"This week, tech companies were either melting down in real time or promising a future where computers are smarter than we are. Investors panicked, calmed down, panicked again, and then bought T-shirts for sea otters. We saw a giant internet outage that reminded everyone just how dependent the modern world is on one company. We also saw a stock that most people had basically pronounced dead suddenly rip higher like it was 2021 again."
"There was drama in Washington, too. The White House leaned even harder into AI content as a political weapon, raising a question that has been building all year, which is: Are we entering the AI misinformation era for real, or are we already in it and pretending we aren't? At the same time, Meta cut jobs in the name of moving faster on artificial intelligence,"
"An overnight outage at Amazon Web Services took down big parts of the internet, including apps and sites like Reddit, Lyft, and McDonald's. The problem was tied to AWS systems in one U.S. region, but because so many companies run through that same infrastructure, the impact went global. Amazon said the root issue was a DNS problem that it has mostly fixed, but a lot of users still saw slowdowns and random errors long after the first alert."
Tech companies experienced both operational failures and AI-driven strategic shifts, producing volatile investor reactions and unusual consumer-driven fundraising. A widespread Amazon Web Services DNS outage in one U.S. region disrupted major apps and websites globally, revealing dependence on shared cloud infrastructure. Beyond Meat's stock surged over 60 percent after recent declines. The White House amplified focus on AI-generated content amid concerns about misinformation. Meta implemented job cuts to accelerate artificial intelligence work. Apple reported strong iPhone demand driven by performance and design. Taylor Swift's fans raised millions quickly for sea otter rescue after she wore a vintage aquarium T-shirt.
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