Amazon Web Services customers receive bills for up to $1.5tn after global glitch

Customers of Amazon Web Services have received alarming monthly bills reaching as high as $1.5 trillion due to a global computer glitch, with one UK man reporting an invoice of £5.8 billion, far exceeding his usual bill of less than £1.

This incident raises significant concerns about the reliability of billing systems in major tech companies and highlights the potential for catastrophic errors that can impact millions of users, from individuals to large businesses relying on cloud services.