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Iranian strikes have reportedly knocked out key AWS availability zones in Bahrain and Dubai, leaving parts of both regions effectively offline for an extended period and forcing Amazon to urge teams and customers to shift workloads elsewhere. "These two regions continue to be impaired, and services should not expect to be operating with normal levels of redundancy and resiliency," an internal Amazon communication memo reads. "We are actively working to free and reserve as much capacity as possible in the region for customers, and services should be scaled to the minimal footprint required to support customer migration." Big Technology reports: With the war now nearing its sixth week, Iran has made Amazon infrastructure in the Gulf an economic target and is now eyeing its peers. Amazon's Bahrain facilities have been hit multiple times, including a Wednesday strike that caused a fire. And its facilities in the UAE also sustained multiple hits. The IRGC is threatening multiple other U.S. tech giants, including Microsoft, Google, and Apple. Amazons infrastructure in Bahrain and Dubai each have three 'availability zones' or clusters of compute. Both Bahrain and Dubai have a zones that are "hard down" and and "impaired but functioning," per the internal communication. "We do not have a timeline for when DXB and BAH will return to normal operations," the internal post said.

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Farmfoods has become an unlikely haven for middle-class mothers in pursuit of a bargain amid the cost-of-living crisis in the UK.

Ex-CISA official tells The Reg: 'this would weaken the system for managing cyber risk'

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's budget will see yet another deep cut if Congress approves President Trump's proposal to slash CISA's spending by $707 million in fiscal year 2027.…

Days after Woods vowed to step away from the game to seek treatment and focus on his health, the Martin County Sheriff's Office released a second mugshot of the 15-time major winner.

Shabana Mahmood accused of 'shocking secrecy' over scheme offering failed asylum seekers families up to £40,000 to voluntarily leave Britain.

Meghan Markle gave fans a rare glimpse into the family's life across the Pond in a brief video. In it, she filmed her husband and six-year-old son as they enjoyed the blanketed ski routes together.

Microsoft plans to invest $10 billion in Japan from 2026 to 2029 to expand AI infrastructure, boost local cloud capacity, train 1 million engineers and developers, and deepen cybersecurity cooperation with the Japanese government. Reuters reports: The investment includes the training of 1 million engineers and developers by 2030, Microsoft said, which was unveiled during a visit to Tokyo by Vice Chair and President Brad Smith. In a statement, the company said the plan aligns with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's goal to boost growth through advanced, strategic technologies while safeguarding national security. Microsoft will work with domestic firms including SoftBank and Sakura Internet to expand Japan-based AI computing capacity, allowing Ecompanies and government agencies to keep sensitive data within the country while accessing Microsoft Azure services, it said. It will also deepen cooperation with Japanese authorities on sharing intelligence related to cyber threats and crime prevention.

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Rebecca Adlington was all smiles in sweet Instagram photos as she took her newborn daughter Thea Joy swimming for the first time on Friday. 

Jesy Nelson has shared a bittersweet SMA update on Friday as she revealed it is a 'postcode lottery' whether your baby gets tested. 

Business leaders are proposing a new system involving a 2 per cent levy on online sales and a 37 per cent cut for bricks-and-mortar firms.

A Rome court ruled that several Netflix price hikes in Italy were unlawful because the company's contracts didn't adequately explain or justify future pricing changes. As a result, Netflix has been ordered to issue refunds that could total roughly 500 euros for some long-term subscribers. Ars Technica reports: The lawsuit was brought by Italian consumer advocacy group Movimento Consumatori, which alleged that the price hikes violate the Consumer Code, Italian legislation that aims to protect consumer rights. The Consumer Code says it's unlawful for a "professional to unilaterally modify the clauses of the contract, or the characteristics of the product or service to be provided, without a justified reason indicated in the contract itself," according to a Google-provided translation. The court's April 1 ruling determined that Netflix's contracts were required to explain in advance why prices or other terms might change in the future. Because the price hikes were found to be imposed without providing customers with valid justifications, the court ruled that the new prices are invalid and ordered Netflix to refund affected subscribers. This comes despite Netflix reportedly providing a 30-day advance notice of the higher fees and allowing customers to cancel their subscriptions to avoid price hikes. The court gave Netflix 90 days to inform millions of current and former customers via email, mail, its website, and Italian newspapers of their right to refunds or else face a penalty of 700 euros per day, Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore reported today. Per Italian law, price increases that Netflix has issued or will issue beyond April 2025 are legal. At that time, Netflix adjusted its terms to state that contract terms could one day change due to technological, security, or regulatory needs, to clarify clauses, or to provide changes to the service, Il Sole 24 Ore reported.

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Karen Betts, boss of the Food and Drink Federation, said it was 'short-sighted' for Labour to ignore pleas for help as war in the Middle East threatens to drive up food prices.

In this new episode of The Trial USA, Rachel Sharp and Ruth Bashinsky unpack every twist and turn of the Gilgo Beach serial killer case - and discuss the latest shock development.

Stella McCartney's plans for her dream, £5million Highlands home recently proved controversial.

Perez Hilton faced a fresh health crisis this week as he underwent emergency surgery - just days after nearly dying in hospital from sepsis.

She's committed to wearing something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue on the promo tour for her wedding-themed movie, The Drama.

The Love Island host, 31, showcased her 'after-massage snatch' physique as she struck a confident pose for the mirror selfie, sporting denim and a white top.

After photographing over 300 weddings, Courtney Specht has figured out which couples are going to make it long term - and which ones won't go the distance.