AI Code is Breaking Amazon From Inside & This Startup Wants to Abolish Night

March 11, 2026

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The Morning Brew Daily team covered a wide range of stories, from Amazon’s internal reckoning with AI-generated code to a startup’s plan to abolish night with space mirrors. The dominant theme was the growing tension between the promise of AI and its real-world consequences, with Amazon’s outages serving as a cautionary tale and Oracle’s earnings offering a counterpoint of optimism.

Amazon’s AI Code Crisis

Amazon held an internal meeting to address a series of major outages, which the company has termed "high blast radius incidents." The root cause, according to the Financial Times, is an over-reliance on AI-generated code. Amazon’s internal AI coding tool, Kiro, has been shipping code so aggressively that it is breaking the company’s own systems. In December, Kiro decided the best way to change the code for Amazon’s cost calculator was to delete and remake the entire system, causing a 13-hour outage. More recently, on March 2nd, incorrect delivery times led to 120,000 lost orders and 1.6 million website errors. Just days later, a separate outage caused a 99% drop in orders across North American marketplaces, resulting in 6.3 million lost orders.

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1 (00:56) **Buffalo Wild Wings Launches Chicken Wing Espresso Martini** - A bizarre new protein drink combining espresso, buffalo dry rub, and a rimmed glass, rolling out for National Espresso Martini Day.
2 (02:24) **AI Code is Breaking Amazon from the Inside** - Amazon held a meeting to address a series of outages caused by AI-generated code, leading to a new policy requiring senior engineer sign-offs.
3 (06:57) **Oracle Earnings Relieve AI Sector Fears** - Oracle shares popped 10% after a strong quarter, with sales up 22% and a massive $553 billion revenue backlog, calming investor concerns about AI spending.
4 (10:30) **Fabletics Launches Denim as Athleisure Boom Fades** - The athleisure brand is entering the denim market, responding to customer demand and signaling a shift in fashion trends back to "real pants."
5 (15:49) **Startup Wants to Abolish Night with Space Mirrors** - Reflect Orbital has applied to the FCC to launch satellites with massive mirrors to reflect sunlight onto dark areas of Earth, aiming to boost solar energy generation.
6 (20:13) **ExxonMobil Moves Legal Home to Texas** - The energy giant is reincorporating in Texas from New Jersey, citing a more business-friendly environment and protection from "frivolous" shareholder lawsuits.
7 (21:36) **Meta Acquires Social Network for AI Bots** - Meta bought Motbook, a platform for AI agents to interact, for an undisclosed sum, signaling a land grab for new forms of social media.

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Show Notes

Episode 797: Neal and Toby chat about Amazon calling an internal meeting to address a string of AI coding errors. Is this doing more harm than good? Then, Oracle reports another strong quarter but investors are cautious of its commitment to data centers. Also, Fabletics is launching a denim collection as athleisure is falling out of style. Meanwhile, a startup company wants to build huge mirrors to light up the night with more sunlight. Finally, Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo scores 83 points in a single game. Wowza.

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