March 5, 2026via Pragmatic Engineer
The Pulse: AWS region knocked offline by drone attack in historic first
Why it matters
This represents a new category of infrastructure risk that AI-dependent businesses must now factor into their disaster recovery planning, especially as geopolitical tensions escalate and cloud dependency deepens.
Key signals
- First drone attack to knock offline an AWS region
- 40% job cuts at Block reported as not AI-related
- Google Antigravity service bans mentioned
The hook
Historic first. A drone attack just took down an entire AWS region.
Also: 40% job cuts at Block “not due to AI”, Antigravity bans reinforce Google’s disdain for paying customers, and more