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Iranian missile strikes take down AWS data centers while Germany's digital ID plan sparks sovereignty concerns, as Microsoft faces backlash over Copilot branding chaos and Japan accelerates robot deployment.
Iranian strikes knock AWS data centers offline in the Middle East, a critical OpenClaw security flaw puts Claude users at risk, and OpenAI buys a media company to fight back against AI skepticism.
Microsoft and Google each launched major new AI models today, Cursor 3 takes autonomous coding to new territory, and a novel Rowhammer attack puts Nvidia GPU machines at full-compromise risk.
LinkedIn is accused of secretly scanning users' computers, Artemis II launches with a memorable Outlook malfunction in tow, and Q1 2026 shatters all venture funding records on the back of OpenAI's $122 billion raise.