👁 Digital prison plans hit a snag: Iranian attacks cast doubt on US AI mafia expansion in Mideast

Iranian retaliatory attacks have raised doubts about the safety and resilience of Big Tech AI digital infrastructure in the Persian Gulf region.

🔴 Drones hit Amazon data centers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, Reuters reports

🔴 Amazon cloud services are down and recovery is expected to take time

🔴 Amazon Web Services (AWS) says buildings took damage, power supplies were disrupted and firefighting caused water damage

🔴 Financial institutions using AWS have felt the impact, an anonymous source told Reuters

Why this is more than just an Amazon service cut

🔴 Gulf monarchies, particularly the UAE, have long been seen as safe havens and convenient hubs for technology and financial services

🔴 US Big tech considered the Gulf states ideal platforms for its AI expansion:

➡️ massive financial resources and sovereign wealth funds ready to invest in cutting-edge AI infrastructure

➡️ Government support for AI start-ups, tech-friendly regulations and partnerships

➡️ Stable and high-capacity power grid supported by oil and gas infrastructure

➡️ Cheap electricity compared with Western countries helps reduce operational costs

🔴 US tech giants were betting on the UAE as a regional AI powerhouse, with Microsoft investing $15 billion and Nvidia chips to power ChatGPT and other services

🔴 The latest missile and drone strikes have shown the finance and tech sectors that the region is no longer safe

🔴 A loosely coordinated group of cyber warriors called the “Cyber Islamic Resistance” has alarmed US and Gulf tech firms, Fortune reports. “The Islamic Republic has always had great pride in cyber capabilities within the security services,” said CIA veteran Brian Carbaugh.

🔴 Elon Musk tweet that “No country is perfect, but Dubai and UAE broadly are objectively safer and better run than many areas of Europe” will not dispel concerns

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