Huawei News: 20 October 2025

November 19, 2025, 12:38 AM EST. Walmart's early Black Friday rollout is in full swing, delivering tech bargains ahead of Nov. 25. On Nov. 18 you can snap up the Meta Quest 3S for $50 off, plus a free copy of Batman: Arkham Shadow and a 3-month Meta Horizon Plus trial. Also on sale: Beats Solo Buds at a record-low $39, and a KitchenAid Ultra 3-speed hand mixer for $35. The Quest 3S offers solid mixed-reality gaming at a friendlier price than the full Quest 3, while the Buds deliver budget audio with long battery life. Deals are time-limited and exclusive to Walmart's early Black Friday event.

November 19, 2025, 12:36 AM EST. Cloudflare says an outage affecting multiple customers, including X and ChatGPT, has been resolved after a period of disruption this morning. The company reported a spike in unusual traffic to one of its services starting at 11:20 UTC, causing errors for some users passing through its network. A fix was implemented and monitoring continues to ensure services return to normal. Cloudflare stated there is no evidence of malicious activity. The incident affected users of X, ChatGPT and other services, with Downdetector reporting outages concurrent with Cloudflare's issue. The event follows a recent large AWS outage that disrupted many online apps. Cloudflare is continuing to investigate the root cause and mitigate future traffic spikes.

November 19, 2025, 12:34 AM EST. From portable power to precision controls, this guide harvests the most covetable gaming accessories of 2025. Highlights include Nintendo Switch 2 with redesigned Joy-Con 2, expanded storage, and a second USB-C port; Nanoleaf Pegboard Desk Dock for stylish organization with synchronized RGB lighting; Backbone One: Xbox Edition to turn your iPhone into a console with seamless Xbox Cloud Gaming; 8BitMods Retro-Bit SEGA Saturn Pro Wireless Controller with drift-resistant sticks; Razer Blade 16 laptop offering a dual-mode mini-LED display and top-tier Nvidia power; SteelSeries Arctis Gamebuds delivering low-latency, pocketable audio; and more gear designed to elevate play on consoles and PC.

November 19, 2025, 12:32 AM EST. Microsoft rolled out a fix for the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) enrollment bug that prevented some PCs from signing up for free updates. The issue, spotted by Windows Latest, affected the enrollment wizard and could block devices from receiving security updates. The new KB5071959 patch for Windows 10 22H2 addresses the enrollment failure and is offered to all Windows 10 PCs, even if not currently enrolled in ESU, to restore access to essential protections.

November 19, 2025, 12:26 AM EST. Planet Labs and Quantum Systems are partnering to fuse orbital imagery with AI-powered drone reconnaissance, delivering an integrated intelligence ecosystem for defense. The collaboration combines Planet's Broad Area Monitoring and VHR tasking with Quantum Systems' MOSAIC UXS software to create a seamless Tip & Cue workflow: satellites detect changes, drones investigate, and operators act faster with automated tasking and multi-domain awareness. The Europe-focused network aims to deliver near-real-time maps from orbit to operator, enhancing situational awareness and reducing cognitive load for analysts. Executives say the partnership moves beyond data delivery toward actionable operational value, reinforcing European security and technological sovereignty across the region.