Listen "Amazon says ‘significant errors’ remain after outage"
Episode Synopsis
Amazon's cloud computing service says there are still significant errors for some services, after a widespread outage that disrupted hundreds of websites and apps worldwide. Some applications are back online, and Amazon says it has fixed the underlying problem.
Also in the programme: a group of blind patients in Britain can read again after being fitted with a life-changing implant at the back of the eye; Britain's royals struggle to counter allegations from beyond the grave; and how hard will the Louvre jewel thieves find it to dispose of their ill-gotten gains?
(Picture: An aerial view of an Amazon Web Services data centre in Ashburn, Virginia. Credit: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
Also in the programme: a group of blind patients in Britain can read again after being fitted with a life-changing implant at the back of the eye; Britain's royals struggle to counter allegations from beyond the grave; and how hard will the Louvre jewel thieves find it to dispose of their ill-gotten gains?
(Picture: An aerial view of an Amazon Web Services data centre in Ashburn, Virginia. Credit: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
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