Group 1 - Major websites, including Perplexity, Snapchat, Disney Plus, Coinbase, and Robinhood, experienced outages due to issues with Amazon Web Services (AWS) [1] - The latest generation of iPhones has outsold the previous model by 14% in its first 10 days on sale in the US and China, according to Bloomberg and Counterpoint Research [2] - China's state security ministry reported evidence of a hacking campaign from the US targeting its National Time Center, with infiltration detected as early as 2022 [3] Group 2 - Shares of medical device maker Whole Logic are rising as Blackstone and TPG are in advanced talks to acquire the company [3] - Tesla's proxy adviser ISS has recommended that investors vote against a pay plan for CEO Elon Musk, which could grant him nearly a trillion dollars in stock if aggressive targets are met [4]
5 Things To Know: October 20, 2025