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A completely different ceasefire, thieves in the Louvre, and internet blackouts

The Amazon Web Services, or AWS, blackout early last week caused issues for large swaths of the world's services in some surprising places, including smart beds and online ordering platforms. Should we be so dependent on one provider? (Photo via Canva)
The Amazon Web Services, or AWS, blackout early last week caused issues for large swaths of the world's services in some surprising places, including smart beds and online ordering platforms. Should we be so dependent on one provider? (Photo via Canva)

This week, hosts Amanda and Hanna are looking at the many news stories that both dominated and seemed to fly under the radar in the last week, despite being... pretty big news? They'll discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan's latest ceasefire, what happened at the Louvre on the same day, and what Amazon Web Services are and why the blackout made Amanda so nervous. (No, it's not just about her Duolingo streak)

Read along with us!

Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire: 1. Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to immediate ceasefire after peace talks in Doha (Asif Shahzad, Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Mushtaq Ali, Reuters), 2. Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to new ceasefire after more than a week of deadly clashes (Lex Harvey and Masoud Popalzai, CNN)

The Louvre theft: 1. Stolen Louvre Jewelry Worth Over $100 Million, Paris Prosecutor Says (Ségolène Le Stradic, NYT), 2. The Louvre’s new must-see? The broken window smashed by thieves in €88m jewel heist (Jon Henley, The Guardian), 3. BBC Live coverage of Louvre director’s legislative interview (BBC team)

AWS blackout and consequences: 1. You thought Monday’s internet outage was bad? Just wait (Claire Duffy, CNN), 2. AWS outage: Are we relying too much on US big tech? (Liv McMahon, BBC), 3. What we know about Amazon's AWS outage and why it was such a big deal (Dannielle Maguire, ABC)
 

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