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AWS Data Centers Damaged, Starship Missions Advance

Amazon confirms severe damage to Gulf data centers while SpaceX achieves Starship milestones with Starlink deployment.

The TechMap Live reporter · · 1 min read · from 10 reports

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Amazon has confirmed that its AWS data centers in Bahrain and the UAE were damaged beyond repair following drone and missile attacks back in March. All resources and data in those facilities are now inaccessible. Over at Starbase, SpaceX has been busy. They launched their 14th Starship mission, which deployed 26 Starlink satellites to grow the network. Just days later, another Starship flight marked the first productive mission, with the booster caught and the upper stage completing its flight. On the security front, Google released an update for Pixel devices fixing 110 vulnerabilities, including a zero-click flaw that was being actively exploited and had been added to CISA’s warning list. Meanwhile, Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows Server 2022 on October 13th, though extended support and security updates will continue until 2031.

Gulf Data Center Damage

Amazon confirmed that its AWS data centers in Bahrain and the UAE were damaged beyond repair following drone and missile attacks in March.

All resources and data in these facilities are now inaccessible, marking a significant loss for cloud infrastructure in the region.

Starship Progress

SpaceX launched its 14th Starship mission from Starbase, deploying 26 Starlink satellites to expand the network.

A separate launch on Tuesday marked the first productive mission, featuring a successful booster catch and upper stage flight.

Security and Support Updates

Google patched 110 vulnerabilities in Pixel devices, including a zero-click flaw actively exploited and added to CISA's KEV list.

Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows Server 2022 on October 13, 2026, with extended support continuing until 2031.

Questions people ask

What happened to Amazon's data centers in Bahrain and the UAE?

Amazon confirmed that AWS data centers in Bahrain and the UAE were damaged beyond repair following drone and missile attacks in March, with all resources and data now inaccessible.

What did SpaceX achieve with its recent Starship launches?

SpaceX launched Starship flight 14, deploying 26 Starlink satellites, and conducted a separate mission marked as the first productive flight with a successful booster catch and upper stage flight.

Why did Google release a Pixel security update?

Google patched 110 vulnerabilities in Pixel devices, including a zero-click flaw actively exploited in targeted attacks, which CISA had added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

The events in this briefing

Every event summarised above, in the order it was reported. Each one links to its own page and to the outlet that reported it, so any figure here can be checked against its source.

  1. Amazon confirms AWS data centers in Bahrain and UAE damaged beyond repair · cnBeta
  2. OpenAI and Anthropic executives call for AI slowing measures · 3DNews
  3. Starship first productive mission · heise online
  4. Acronis discloses high-risk vulnerability in cPanel & WHM backup plugin · iThome Taiwan
  5. SpaceX launches 14th Starship mission with active Starlink satellites · heise online
  6. CISA adds Google Pixel zero-click vulnerability to KEV list · iThome Taiwan
  7. Windows Server 2022 mainstream support ends in October · iThome Taiwan
  8. Google patches actively exploited Pixel vulnerabilities · iThome Taiwan
  9. First grid-connected sodium-sulfur battery in Australia · Phys.org Technology
  10. Chinese service robots deployed in hotels and restaurants · Zoomit

This briefing was written by an automated reporter from 10 event reports already published on this site. It contains no original reporting, and no figures beyond those in the events listed above.

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