Cloudflare says it was not attacked, it was a bug that caused the outage
Cloudflare was harmed Large scale power cut on 18th November Which shut down many websites and services around the world. The Internet services company, which powers 20% of the Internet, has announced that the failure was not due to an attack by threat actors. This was due to a bug in its software. Cloudflare reported that a change made to one of its bot detection system’s databases caused an error that spread to the rest of its network. As a result, Cloudflare’s bot management system began throwing false positives and errors on websites that used its technology, thus blocking users from visiting the sites.
The company managed to restore its services about three and a half hours after the problem started, but the outage left millions of people unable to access popular services including ChatGPT, X, Spotify.
Windows 11 is turning into an agentic OS
Microsoft is Windows 11 is making huge changesMoving towards an agentic OS. A new Insider Preview build available to testers brings a toggle for “experimental agentic features,” which when enabled will allow the operating system to create AI agents that have separate accounts on their computers. These are used to perform tasks that the user requires. And it also gives AI access to system folders. It creates agent workspaces that allow AI agents to work with the user, these are separate desktops.
Microsoft says the AI model has functional limitations, may not provide accurate information, and may also present security risks. Yet that hasn’t stopped it from moving ahead with its plans. The Redmond company wants all agent actions to be visible and isolated, and wants users to have control over all queries to user data and actions taken. He wants AI agents to meet or exceed security and privacy standards for the data to which they have access.
Pavan Davuluri, president of Windows and Devices at Microsoft, announced at X last week that Windows is being developed as an agentic OS. The post was criticized by users who said, “Nobody wants this”. Davuluri stopped replying to the tweet due to the overwhelming negative response. This week, Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleiman said he found it surprising that people are not impressed by super smart AI that can generate any image/video. His post also received negative feedback, with many people pointing out that Microsoft was imposing AI on users when they did not want it. A video published on Microsoft The YouTube channel sheds light on how Ask CoPilot and Agent on the Windows taskbar work on Windows 11.
Google will allow experienced users to sideload apps on Android
Google has announced that future versions of Android will allow experienced users to install apps from third-party sources. The move comes after the controversial decision to enforce developer verification for Android app developers who distribute their apps on third-party websites and app marketplaces. Google had claimed that this would reduce the risk of malware on Android. However, many users and developers criticized this policy, saying that it would lead to the death of many apps whose developers do not want to register with Google. F-Droid reported that this policy could give Google complete control over the Android ecosystem.
Mountain View company reportedly backtracked on decision to end sideloading working on a new advanced flow This will allow experienced users to accept the risks of installing software that is not verified. It will also display clear warnings to educate users about the security risks of installing APKs downloaded from the internet. This is better than not having the option to sideload apps.
Claire Obscure: Expedition 33 Wins 7 Trophies at The Golden Joystick Awards
Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 might be the best game of this year. The RPG, which was created by French studio, Sandfall Interactive, won a record-equalling 7 trophies Golden Joystick Award. It was voted Best Game of the Year, Best Soundtrack, Best Storytelling, Best Visual Design, Studio of the Year. Jennifer English, who voiced dirtywas given the Best Lead Actor award, while his co-star Ben Starr won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role as Verso.
Other nominees for the GOTY were The Blue Prince, Donkey Kong Bananza, Ghost of Yotei, Hades 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Peak, Silent Hill F and Split Fiction. Claire Obscure has also been nominated in several categories game awards 2025,
Android’s Quick Share now works with AirDrop on iOS, iPadOS, macOS
Google has made a big announcement. It has revealed a new feature for Android’s Quick Share protocol. The wireless file-sharing method, which lets users send and receive files from their Android phone or tablet to other nearby Android devices and PCs, now works with Apple’s devices. Android users can finally Share content on AirDrop via Quick Share Compatible devices like iPhone, iPad and Mac. The feature is currently available for Google Pixel 10 devices, but the company is working on expanding support for more devices.
Google says it built Quick Share’s interoperability with AirDrop independently, without Apple’s help.
Nvidia releases hotfix patch to address low performance issues on Windows 11
nvidia has released an update for its video graphics drivers To resolve the issue affecting Windows 11. Specifically, this issue affects users who have installed the October 2025 security update on their PC. Gamers have reported that since they installed the latest Windows update, they have experienced lower than normal performance in some games that used to run fine before the update. Although a full list of affected games is not available, the following titles were among the games with which users were experiencing low frame rates: Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Rise of the Ronin, Star Citizen, Valheim, etc.
Nvidia didn’t say what the issue was, but it says it’s addressed in GeForce Hotfix display driver version 581.94, which is based on Game Ready driver 581.80.
