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Iranian missiles strike Amazon data center in Bahrain, state media claims · 2 sources tracked

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An Amazon data center in Bahrain was reportedly destroyed by Iranian cruise missiles, according to Iranian state media. This attack is claimed to be retaliation for alleged U.S. strikes on an Iranian nuclear plant. The facility had previously been impacted by earlier attacks, leading Amazon to move operations to unaffected sites. Despite the reported destruction, Amazon has not provided updates on service restoration, though the company has a history of ensuring service continuity by rerouting customers. AI

IMPACT Damage to cloud infrastructure like AWS data centers can disrupt AI services and development, potentially impacting AI model training and deployment.

RANK_REASON The event involves infrastructure damage to a data center, which falls under the 'tool' category as it relates to the operational aspects of technology rather than a core AI release or research.

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Iranian missiles strike Amazon data center in Bahrain, state media claims · 2 sources tracked

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Jowi Morales ·

    Amazon data center in Bahrain struck and destroyed by Iranian cruise missiles, state media claims — attacks launched against AWS site in response to alleged US strikes on an under-construction nuclear plant

    The Amazon site has suffered multiple hits since the start of the U.S. bombing campaign in Iran. The IRGC claims to have 'destroyed' AWB Bahrain, but the company has moved operations off the facility since early April.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Amazon data center in Bahrain struck and destroyed by Iranian cruise missiles, state media claims — attacks… The Amazon site has suffered multiple hits since th

    Amazon data center in Bahrain struck and destroyed by Iranian cruise missiles, state media claims — attacks… The Amazon site has suffered multiple hits since the start of the U.S. bombing campaign in Iran. The IRGC claims to have 'destroyed' AWB Bahrain, but the company has moved…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/amazon-data-center-in-… tomshardware.com/tech-industry

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