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Microsoft, AWS deploy engineer armies to help crack AI
AWS and Microsoft deploy thousands of engineers to help clients implement AI, aiming to improve returns on AI investments. The initiatives follow similar moves by OpenAI and Anthropic as companies seek faster AI adoption despite limited business benefits.
July 9, 2026
OpenAI signs $38 bn infrastructure deal with cloud giant AWS
OpenAI signed a $38 billion, seven-year deal with AWS, gaining access to Nvidia GPUs and CPUs to scale AI. The partnership expands OpenAI’s infrastructure, supporting advanced AI deployment amid record multi-billion-dollar tech deals in 2025.
November 3, 2025
Amazon cloud services outage disrupts major websites worldwide
A major outage at Amazon Web Services on Monday disrupted access to several global platforms, including Canva, Signal, Snapchat and Lyft. The hours-long disruption, traced to technical issues in AWS’s US East region, underscored the world’s heavy reliance on Amazon’s cloud infrastructure.
October 20, 2025