Amazon has opened Project Rainier, an $11 billion AI data center in Indiana, designed to train its AI models using custom chips. The facility is already operational, with plans for extensive expansion amid rising demand for AI computing power. Local concerns about farmland loss and increased energy costs accompany the project's rapid development.

Amazon Leo is set to launch in early 2026, offering three satellite terminal options aimed at the US, UK, and Germany. Unlike competitors, Amazon focuses on building infrastructure for telcos rather than directly targeting consumers, using its Prometheus chip to drive down costs and enhance performance.

Amazon Web Services resolved a significant outage that affected over 1,000 apps and websites, including Snapchat and major banks, highlighting the risks of relying heavily on a single cloud provider. Experts emphasized the need for companies to build more resilient systems and questioned the sustainability of the current concentration of cloud services among a few major players. The outage, attributed to DNS resolution issues, sparked discussions on the vulnerabilities in the infrastructure of online services.