Cloudflare outage: How AI helped this edtech company to get back online before some of the biggest websites

A recent Cloudflare outage disrupted hundreds of websites, including major ones such as X (formerly Twitter), ChatGPT, Spotify, and more. The effects of the nearly six-hour blackout ended after the IT services company announced that the issue had been resolved and that users could access websites that rely on Cloudflare’s infrastructure. However, the US-based edtech…

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Fitch issues deteriorating outlook for US HE in 2026: Here’s why mergers and closures may rise

US colleges brace for 2026 challenges with shrinking student base and uncertain federal HE funding Fitch Ratings has issued a “deteriorating” outlook for the US higher education (HE) sector in 2026, continuing a grim forecast first highlighted in 2025. Analysts cited a shrinking pipeline of students, rising costs, and uncertainty over state and federal support…

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Garber criticises faculty activism, argues Harvard went wrong and is restoring classroom objectivity and debate

Garber warns faculty activism weakened free speech, outlines Harvard push for neutral teaching Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 has said the university “went wrong” by allowing faculty members to bring personal political views into teaching, arguing that the practice has discouraged open debate and free speech on campus.In unusually candid remarks on a recently…

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US markets pause near record levels: S&P 500 slips slightly; traders brace for Fed signals on 2026 rates

US stock market today: US equities showed little movement Wednesday morning as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement. S&P 500 edged down 0.1% but stayed close to its record levels, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained unchanged and the Nasdaq fell 0.3%. Treasury yields also showed little change as traders prepared for the…

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‘How they clean trains in India’: Foreign influencers catch railway worker throwing garbage on tracks after sweeping – watch | India News

A viral video has triggered a storm online as a railway employee was seen cleaning a train coach and then dumpeing the collected waste into the tracks. The video raised questions about hygiene practices and civic sense within Indian Railways.The clip, captured by foreign tourists travelling on an Indian train, shows the staff sweeping garbage…

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