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Servers, software and data: how the cloud powers the web
Servers, software and data: how the cloud powers the web
by  AFP

The outage that hit the world's leading cloud provider Amazon Web Services on Monday has highlighted global reliance on the technology, which offers businesses on-demand IT resources without heavy investment in expensive server farms.

Brazil greenlights oil drilling in sensitive Amazon region
Brazil greenlights oil drilling in sensitive Amazon region
by  AFP

Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it has permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow over the country's green ambitions as it prepares to host UN climate talks. Brazil will host COP30 climate talks in the Amazon city of Belem next month.

Shares in French bank BNP Paribas plummet after US verdict
Shares in French bank BNP Paribas plummet after US verdict
by  AFP

Shares in France's biggest bank, BNP Paribas, sank more than seven percent in trading on Monday, following a US court verdict late last week finding it liable for atrocities committed in Sudan. The big drop in BNP Paribas's shares in afternoon Paris trading outstripped a decline for other French banks, which sank around one percent.

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