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Cloudflare Outage Takes Down Parts of the Internet | Tech Field Day News Rundown: November 19, 2025
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Web infrastructure provider Cloudflare experienced a global disruption that caused widespread “Error 500” messages and took down major platforms including X and ChatGPT. The outage, triggered by a sudden spike in unusual network traffic, impacted thousands of websites early Tuesday and highlighted the fragility of internet architecture—over 20 percent of global web traffic flows through Cloudflare. The firm is actively investigating the root cause and working to restore full service while underscoring the need for greater resilience in digital infrastructure. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown featuring Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke.
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0:00 - Cold Open
0:26 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown
1:28 - AWS Unveils AI Agents to Speed Up Cloud Migrations
4:23 - Commvault Launches AI-Powered Cloud Unity Platform
8:16 - AWS Expands Kiro AI to Deliver Higher-Quality, Verifiable Code
11:43 - Arista and Palo Alto Strengthen AI-Era Data Center Security
14:58 - Microsoft Teams with Anthropic and NVIDIA in Major New AI Cloud Deal
18:37 - First Large-Scale AI-Driven Cyber Espionage Campaign Uncovered
21:40 - Cloudflare Outage Takes Down Parts of the Internet
28:48 - The Weeks Ahead
30:12 - Thanks for Watching
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