Amazon stuck with months of repairs after drone strikes on data centers - Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/amazon-stuck-with-months-of-repairs-after-drone-strikes-on-data-centers/

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yesman@lemmy.world · 136 pts · 118d (2 replies)

In the Middle East: drones deliver to Amazon.

inari@piefed.zip · 42 pts · 117d (1 reply)

Same-day delivery, motherfuckers

M137@lemmy.today · 13 pts · 117d

Before you even knew it delivery*

Elting@piefed.social · 112 pts · 118d

Lol. Lmao even.

b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 89 pts · 117d

The right Amazon is burning finally.

AshMan85@lemmy.world · 88 pts · 118d

Thoughts and prayers

shweddy@lemmy.world · 51 pts · 118d (1 reply)

Damn thats crazy

TachyonTele@piefed.social · 23 pts · 118d

Cuh ray zee. I'm think hamburger helper tonight.

frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io · 39 pts · 118d (4 replies)

Because that's what the news audience is interested in: the impact of the latest war on Amazon data centers. Which can be rebuilt and are owned by people with more than enough resources to do so endlessly.

otter@lemmy.ca · 36 pts · 118d (2 replies)
  • the news isn't limited to this one article
  • publicizing news about the consequences of war, no matter the scale, incentivizes those involved to push for an end to conflict. Investors don't like it when companies have to spend money to rebuild things
paraphrand@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 118d

Nah. The comments that say “duh, we already knew that.” And “borrrring” are always right.

(I agree with the otter)

paraplu@piefed.social · 3 pts · 117d

Major damage to US corporate infrastructure seems more likely to have a real impact on the length of the war. Heart wrenching stories about humanitarian crises don't seem to have that sort of impact. Even if they would, there are too many of these stories to draw sustained public interest in any single event or group of related events. Corporate involvement at least has a board who has to try to take action on behalf of investors. It wouldn't be a romantic end, but it might be better than nothing.

piwakawakas@lemmy.nz · 8 pts · 118d

And yet I'm sure they'll somehow find a way to make the little guy pay for the repairs

BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 117d

Damn it! We specifically said not to attack those!

Okay. One more time! Here's the no-go list:

  • xAI
  • OpenAI
  • Palantir
  • Oracle
  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • Google
  • Meta

How hard is that!?!?

Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip · 31 pts · 118d

I mean.... Finally some good fucking news

phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 23 pts · 118d

If they can still repair it I guess more drones are needed

Fuck Amazon

ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 117d

I remember Bezos at the inauguration. He's spent millions on the administration, including the inaugural party and financing not only the first lady's documentary, but its positive reviews. All of them. And that's just the highlights; Bezos has given so much to promote this administration at every turn.

Glad to see this kind of multiplicative return on his investment. He is very literally getting the presidential experience he paid for.

Ozymandias1688@feddit.org · 20 pts · 117d

In Soviet Russia, drone delivers to Amazon.

Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca · 19 pts · 118d (2 replies)

Not a lot of anti-air defences at a data center. Maybe this type of protest should become more common...

ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 117d (1 reply)

No the last thing we need is big tech private armies

WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 117d

The main armies are the private armies. They can't realistically do much more, they are up against an actual country.

workerONE@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 117d

This is the free market at work

kboos1@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 117d

If they ordered them from Amazon does it count as a return?

Etterra@discuss.online · 11 pts · 117d

Oh no that's terrible.

Anyway, who's up for pizza?

TwinTitans@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 117d

Oh no! 😬

Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 118d
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osanna@lemmy.vg · 10 pts · 117d

Oh no! Anyway… I’m hungry

khanh@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 117d

Oh no! Anyways, it's gonna rain soon.

MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 117d

Fuck 'em.

Alpha71@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 117d (1 reply)

...oh no...

dan1101@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 117d

Anyway.

better_world@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 117d

TommySoda@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 118d (4 replies)

They'll just lay off a bunch of people to cover the cost and have it rebuilt pretty quickly.

errer@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 117d (3 replies)

And all this shit is insured

ooterness@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 117d (2 replies)

Insurance never covers damages from war, because that's a good way to bankrupt the insurance company. Even they don't have infinite money.

somethingsnappy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 117d (1 reply)

Not only are you wrong, there is also war risk insurance. Pricey, sure, but it's Amazon.

rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 117d
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Solaris1220@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 117d

AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 117d

Lol

stupidcasey@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 117d

Oh know! Anyways...

MehBlah@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 117d

Prices are going up.

kokesh@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 117d

Prayers