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Iranian missile blitz takes down AWS data centers in Bahrain and Dubai
Iranian missile strikes have taken out Amazon Web Services data centers in Bahrain and Dubai, with Amazon declaring "hard down" status across multiple availability zones. The attack marks a dramatic escalation with direct consequences for cloud infrastructure underpinning businesses and governments across the region. The outages underscore the growing vulnerability of centralized cloud facilities to geopolitical conflict.
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US deploying nearly all stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Iran war
The US is reportedly deploying the vast majority of its JASSM-ER cruise missile stockpile in preparation for potential conflict with Iran. The JASSM-ER is a stealthy, long-range precision weapon considered one of America's most capable standoff strike assets. Committing near-total inventory signals both the seriousness of the threat calculus and raises questions about readiness gaps elsewhere.
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German implementation of eIDAS will require an Apple/Google account to function
Germany's rollout of the EU digital identity wallet standard (eIDAS) is set to require users to have an Apple or Google account to function, tying a government identity system to private platform gatekeepers. This creates a significant dependency on two American tech giants for access to what is meant to be a sovereign European digital identity infrastructure. For privacy advocates and digital sovereignty proponents, the irony of the EU's flagship identity framework leaning on Silicon Valley is hard to miss.
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Ars Technica
Tech companies are trying to neuter Colorado’s landmark right-to-repair law
Colorado passed one of the most ambitious right-to-repair laws in the country, but tech industry lobbyists are now pushing state legislation that would quietly hollow out its core protections. The proposed amendments would restrict access to parts, tools, and documentation that independent repair shops and consumers need to fix their own devices. It's a textbook example of how corporations concede ground in public, then claw it back through the fine print.
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