How an AWS database hiccup froze the web
A failure in DynamoDB DNS lookup caused cascading outages for dozens of popular platforms Source: Screenshot (Downdetector) On 20 October 2025, a major internet outage knocked dozens of popular websites…
The World Goes Digital: Six Billion People Now Online As Social Media And AI Reshape Habits
The world has entered another phase of digital expansion. As of October 2025, more than six billion people are now online, representing about 73 percent of the global population. Updated…
Claude’s Small Crowd Is Paying Big, and That’s Changing the AI Race
Anthropic’s Claude has gradually built a profitable position in the crowded AI market. It may not draw the attention that ChatGPT or Grok receive, but its financial performance tells a…
Amazon DNS outage breaks much of the internet
An outage affecting web hosting giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) has taken out vast swathes of the web, including websites, banks and some government services. Amazon said on Monday morning…
ChatGPT is smarter now that it’s learned to forget – a huge memory upgrade is coming
ChatGPT’s memory feature transformed the AI chatbot by letting it remember facts shared across conversations, allowing users to have a somewhat personalised version that knows their name, preferences, and even…
Outgoing Assassin’s Creed boss says ‘I did not make that choice’ when talking about his departure from Ubisoft
Former Assassin’s Creed lead clarifies his sudden departure from Ubisoft He claims he was asked to “step aside” but harbors “no resentment” towards the company It was previously reported that…
AWS down – Zoom, Slack, Signal and more all hit
Refresh Get notified of updates 2025-10-20T09:29:14.489Z A new update from AWS – “Oct 20 2:22 AM PDT We have applied initial mitigations and we are observing early signs of recovery…
Bluesky’s Most Blocked Accounts Revealed, and the Results Are Unexpected
As Bluesky’s user base grows and the platform stretches beyond its early community of journalists, tech founders, and activists, its social landscape is changing fast. What began as a quieter…
OpenAI Faces Backlash Over Misreported GPT-5 Math Breakthrough
OpenAI’s latest claim about GPT-5 solving a series of long-standing mathematical problems has drawn criticism after the company’s researchers appeared to overstate the model’s achievements. What was initially presented as…
Scale AI alum raises $9M for AI serving critical industries in MENA
Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh had just moved to London few days before our call, splitting his time between there and Dubai. After nearly a decade in the U.S., including a stint at…