🌩️ When lightning hits the cloud, the internet flashes out

This week, Cloudflare, one of the largest cloud infrastructure providers, went down. It took many popular services offline too, including ChatGPT and Canva. While the outage lasted for only a couple of hours, the incident echoes the recent Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure blackouts a month ago. It’s a reminder of just how fragile the internet is.

🎮 Southeast Asia is finally getting Nintendo’s full eShop

It looks like gamers in Southeast Asia have gotten an early Christmas gift from Nintendo as it finally rolls out its full eShop and Switch Online in the continent. What this means is that fans can now enjoy local pricing, seamless online play, and Switch 2 perks without juggling overseas accounts, ending years of frustrating workarounds.

🤖 xAI is betting on memory and emotion with Grok 4.1 update

xAI has launched Grok 4.1, and instead of trying to win on raw power or parameter flexing, the pitch this time is simple: better conversations and better memory. xAI is promising improved emotional understanding, smoother long-form responses, and an AI that actually stays on track. It sounds great, but given Grok’s history and the long list of controversies around it, those claims are going to need real-world proof before anyone buys the hype.

🤑 Nvidia’s blowout quarter has rewritten the AI bubble narrative

Everyone's been whispering about the AI bubble and how it's going to crash, expecting companies like Nvidia to take financial hits in this quarter and those to come. Well, not only did Nvidia completely obliterate Q3 forecasts, but it also solidified its dominant position in the AI supply chain. It makes you wonder: was there ever a bubble, or is it just getting even better?