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Weekly Tech News: The Cloudflare Outage and the Dangerous Centralization of the Cloud

Weekly Tech News: The Cloudflare Outage and the Dangerous Centralization of the Cloud

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 On November 18, 2025, a routine database permission change at Cloudflare triggered a cascade of failures that took down major platforms including X, ChatGPT, and Canva for six hours. The technical details are revealing: an oversized "feature file" in their Bot Management system exceeded software limits, causing routing failures across their global network. But the deeper story is about architectural choices and organizational accountability. This outage exposes a fundamental flaw in how we've built the modern internet. We've traded the resilience of a distributed network for the convenience of centralized services, and the consequences are mounting. When a configuration change at one company can disrupt 20% of global web traffic, we need to ask hard questions about market concentration and single points of failure. The problem isn't just technical—it's structural. Large organizations create layers of accountability indirection where application teams assume reliability is someone else's job, and DevOps practices have paradoxically made it easier to shirk ownership of production systems. Meanwhile, the cybersecurity landscape is evolving rapidly. Anthropic disclosed what may be the first large-scale cyberattack primarily orchestrated by AI, with Chinese state-sponsored actors using Claude to autonomously execute 80-90% of attack operations. The campaign targeted 30 global entities, demonstrating AI's potential to amplify both the scale and efficiency of cyber warfare. In other news, Linus Torvalds discussed Rust's integration into the Linux kernel and his measured optimism about AI-assisted coding, Peter Thiel's exit from NVIDIA was followed by the company's strong earnings that suggest the AI investment thesis remains intact, and over 60 police departments now deploy Boston Dynamics robot dogs without adequate regulatory frameworks or public oversight. Links Main segment Cloudflare outage on November 18, 2025Questions for Cloudflare - Entropic ThoughtsCloudflare Status - Incident DetailsTokyo Court Finds Cloudflare Liable For Manga Piracy News Anthropic warns of AI-driven hacking campaign linked to China - AP NewsChinese hackers used Anthropic's AI agent to automate spying - AxiosAnthropic foils first AI-orchestrated cyber attack - Tom's HardwareDisrupting AI-Driven Espionage - Anthropic Official ReportWashington Post Data Breach - Tech StartupsRussian Fake Travel Sites - DIESECAmazon Uncovers Cisco Vulnerabilities - DIESECLinus Torvalds is OK with vibe coding as long as it's not used for anything that matters - The RegisterNvidia faces fresh bubble concerns as Peter Thiel sells stakeFirst SoftBank and now Peter Thiel dumps Nvidia positionNvidia beats earnings expectations, even as bubble concerns mount - CNNMore than 60 US and Canadian police units now use Boston Dynamics' robot dogNetgear accused by rival of China smear to fan security fear
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