AWS Major Outage Takes Down Internet | Anthropic $1 Gov Deal | AI Adoption Hits 78%

📋 Quick Takeaways

AWS global outage disrupted Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, Coinbase, and hundreds of services on October 20
Anthropic offers Claude AI to all US government branches for $1/year, escalating AI competition
AI organizational adoption surges to 78%, up from 55% last year
Microsoft replaces Windows Search with AI-powered “Ask Copilot” on taskbar
UK enforces Online Safety Bill with potential 10% revenue fines for major platforms
Companies increasingly blame AI for job cuts, critics call it a convenient excuse
X lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI to proceed in Fort Worth

🚨 1. Major AWS Outage Cripples Global Internet Services

Widespread Disruption Affects Millions of Users Worldwide

Breaking: Amazon Web Services experienced a catastrophic outage on October 20, 2025, at approximately 3:11 AM EST, causing widespread disruptions across the internet.

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AI Search Summaries Cut Wikipedia Traffic 8% | Critical Security Vulnerabilities Exposed

📋 Quick Takeaways

Wikipedia pageviews dropped 8% year-over-year as AI-powered search summaries reduce direct traffic to the platform
Critical AI security flaw discovered: Major LLMs including ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini can be manipulated with just 250 malicious files
SpaceX achieves 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, marking historic telecommunications infrastructure milestone
AI healthcare startups raise $16.5M across two major funding rounds in Arabic and autoimmune health sectors
Advanced liquid cooling technology unveiled to support next-generation 1400W+ AI chips

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Wikipedia Traffic Plummets 8% as AI Search Summaries Dominate

The Wikimedia Foundation reported an 8% year-over-year decline in human pageviews, directly attributing the decrease to the proliferation of AI-powered search summaries and shifting user behavior toward social video platforms.