Tech Brew Ride Home The Bloodbath In Crypto
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Nov 18, 2025 A major Cloudflare outage impacted key websites, causing widespread disruptions. The crypto market faced a severe downturn, with a staggering $1.2 trillion loss as traders pulled away from speculative assets. Meanwhile, Grok 4.1 aims to compete with ChatGPT by enhancing emotional intelligence and creativity. Databricks is making headlines with its impressive growth and talks of raising capital at a valuation exceeding $130 billion. Additionally, concerns over irrational AI investments were echoed by Sundar Pichai as tech giants rack up record debts for AI advancements.
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Widespread Cloudflare Outage Explained
- A major Cloudflare outage caused widespread service failures across sites like X and ChatGPT.
- Cloudflare attributed it to a spike in unusual traffic and was still investigating the root cause.
Grok 4.1 Focuses On Creativity And EQ
- XAI released Grok 4.1 aiming for fewer hallucinations and stronger emotional intelligence.
- Blind tests and benchmarks suggest Grok 4.1 improved creativity and conversational empathy versus prior versions.
Crypto Sell-Off Fueled By Leverage Unwind
- The crypto market lost roughly $1.2 trillion since early October amid leveraged position liquidations.
- Analysts call the sell-off an extended aftershock of a massive October 10th liquidation event driven by leverage.