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AWS billing glitch displays trillion-dollar bills to users

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Affected users reported inflated EC2 Container Registry estimates.

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Many users reassured the AWS customer facing the $4.4 billion bill that it was a known glitch and expressed relief or humor, while some warned of doom if real.

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AO Apparent Order@apparentorder

4:13 AM · Jul 17, 2026

@martiano You probably know that by now, but since nobody replied that: it’s okay. It’s an ongoing billing issue, see AWS status page.

EP Eshwar Prasad Yaddanapudi@yesprasad26

8:09 AM · Jul 17, 2026

@martiano @levelsio You are a billionaire in my view @martiano 😃😃😃

ED Eduardo@martiano

4:21 AM · Jul 17, 2026

@apparentorder Yeah, hahah thanks those were some stressful 15 minutes

MC Mihai Crisan@crisanmm

5:25 AM · Jul 17, 2026

@martiano @levelsio time to commit sudoku

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NB NB🇵🇱@norbertbodziony

4:06 AM · Jul 17, 2026

@martiano get VAT back

VA Vasko@RoliumGens

4:00 AM · Jul 17, 2026

@martiano if this is real ur doomed

CA Chris Albon@chrisalbon

9:19 AM · Jul 17, 2026

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If you owe and $5000 its your problem. If you owe the GDP of indonesia its their problem. Checkmate bozos.