Blockchain and no-code tools challenge AWS' dominance: Crypto exec

The future of the internet will be users creating custom-tailored applications using no-code AI tools that are decentralized ...

Amazon appoints longtime AWS exec Peter DeSantis to lead new AI org

DeSantis has spent 27 years at Amazon, including eight years as an SVP for AWS, the cloud provider that powers about ...
InfoWorld

AI-assisted software development with Amazon Q Developer

Amazon Q Developer is a useful AI-powered coding assistant with chat, CLI, Model Context Protocol and agent support, and AWS ...
InfoWorld

GitHub Action Secrets aren’t secret anymore: exposed PATs now a direct path into cloud environments

Wiz has found threat actors exploiting GitHub tokens, giving them access to GitHub Action Secrets and, ultimately, cloud ...
VentureBeat

Amazon's new AI can code for days without human help. What does that mean for software engineers?

Amazon Web Services on Tuesday announced a new class of artificial intelligence systems called "frontier agents" that can work autonomously for hours or even days without human intervention, ...
The Hill

OpenAI, Amazon sign $38 billion computing deal

OpenAI has struck a $38 billion agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to secure cloud computing power from the tech giant, the ChatGPT maker announced Monday. The multiyear deal will give the AI ...
The New York Times

OpenAI Signs $38 Billion Cloud Computing Deal With Amazon

After signing agreements to use computing power from Nvidia, AMD and Oracle, OpenAI is teaming up with the world’s largest cloud computing company. By Cade Metz Reporting from San Francisco After ...
The New York Times

Smart Beds Helped Them Sleep on a Cloud. Then the Cloud Crashed.

The widespread outage involving the cloud-computing provider Amazon Web Services ensnared unexpected consumers earlier this week: people who just wanted a good night’s sleep. By Sopan Deb Some users ...
Futurism

AWS Outage That Took Down Internet Came After Amazon Fired Tons of Workers in Favor of AI

When Amazon Web Services suffered an outage on Monday morning, it practically took down the internet with it. There went all of Amazon’s services, from its shopping hub to its Ring doorbell cameras.
CBS News

Here's what experts say the Amazon Web Services outage reveals about the fragility of the cloud

The 15-hour disruption to Amazon Web Services, a cloud-based computing service, on Monday shook internet users around the world, disrupting everything from travel to financial transactions — and ...
CNN

Amazon says systems are back online after global internet outage

Our live coverage of the massive Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services outage has wrapped for the day. Please scroll through the posts below to learn about Monday’s developments. Amazon Monday ...
Los Angeles Times

Why did Amazon’s AWS outage disrupt Snapchat, Ring and many other services?

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. People struggled to access social media app Snapchat, online game Fortnite, payments app Venmo and other popular ...