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Can the Gulf buy its way to AI supremacy?

The UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar pledged $2 trillion of deals during U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East tour last month, sparking debate over whether massive spending can buy tech...

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates after they announced that the two nations would work together to establish the largest artificial intelligence data center outside of the United States in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, May 15, 2025. At every step of President Trump's whirlwind tour, he has been treated with the kind of honor and respect he has long desired. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
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Functions

Jun 23, 13:00 UTC
Resolved - Our Engineering team has confirmed that the issue with Functions has now been fully resolved. If you continue to see errors please open a ticket with our Support team and they will be happy to assist you.

Jun 23, 12:23 UTC
Monitoring - Our Engineering team has mitigated the issue with Functions and is monitoring the situation. We will post an update once we can fully confirm resolution.

Jun 23, 12:06 UTC
Investigating - As of 10:50 UTC, our Engineering team is investigating an issue with Functions in all regions.

During this time, users may experience an issue when trying to create or delete Functions. Additionally, users trying to deploy apps using the Function component may see the deployment failing.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and we'll share an update once we have more information.

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Networking in TOR1

Jun 23, 10:09 UTC
Resolved - Between 08:07 UTC and 08:32 UTC, our Engineering team observed issues impacting networking in the TOR1 region. During this time, users may have experienced intermittent connectivity issues while interacting with Droplets and Droplet-based services.

Additionally, users may have experienced intermittent timeouts when using the API or Cloud Control panel. All services are now functioning as expected. Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

If you have any questions or continue to experience issues, please reach out via a Support ticket on your account.

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GenAI Platform

Jun 22, 05:40 UTC
Resolved - From 2:57 AM to 4:38 AM UTC, our Engineering team identified and resolved an issue that affected multiple GenAI Platform models. During this period, all GenAI inference services were unavailable.

The Engineering team has confirmed that the issue has been fully resolved.

If you continue to experience any problems, please contact our support team by submitting a ticket through your Cloud Control Panel.

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The $10 billion delivery empire built on Shein and TikTok orders

A courier firm that conquered Southeast Asia’s logistics industry and scaled globally riding the Chinese e-commerce wave is now grappling with new pressures. Broken roads, chaotic traffic, nameless alleys, and...

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NANJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 26: Employees sort express parcels at automated sorting lines in a distribution center of J&T Express ahead of China's Double 11 Shopping Festival on October 26, 2024 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. (Photo by Fang Dongxu/VCG via Getty Images)
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BYD sends thousands of EVs to Brazil ahead of final tariff hike

In May, BYD’s largest car carrier arrived in Brazil with 7,300 new electric vehicles. The consignment, coupled with two other large shipments a few days later, represented the company’s biggest...

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The world's largest car carrier, BYD ''Shenzhen'', loads over 7,000 BYD new energy commercial vehicles at Haitong Terminal in Taicang Port Area, Suzhou Port, and sets sail for Brazil in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China, on April 27, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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