Google cloud 'power event' stalls UK courts, freezes bank payments
A single-zone failure at Google's London data center disrupted court hearings and left millions unable to pay or move money, exposing the fragility of cloud concentration.

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A single-zone failure at Google's London data center disrupted court hearings and left millions unable to pay or move money, exposing the fragility of cloud concentration.
The dismissal clears the singer's bestselling memoir of defamation claims, a win for authors and publishers facing similar suits.
A second $45B deal would bring the pair's total to $90B and escalate the AI compute race.
A growing cohort of singles says in-person dating events offer better value than apps, signaling a shift in how people meet.
An LA restaurant group's Kalshi trade paid off when the Dodgers lost, and small businesses are flocking to prediction markets to hedge everything from playoff runs to cold fronts.
The journalist who exposed Theranos says the Oscar-buzzed film is art, not evidence, and the distinction matters for anyone weighing a founder's story.
Expanding its X-energy deal, Amazon funds 12 unproven SMRs for Indiana, but no US small reactor is operating and the mid-2030s timeline is far from locked.
Delft's MonoRace won the 2025 Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League and beat three former world champions without GPS, a map, or motion capture.
The consulting giant's strategic review of its Greater China unit could set a benchmark for every multinational weighing its China exposure.
A Savannah officer's shared credential let an ICE agent run hundreds of plate searches on Hispanic drivers, exposing a surveillance backdoor.
Carolyn Marvin's disorderly conduct arrest turns a sidewalk standoff into a test case for how cities police the automation-versus-workforce debate.
A new quantum state challenges decades of theory and hints at 'super-Fermions,' with real stakes for quantum computing and materials science.