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AWS reveals more on just what went wrong in major outage

Monday’s AWS outage was caused by a DNS issue – top customers could’ve lost millions in just 70 minutes.

TechRadar

The 9 weirdest things that happened during Amazon's huge AWS outage

Yesterday's big AWS outage took out dozens of apps and services, but what were some of the strangest glitches and unexpected consequences?

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People woken up by beds becoming uncomfortably warm after huge internet outage

Amazon Web Services outage that took Snapchat and others offline also affected internet-enabled beds

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How many more AWS outages until the internet builds a real backup plan? Experts answer the $2.5 billion question

The AWS outage that crippled Snapchat also exposed the shocking fragility of critical infrastructure and took out governments.

Tom’s Guide

‘Significant exposure’: Amazon Web Services outage exposed UK state’s £1.7bn reliance on tech giant

Cloud computing disruption highlights risk of deepening ties despite warnings from UK’s own regulators, including the Treasury

The Guardian - UK

AWS was down — live updates following massive outage that broke the internet

Amazon Web Services experienced experiencing a huge global outage. While a fix was attempted, it seemed to have knocked out other services. Here's a live report on what's happened, why it's happened and when a fix is occurred.

Tom’s Guide

Amazon fixes huge AWS outage that broke much of the internet – here's what happened

A huge AWS (Amazon Web Services) outage took out dozens of apps and services yesterday –here's what happened.

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Salesforce’s CEO backtracks after saying Trump should send troops into San Francisco

In tech this week: The CEO of the city’s largest private employer apologizes, Amazon Web Services’ outage and OpenAI’s Sora makes waves

The Guardian - US

The AWS outage brought the internet to a crawl - here's what the experts are saying

Amazon Web Services suffered an outage that casued major websites and systems to go down - here is what the experts are saying.

TechRadar

Snapchat went down in massive outage due to AWS — live recap of how events knocked the social media app offline

Snapchat users are reporting a huge outage on the social media platform at the same time as Amazon's AWS service is experiencing huge problems.

Tom’s Guide

Gold on track for biggest one-day fall since 2020; BoE governor warns over private credit risks - as it happened

Price of bullion falls over 5% today, but still up around 60% since the start of 2025

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m having a great day’: AWS outage offers some a brief glimpse of a tech-free existence

There was a different side to the chaos of the Amazon outage that affected crucial services around the world, such as no exams, light switches not working, and less work to do

The Guardian - AU

Amazon Web Services Disaster: What Went Wrong — and Why It Could Happen Again

Amazon Web Services suffered a major outage, disrupting global apps and businesses. Experts warn similar AWS failures could happen again.

International Business Times UK

Back to Normal: AWS Outage Resolved After Causing Worldwide Disruption

Amazon's Web Services has returned to normal operations after disrupting the world's internet due to an outage.

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An Amazon outage has rattled the internet. A computer scientist explains why the ‘cloud’ needs to change

The world’s largest cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has experienced a major outage that has impacted thousands of organisations, including banks, financial software platforms such as Xero, and social media platforms such as Snapchat.

The Independent UK

One Tech Tip: How to prepare for outages that impact our online lives, from banking to chatting apps

An Amazon Web Services outage on Monday disrupted many online platforms, affecting banking services, chat apps, and more

Windows Central

Battlefield 6 says "we are investigating" as server issues and 'Connection Failed' errors mount — Amazon's ongoing AWS outages may be to blame

Battlefield 6 has acknowledged reports of widespread server and connectivity issues with the game, and says it could be connected to the Amazon's AWS outages.

The Independent UK

Internet down: Many of the world’s biggest apps and websites break in hours-long outage

Snapchat to the UK tax authority were affected by the problems

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Battlefield 6, Fortnite, and other games and services recover as the AWS outage that took out the likes of Roblox, Wordle, and Epic Games Store finally comes to an end

AWS was down, affecting gamers

The Independent UK

MPs question why key parts of IT infrastructure is hosted abroad after AWS outage

Major banks, gaming platforms and HMRC were among sites affected by Amazon Web Services’ fault

Evening Standard

MPs ask why key parts of UK IT infrastructure is hosted abroad after AWS outage

Major banks, HMRC, gaming platforms Roblox and Fortnite were among sites affected by Amazon Web Services’ fault.

Android Central

Massive AWS outage took down the internet for several hours impacting Reddit, Fortnite, and more

Amazon's Web Services triggered a massive internet outage, impacting major platforms like Reddit and Fortnite. At its peak, over 13,000 users faced disruptions, spotlighting the vulnerabilities of a digital world increasingly reliant on single cloud providers.

International Business Times

Servers, Software And Data: How The Cloud Powers The Web

The outage that hit the world's leading cloud provider Amazon Web Services on Monday has highlighted global reliance on the technology, which offers businesses on-demand IT resources without heavy investment in expensive server farms.

Evening Standard

Podcast: Amazon Web Services seeing 'signs of recovery' - but what happened?

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International Business Times UK

AWS Outage Affects Major UK Banks — What To Do If You Missed Payments

Several major UK banks are affected by the latest AWS outage. If you missed a payment because of the issue, here's what you need to do.

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