists, policymakers, and writers who are reshaping how we understand poverty, health, and progress. They’re […] Read more ›
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X, ChatGPT, and Canva are among several widely used websites that have gone down because of a Cloudflare outage. Read more ›
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Apple’s products are known the world over for its design and aesthetic. But, the US firm’s latest offering — the iPhone Pocket — which has been designed in collaboration with designer Issey Miyake, has got the internet sniggering. People can’t help balk at the price — a whopping $229.95 (Rs 20,000) Read more ›
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Google is facing a lawsuit over claims that its Gemini assistant secretly collected data from Gmail, Chat, and Meet users. The case accuses the company of breaching privacy laws by activating the tool without consent. Read more ›
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Earlier this week, Tajikistan's communications service said the launch of the app, ORIZ, was: "an important step towards Tajikistan's digital independence" Read more ›
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Investigators probing the deadly Red Fort car explosion say the accused built a concealed communication system using Threema, a Swiss encrypted messaging app, which is banned in India. Authorities allege the three suspects relied on the platform’s anonymity-driven architecture to prepare for multiple attacks before the plot was disrupted Read more ›
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Anthropic has said that it has disrupted a Chinese state-sponsored group's highly sophisticated AI-led espionage campaign. The company said the campaign targeted large technology companies, financial institutions, and government agencies in a first of its kind of a campaign. Read more ›
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Both Apple’s board and senior executives have recently increased their focus on the transition, with plans for Cook to hand over control of the $4 trillion company after more than 14 years at the helm Read more ›
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The tech war between the United States and China has helped Chinese tech entrepreneur Chen Tianshi become one of the world’s richest self-made billionaires. Here's how it happened Read more ›
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Jeff Bezos has taken a formal leadership role at a new AI start-up, Project Prometheus, which launches with $6.2 billion in funding and a focus on applying artificial intelligence to engineering and manufacturing Read more ›
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