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AWS GULF OUTAGE STALLS REGION'S AI PLANS

Amazon Web Services data centers in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain remain largely offline over six months after Iranian drone attacks damaged the facilities, disrupting the Gulf region's push into artificial intelligence infrastructure.

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AWS facilities in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain remain mostly offline more than six months after being damaged by Iranian drones, complicating the region's AI ambitions (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: AWS facilities in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain remain mostly offline more than six months after being dama…

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Factory, whose AI coding agents, called Droids, switch between models depending on a task's complexity, raised $200M at a $5B valuation, up from $1.5B in April (Angel Au-Yeung/Wall Street Journal)

Angel Au-Yeung / Wall Street Journal: Factory, whose AI coding agents, called Droids, switch between models depending on…

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Crypto exchange CoinEx says it is closing, citing a lengthy downturn and rising compliance costs; a report said it moved $3B+ for Iran-linked wallets since 2019 (Dylan Tokar/Wall Street Journal)

Dylan Tokar / Wall Street Journal: Crypto exchange CoinEx says it is closing, citing a lengthy downturn and rising compl…

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