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Amazon explains what caused the AWS web crash
On October 20, 2025, the digital world experienced a significant disruption when a major outage in Amazon’s Web Services (AWS) affected numerous online services. Millions of users found themselves unable to access platforms like Fortnite,
User complaints surged on tracking site DownDetector just after noon Eastern time, with most reports concentrated in the company’s US-EAST-1 region.
Amazon analysts highlight the company's accelerated growth for its AWS cloud segment in the third quarter and strong guidance ahead.
By Rashika Singh and Deborah Mary Sophia (Reuters) -Amazon shares surged more than 11% in early trading on Friday after strong growth at its cloud unit and a bullish sales outlook eased fears that the tech giant was falling behind rivals in the AI race.
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Amazon’s cloud-computing arm plans to invest an additional $5 billion in South Korea over the next six years to build new artificial-intelligence data centers in the country.
A week after HM Revenue & Customs’ reliance on Amazon Web Services came under scrutiny from the Treasury Select Committee, details have emerged that the public cloud giant remains the only supplier in the running for the government tax collection agency’s £500m datacentre exit project.