Iran targeting commercial datacenters in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare and raises doubts over the Gulf as a global AI hub
Iran's targeting of commercial datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare
The Guardian Daniel Boffey
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Discussion
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@chairmanmoet
Chairman Moët
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reminded of my ISO 27001 days and wondering how many people had “data centre hit by Iranian missile” on their risk register? — www.theguardian.com/world/2026/ m...
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@socialmedialab.ca
@socialmedialab.ca
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Drone strikes raises doubts over Gulf as AI superpower ... “It is believed to be a first: the deliberate targeting of a commercial datacentre by the armed forces of a country at war” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/ m...
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@barbisblue
@barbisblue
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The network could withstand one of its centres being taken out of action but not a second, let alone a third of their huge warehouses of technology. — Millions in Dubai and Abu Dhabi woke up on Monday unable to pay for a taxi, order a food delivery, or check their bank balance …
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@Wen@mastodon.scot
Wen
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The laws of unintended consequences. — I wonder why Bezos thinks about his ‘investment’ in Trump now? I suspect it was just a ‘follow the future money’ strategy - as in his emasculation of the Washington Post, but I hope it comes back to bite him in the arse. — https://www.t…
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r/artificial
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‘It means missile defence on data centres’: drone strikes raises doubts over Gulf as AI superpower | US-Israel war on Iran | The Guardian
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NewsMax.com
NewsMax.com
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Kuwait Airport, Bahrain Desalination Unit Struck as Iran Presses Gulf Attacks
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@katie0martin.ft.com
Katie Martin
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“defence and tech analysts said the data centre attacks appeared deliberate and part of a pattern of Iranian strikes on civilian infrastructure, including airports, energy facilities and ports.” — www.ft.com/content/09fa...
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@jessefelder
Jesse Felder
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‘Drone strikes on Amazon Web Services facilities this week in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain highlight the vulnerability of cloud facilities — prominent symbols of US tech power in the region and hard to defend against air attack.’ www.ft.com/content/09fa...
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@convergingriskslab
Caroline Baxter
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“The strikes mark what is believed to be the world's first military attack against the US “hyperscalers” that dominate the global cloud computing market.” — www.ft.com/content/09fa...
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@andydiggle
Andy Diggle
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Iran is now bombing Amazon and Microsoft data centres. — “Drone strikes on Amazon Web Services facilities... highlight the vulnerability of cloud facilities — prominent symbols of US tech power in the region and hard to defend against air attack.”