Iran Strikes On Amazon Data Centers Caused Permanent Loss of Customer
Iran Strikes On Amazon Data Centers Caused Permanent Loss of Customer Data
TL;DRIranian strikes destroyed Amazon data centers; some customer data is permanently gone.
Why it matters: Shows cloud infrastructure vulnerability to physical attacks and risks of inadequate backup redundancy.

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TL;DROpenAI released Astra for Law, a GPT-6-based tool for legal research and document writing.

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