Amazon’s AWS collapse leaves Snapchat, Roblox, Canva, and millions of users stranded in the dark. Half the internet goes dark overnight

https://downdetector.com/ You don’t say … 🤔 https://t.co/9oLKZGyec5 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 20, 2025 THE INTERNET JUST FACEPLANTED – AND AMAZON’S HOLDING THE CORD Snapchat’s dead. Roblox won’t load. Canva’s crying. Even Alexa’s pretending she didn’t hear you. It’s not …

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Amazon is enforcing a new rule: beginning October 1, Prime members cannot share free shipping outside their household, meaning millions will have to pay $14.99 per year

The end of an era is arriving quietly but with consequences that will ripple across millions of households, leaving families, roommates, and casual users suddenly exposed to rising costs, fractured convenience, and a creeping erosion of the sharing culture Amazon …

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Why millions to make billions when you could pay trillions to make millions! Firms spend $61.9B on AI in 2025, most still waiting for results. 42% of pilot projects scrapped. McKinsey calls it the “generative paradox”

$61.9 billion. That’s how much companies are spending on generative AI in 2025. IDC says investment jumped 94% this year. https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/genai-paradox-companies-pouring-billions-into-ai-it-has-yet-to-pay-off-125081302003_1.html The payoff? Still nowhere to be seen. McKinsey finds nearly 80% of firms use generative AI—but the same number …

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Foreign influence spending in the US tops hundreds of millions from multiple countries

Foreign influence spending in the US according to Open Secrets: China – $460.7 million Japan – $436.5 million Liberia – $353.2 million South Korea – $325.8 million Saudi Arabia – $311.5 million Marshall Islands – $285.1 million Qatar – $257.8 million United Arab Emirates –242.7 million Bahamas – …

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