When Amazon Web Services experienced an outage this week, a glitch in Virginia took down apps and sites around the world, from Alexa to Delta Airlines. In this solo episode, Kirin breaks down what really happened with AWS, why the cloud matters more than ever, and how one line of code can basically make the whole internet pause.

She explains what AWS actually does, describing it as Amazon renting out secure “digital real estate” to the world’s biggest companies, and unpacks how a small DNS error at Amazon’s main data center in Virginia temporarily disrupted daily life worldwide.

Kirin also gets into the bigger picture: our growing dependence on the cloud, what resilience really means in tech, and how these hiccups are quietly shaping a smarter, more secure internet as we move into the post-quantum era.

In the lifestyle segment, she shares a fall travel recap from D.C. and Montreal, plus the Zara long waxed trench coat with corduroy cuffs that officially became her workwear MVP. Also on rotation: the Victoria Beckham Netflix soundtrack that’s on repeat while she works, and of course, a quick celebration for the Toronto Blue Jays as they head to the World Series.

Sources:

• What caused Amazon’s AWS outage, and why did so many major apps go offline?
• AWS Outage: What To Know As Amazon Says Cloud Service Is Back To Normal
• AWS outage: Are we relying too much on US big tech?

Lifestyle Segment Mentions

• Zara Long Waxed Trench Coat with Corduroy Cuffs
• VB Soundtrack