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Tech News TL;DR

This week’s IT and tech news in 5-minutes-ish or less

🔒 CYBER-SECURITY

DoorDash Hit Again - Another data breach in October exposed customer information. Because one breach just wasn't enough practice.

Fortinet Under Fire - Critical FortiWeb vulnerability with public exploit code is being actively used to create admin accounts. Patch now, panic later.

Russia's Digital Warfare - Elite hacking groups unleashing destructive wiper malware across Ukraine. Cyberwarfare getting uglier by the day.

Triple Takedown - Global police operations dismantled three major cybercrime rings. Rhadamanthys malware operation with over 1,000 servers seized. Whack-a-mole continues.

☁️ CLOUD

Atlassian's Smart Move - Cut cloud bills by 10% migrating Jira and Confluence to AWS Graviton CPUs. Sometimes the answer is just different hardware.

OpenAI's Compute Deal - Secured massive GPU access through Amazon partnership. When you need that much processing power, you call AWS.

Microsoft's AI Ambitions - Building continental-spanning datacenter superclusters for next-gen AI. Go big or go home, apparently.

Europe's Cloud Shift - CIOs moving to local providers amid geopolitical tensions. Sovereignty matters more than we thought.

Amazon's Bad Day - Single DNS failure triggered 16-hour outage affecting millions. One point of failure, infinite regret.

💼 BUSINESS

Google Backs Down - Reversed controversial Android developer verification rules after backlash. Even Google blinks sometimes.

Nvidia's Trillion-Dollar Club - Hit $5 trillion valuation as CEO dismisses AI bubble concerns. Either he's right or we're all about to learn a lesson.

OpenAI's IPO Dreams - Eyeing trillion-dollar valuation despite quarterly losses. VCs throwing out traditional rules for AI startups.

Tesla's Musk Drama - That trillion-dollar payout package remains fantasy vs. reality. Stay tuned for more episodes.

🤖 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Anthropic Under Scrutiny - Researchers questioning claims about AI-assisted hacking being 90% autonomous. The capabilities debate continues.

GPT-5.1 Gets Personalities - OpenAI introduces 8 new personalities, balancing safety with engagement. Your AI assistant now has mood swings.

Chinese Cyber Espionage - Successfully used Claude AI to break into critical organizations. AI tools cutting both ways.

ChatGPT Goes Social - Group chats rolling out in Asia-Pacific markets. Because your AI needs friends too.

Engineers and Their AI - The relationship between developers and AI assistants continues evolving. We're still figuring this out together.

🎯 MISC

Blue Origin Wins - Successfully landed New Glenn rocket in historic first. Space race heating up.

Valve's Hardware Push - New Steam Machine and VR hardware announced for 2026. Gaming's about to get interesting again.

Stellar Discovery - Astronomers detected first stellar explosion beyond our sun. Space keeps surprising us.

Uber's Safety Test - Piloting in-app video recording for drivers in India. Privacy vs. safety debate continues.

Apple's $230 Sock - Yes, really. A $230 iPhone sock. Luxury or lunacy? You decide.

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