Amazon says the glitch that caused a massive global blackout of key online services has now been “fully mitigated” and all of its cloud services – a key pillar of the modern internet – are back to normal operations.

Millions of apps, websites and services rely on AWS, one of the world's largest cloud computing platforms. Here's what we know about the outage.

Amazon Ads is deepening its local push into streaming, strengthening agency partnerships and adding new tools as it scales its full-funnel advertising proposition in Australia.

Amazon’s cloud arm is still struggling to recover after a major cloud services outage impacted the likes of Canva, Roblox, Snapchat, Amazon and other companies globally, including in Australia, affecting millions of users and effectively bringing the internet to a standstill.

It’s the “spicy” reading trend that is showing no signs of slowing down, with new data revealing Aussies are officially obsessed with romance novels.

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Under the rare earths pact announced at the meeting, Albanese said Australia and the US would each contribute $1 billion over the next six months for projects that are immediately available, and the deal would unlock an $8.5 billion pipeline of projects. Read North America correspondent Michael Koziol’s coverage of the Albanese-Trump meeting.

President Trump signed a deal with Australia with $8.5 billion worth critical minerals and rare earths in the pipeline. ・Director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett, said that the United States government shutdown could end this week.

Amazon Australia has announced plans to open a second fulfilment centre in Melbourne, Victoria late next year. With construction in Ravenhall, Melbourne already underway, the new centre, according to the global e-commerce giant, will more than double the ...