--- title: "Amazon Calls Down Regulatory Lightning" id: "14041" type: "podcast" slug: "amazon-calls-down-regulatory-lightning" published_at: "2023-06-26T10:00:00+00:00" modified_at: "2026-05-17T00:04:16+00:00" url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/amazon-calls-down-regulatory-lightning/" markdown_url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/amazon-calls-down-regulatory-lightning.md" taxonomy_shows: - "Last Week In AWS Podcast" --- About the Author Corey is the Chief Cloud Economist at Duckbill, where he specializes in helping companies improve their AWS bills by making them smaller and less horrifying. He also hosts the "Screaming in the Cloud" and "AWS Morning Brief" podcasts; and curates "Last Week in AWS," a weekly newsletter summarizing the latest in AWS news, blogs, and tools, sprinkled with snark and thoughtful analysis in roughly equal measure. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-morning-brief/id1466344305](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-morning-brief/id1466344305) [https://overcast.fm/itunes1466344305/aws-morning-brief](https://overcast.fm/itunes1466344305/aws-morning-brief) [https://pca.st/AKs0](https://pca.st/AKs0) [https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/2382583](https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/2382583) [https://open.spotify.com/show/3A04JNrNAcZMvn8cvDWpWU](https://open.spotify.com/show/3A04JNrNAcZMvn8cvDWpWU) [https://feeds.transistor.fm/aws-morning-brief](https://feeds.transistor.fm/aws-morning-brief) ## Episode Summary ## Episode Show Notes & Transcript AWS Morning Brief for the week of June 26, 2023 with Corey Quinn. **Links:** - The FTC comment period about [the business of cloud computing](https://www.ftc.gov/policy/studies/submit-comment-cloud-computing-request-information) ended - Amazon warehouse practices are now the [focus of a senate probe](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/amazons-allegedly-dangerous-and-illegal-warehouses-spur-senate-probe/) - The FTC is suing Amazon for its [Prime enrollment dark patterns](https://www.npr.org/2023/06/21/1183470389/ftc-sues-amazon-over-prime) - Amazon’s iRobot acquisition is now [the subject of an EU investigation](https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/eu-antitrust-regulators-set-investigate-amazons-irobot-deal-sources-say-2023-06-22/) - The launch of Amazon Clinic is [being delayed after the senate asked some hard questions](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/23/amazon-delays-virtual-care-services-unveiling-after-senators-raised-privacy-concerns-00103451) - [Announcing Amazon EC2 Hpc7g instances](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/06/amazon-ec2-hpc7g-instances/) - [AWS Lambda supports starting from timestamp for Kafka event sources](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/06/aws-lambda-starting-timestamp-kafka-sources/) - [AWS Step Functions launches Versions and Aliases](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/06/aws-step-functions-versions-aliases/) - [AWS Transfer Family announces structured JSON log format](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/06/aws-transfer-family-structured-json-log-format/) - [5 Stages to Building a Successful Partner Practice with AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/5-stages-to-building-a-successful-partner-practice-with-aws/) - [Say Hello to 176 AWS Competency, Service Delivery, Service Ready, and MSP Partners Added or Renewed in May](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/say-hello-to-176-aws-competency-service-delivery-service-ready-and-msp-partners-added-or-renewed-in-may/) - [How GoDaddy Implemented a Multi-Region Event-Driven Platform at Scale](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/how-godaddy-implemented-a-multi-region-event-driven-platform-at-scale/) - [New Amazon EC2 C7gn Instances: Graviton3E Processors and Up To 200 Gbps Network Bandwidth](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-ec2-c7gn-instances-graviton3e-processors-and-up-to-200-gbps-network-bandwidth/) - For *actual* technical depth, my thanks to David Cuthbert in the [Last Week in AWS Slack Community](https://slack.lastweekinaws.com/) for surfacing this [AnandTech article](https://www.anandtech.com/show/17575/arm-announces-neoverse-v2-and-e2-the-next-generation-of-arm-server-cpu-cores) . - [Stream VPC Flow Logs to Datadog via Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/stream-vpc-flow-logs-to-datadog-via-amazon-kinesis-data-firehose/) - [Creating real-time flood alerts with the cloud](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/creating-real-time-flood-alerts-cloud/) - [Use AWS Private Certificate Authority to issue device attestation certificates for Matter](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/use-aws-private-certificate-authority-to-issue-device-attestation-certificates-for-matter/) - [Should I use the hosted UI or create a custom UI in Amazon Cognito?](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/use-the-hosted-ui-or-create-a-custom-ui-in-amazon-cognito/) - Trick question, you should use recurring Last Week in AWS sponsor [FusionAuth](https://fusionauth.io/) instead. - [Coming soon: updates to AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/training-and-certification/coming-soon-updates-to-aws-certified-cloud-practitioner-exam/) - [How I achieved all six specialty AWS Certifications on first attempt](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/training-and-certification/how-i-achieved-all-six-specialty-aws-certifications-on-first-attempt/) - [How to win a $5 Amazon Gift Card, just by signing up for the Amazon News newsletter](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/newsletter-amazon-gift-card-sweepstakes) View Full Transcript Hide Full Transcript ## You might also like [More Podcast Episodes](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/) ### [M3 Ultra Macs, Claude Platform, and 619 New APIs Walk Into a Bar](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/m3-ultra-macs-claude-platform-and-619-new-apis-walk-into-a-bar/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 05.18.2026 7 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/m3-ultra-macs-claude-platform-and-619-new-apis-walk-into-a-bar/) ### [AI-Native Foundations and the CVEs That Love Them](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/ai-native-foundations-and-the-cves-that-love-them/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 05.11.2026 7 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/ai-native-foundations-and-the-cves-that-love-them/) ### [Bedrock Bags OpenAI, Q Developer Bags Groceries](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/bedrock-bags-openai-q-developer-bags-groceries/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 05.04.2026 9 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/bedrock-bags-openai-q-developer-bags-groceries/)