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Cloudflare reports Q4 fall in shutdowns amid outages
Network Infrastructure

Cloudflare reports Q4 fall in shutdowns amid outages

Cloudflare logs steep Q4 drop in state-ordered shutdowns, but flags more than 180 2025 outages from cable damage, storms and conflict.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026
DE-CIX traffic hits 79 exabytes as AI & sport surge
Gaming

DE-CIX traffic hits 79 exabytes as AI & sport surge

DE-CIX data traffic surged 16% to 79 exabytes in 2025, fuelled by AI workloads and record-breaking live sports streaming demand.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Cloudflare buys Astro framework, pledges open future
Edge Computing

Cloudflare buys Astro framework, pledges open future

Cloudflare snaps up the Astro web framework, vowing to keep it open source while tying it closer to its performance and developer platform.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026
Hydrolix unveils Bot Insights to expose costly AI bots
Cloud Security

Hydrolix unveils Bot Insights to expose costly AI bots

Hydrolix launches Bot Insights to reveal hidden AI bot traffic and six-figure cost leaks, promising real-time visibility across CDNs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Cloudflare, JD Cloud boost China-global AI inference
Firewalls

Cloudflare, JD Cloud boost China-global AI inference

Cloudflare and JD Cloud are deepening their alliance to build a cross-border AI cloud, promising up to 80% lower latency for inference.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Dec 2025
Akamai & Visa join forces to secure AI shopping
Digital Transformation

Akamai & Visa join forces to secure AI shopping

Akamai and Visa are teaming up to secure AI shopping agents, blending edge security with payment checks to tackle fraud in agentic commerce.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Cloudflare reveals AI surge & Internet 'bot wars' in 2025
Distributed Denial of Service

Cloudflare reveals AI surge & Internet 'bot wars' in 2025

Cloudflare warns 2025 brings surging AI traffic, record DDoS attacks and escalating Internet 'bot wars' as civil groups face rising threats.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025
Cloudflare outage exposes risks of AI & payments reliance
Digital Transformation

Cloudflare outage exposes risks of AI & payments reliance

Cloudflare's latest outage fuels fears over fragile AI and payments systems as firms brace for weeks of disputes and operational fallout.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Cloudflare outage exposes global risks of digital centralisation
Disaster Recovery

Cloudflare outage exposes global risks of digital centralisation

A global Cloudflare outage highlights the risks of digital centralisation, disrupting websites and services worldwide and sparking calls for more resilient IT infrastructure.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
ROLLER boosts global speed & security with Fastly platform
Firewalls

ROLLER boosts global speed & security with Fastly platform

ROLLER enhances global venue performance and security with Fastly, cutting image load times by 95% and boosting data routing and cyber defence.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
Hugging Face & Google Cloud boost open AI model access
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Hugging Face & Google Cloud boost open AI model access

Hugging Face and Google Cloud expand their partnership to enhance access and deployment of open AI models on Google's cloud infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sun, 16th Nov 2025
APIContext appoints Lelah Manz as Chair to lead global growth
Unified Communications

APIContext appoints Lelah Manz as Chair to lead global growth

APIContext has named Lelah Manz as Chair to drive its global growth and expand its platform in the rapidly evolving API monitoring and resilience market.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2025
hCaptcha report finds most residential proxy use fuels cybercrime
Malware

hCaptcha report finds most residential proxy use fuels cybercrime

hCaptcha reveals up to 95% of traffic on residential proxy networks fuels cybercrime, exposing flaws in current online security measures.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Aug 2025

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Content delivery network (CDN) stories

Fastly powers Layercake edge shift for live streaming
Storage

Fastly powers Layercake edge shift for live streaming

Fastly's edge cloud powers Layercake's Streamcake to handle live streaming spikes, cutting origin load and boosting scale for major events.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2026
Fastly names Rachel Ler VP to drive Asia expansion
Digital Transformation

Fastly names Rachel Ler VP to drive Asia expansion

Fastly appoints Rachel Ler as Area Vice President of Asia to spearhead edge cloud growth across ASEAN, Greater China and South Korea.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Foxtel boosts live 4K sports streaming with Fastly CDN tech
Digital Entertainment

Foxtel boosts live 4K sports streaming with Fastly CDN tech

Foxtel enhances live 4K sports streaming for over a million viewers with Fastly's CDN, ensuring stable, high-quality broadcasts across Kayo Sports and Foxtel.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2025
AWS outage exposes global resilience gaps & cloud reliance risks
Disaster Recovery

AWS outage exposes global resilience gaps & cloud reliance risks

Amazon's AWS outage in US-East-1 disrupted thousands of global websites, exposing critical resilience gaps and risks in cloud reliance.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
Leaseweb launches S3-compatible object storage in Singapore
Storage

Leaseweb launches S3-compatible object storage in Singapore

Leaseweb launches S3-compatible Object Storage in Singapore, offering scalable, cost-effective, and secure data storage with local compliance and no egress fees via its CDN.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Aug 2025