Nice ... Tadge Dryja points out how CoinDesk was either intentionally spreading misleading FUD or was ignorant:

Uhhh... is this a new monthly (in expectation) column from coindesk?

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/17/bitcoin-fails-to-produce-1-block-for-over-an-hour/

https://twitter.com/tdryja/status/1582003011475279873 [Nitter]