Topic: error rates

  • AWS Outage Exposes Widespread Risk of Provider Dependency

    AWS Outage Exposes Widespread Risk of Provider Dependency

    A major AWS outage originating from the US-EAST-1 region caused widespread internet disruptions, rendering popular services like Signal, Snapchat, and Amazon's Alexa inaccessible for an extended period. The root cause was identified as an internal DNS failure within AWS infrastructure, highlighti...

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  • AWS Outage Cripples Fortnite, Alexa, and Snapchat

    AWS Outage Cripples Fortnite, Alexa, and Snapchat

    A major AWS outage is causing widespread service disruptions for platforms like Fortnite, Alexa, and Snapchat, primarily affecting the US-EAST-1 Region and other global areas. The outage has rendered services non-responsive, impacting smart assistants, scheduled routines, and applications from co...

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  • Electrons Floating on a Helium Sea

    Electrons Floating on a Helium Sea

    Quantum computing is advancing from scientific challenges to engineering issues, with companies developing systems of dozens to hundreds of qubits and reducing error rates. Some ventures are exploring new qubit platforms, such as using electrons levitating above liquid helium, which could enable ...

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  • Google Drives 831x More Traffic Than AI Rivals: Report

    Google Drives 831x More Traffic Than AI Rivals: Report

    Google generates 831 times more traffic to publishers than all AI systems combined, though its share of external traffic declined from over 90% in Q2 2024 to 84.1% in Q2 2025. AI bots are rapidly increasing their presence on publisher sites, with the ratio to human visitors intensifying fourfold ...

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