What caused the AWS outage – and why has it made the internet fall apart?

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Techme101

The outage at Amazon services has impacted over 1,000 companies and affected millions of internet users.

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Regulators probe Waymo after its robotaxi drove around a stopped school bus

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Techme101

The incident happened in Atlanta, Georgia earlier this month. Waymo says it has already updated the software on its robotaxis.

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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Techme101

Newly elected Mayor Daniel Lurie steps onto the Disrupt stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27-29 at Moscone West, in a homecoming of sorts for both tech and the city that helped define it. Register now to save and catch this live discussion.

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Apple stock rallies following strong iPhone 17 sales in U.S. and China

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Techme101

The iPhone 17 series has outsold the iPhone 16 series by 14% in the U.S. and China within its first 10 days of availability.

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Jim Cramer: If this happens, Amazon stock might be able to end its ‘horrible slide’

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon has been terrible, the worst of the Magnificent Seven stocks this year.

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Transportation Secretary Duffy says Musk’s SpaceX is behind on moon trip and he will reopen contracts

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Techme101

Duffy said he will open the contract to other space companies that can help get to the moon quicker as it races against China.

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AI Data Centers Create Fury From Mexico to Ireland

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Techme101

As tech companies build data centers worldwide to advance artificial intelligence, vulnerable communities have been hit by blackouts and water shortages.

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How Chile Embodies A.I.’s No-Win Politics

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Techme101

Political debates have flared across Chile over artificial intelligence. Should the nation pour billions into A.I. and risk public backlash, or risk being left behind?

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Amazon’s AWS Disruption Creates Outages for Hundreds of Websites for Hours

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon Web Services, a major provider of cloud services, said most of its clients were back online. Hulu, Snapchat, Venmo and the British government website were among those that experienced problems.

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The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Techme101

Attacks on the site are piling up. Its co-founder says trust the process.

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