Reliability
What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel
What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel DNS (Domain Name System) is the internet’s “phone book” that translates names into IP addresses, but recent outages have highlighted its vulnerability. A recent AWS outage on Oct. 20, 2025, showed how DNS failures […]
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Is ChatGPT reliable despite its ‘hallucinations’ and inaccuracy?
Is ChatGPT reliable despite its ‘hallucinations’ and inaccuracy? BulletPointN Is ChatGPT reliable despite its ‘hallucinations’ and inaccuracy? Source: Youtube link Q. What is meant by “hallucinations” in the context of ChatGPT? A. Hallucinations refer to the generation of false or inaccurate information by AI models like ChatGPT, often due to overconfidence or lack of training […]
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Zoom is back following a major outage
Zoom is back following a major outage Zoom suffered a major outage this afternoon, preventing users from connecting to video calls and accessing its website. The outage started at around 2:40PM ET and lasted for nearly two hours, with some users receiving an “Unable to Connect” error message or being unable to sign in altogether. […]
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Zoom is coming back following a major outage
Zoom is coming back following a major outage Zoom suffered a major outage on [date] that prevented users from connecting to video calls and accessing its website. The outage started at around 2:40PM ET, causing site connectivity to drop off, and users received an “Unable to Connect” error message or were unable to sign in. […]
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