Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars
Some Amazon customers logged on Friday to a surprise bill estimate claiming that they owed the tech and cloud giant billions in fees.
Some Amazon customers logged on Friday to a surprise bill estimate claiming that they owed the tech and cloud giant billions in fees.
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What happened: Some Amazon customers logged on Friday to a surprise bill estimate claiming that they owed the tech and cloud giant billions in fees.
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