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European Infrastructure Vulnerability Exposed by Major Cloud Service Disruption

A widespread AWS outage disrupted essential services across Europe, revealing deep infrastructure vulnerabilities. Analysts suggest the incident underscores strategic risks in relying on overseas technology providers for critical systems.

Major Cloud Outage Disrupts European Services

A significant Amazon Web Services outage on October 20 caused widespread disruption to critical services across Europe, according to industry reports. The incident affected airports, banks, hospitals, and government services throughout the continent, with some systems going completely offline during the downtime. Sources indicate that AWS holds between 40-50% of the UK’s Infrastructure-as-a-Service market and supports essential services including the National Health Service and Ministry of Defence.

by Natalie Brooks
HealthcareInnovation

Revolutionary Blood Screening Test Demonstrates Potential to Identify Dozens of Cancer Types Sooner

A groundbreaking blood test has demonstrated remarkable success in detecting over 50 cancer types in major clinical trials. The test identified more than half of cancers at early stages when they’re most treatable, according to study results presented at a leading medical conference.

Major Cancer Detection Breakthrough

A revolutionary blood test designed to detect more than 50 types of cancer has delivered highly promising results in one of the largest interventional screening trials conducted to date, according to reports presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2025 in Berlin. The PATHFINDER 2 study of the Galleri multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test reportedly showed a more than seven-fold increase in cancer detection rates when used alongside standard recommended screenings.

by Darren Holt