Articles about Outage

Amazon.com checkout goes down in extended outage for many users

Users reported a widespread outage of the checkout system on Amazon.com starting Friday afternoon. “There’s a technical issue which is… Read More

‘A little frightening’: CrowdStrike outage puts Microsoft’s role in global IT back in the spotlight

Microsoft didn’t create the defective CrowdStrike update that crippled Windows machines around the world Friday morning, but its reputation took… Read More

LinkedIn suffers outage a day after Facebook and Instagram — and X is left as our social media fix

So much for my after-lunch job search and profile lurking. A day after a Meta outage knocked out Facebook, Messenger… Read More

AWS problems impact Amazon, Disney, Smartsheet, Canva and other online services

If you’re having problems buying items or logging in to Amazon.com, you’re not alone, and thanks to the widespread use… Read More

Amazon, Expedia, Microsoft, Steam, Costco and many others hit by widespread Internet outage

An internet outage hit some of the largest online sites in the United States, according to reports tracked by outage… Read More

Amazon details cause of AWS outage that hobbled thousands of online sites and services

A “relatively small addition of capacity” to the Amazon Kinesis real-time data processing service triggered a widespread Amazon Web Services… Read More

‘Something is technically wrong’: Twitter outage extends beyond an hour

Twitter users had to go elsewhere on the internet Thursday to find out what’s going on in the world —… Read More

Widespread 911 outage hits Washington as emergency alerts sent to smartphones

A 911 outage affected agencies across Washington state on Thursday and continued into the early hours of Friday, as people… Read More

Netflix goes down on devices across globe; customers freak out on Twitter

News Brief: Streaming giant Netflix went down on Monday afternoon across the globe. “We are aware of members having trouble… Read More

Coping with the Twitter outage: A photo diary

UPDATE: Twitter is back and all is right with the world. https://twitter.com/mnickelsburg/status/789564281276600320 In the wise words of Joni Mitchell, “you… Read More

#Twitterdown: Social network continues to stutter after global outage

Twitter is continuing to experience sporadic technical problems this morning after a global outage that left many users unable to log… Read More

Skype-pocalypse winding down as Microsoft begins restoring service after worldwide video chat outage

It looks like Skype-pocalype may be almost over, about six hours after Microsoft’s video calling service went down for users… Read More

Starbucks back in business: Internal report blames deleted database table, indicates outage was global

Good news, Starbucks fans: The coffee giant’s stores are open again. Bad news: The coffee isn’t free anymore. The Seattle-based coffee… Read More

Updated: TweetDeck suffers brief lunchtime outage

People hoping to spend their lunch hour using TweetDeck are in for a rude surprise this afternoon. Some users are… Read More

iTunes, App Stores finally back up after nearly 12-hour outage

Just two days after its big press event, Apple’s storefronts for digital goods are experiencing massive outages. According to the… Read More

Update: Twitter has recovered from its second outage in two weeks

Update: Twitter has said that its service has been fully restored, after an outage that lasted more than an hour and… Read More

Updated: Twitter recovered from login woes

Update: Twitter’s service is back to normal following a five hour period this evening when users were unable to log in.… Read More

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Updated: The selfies are back! Instagram is working again after brief outage

Update (2:21 p.m.): Instagram is back online after a brief outage that lasted about a half hour this afternoon. The company… Read More

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Updated: iCloud service returns after an outage lasting more than an hour

People who need Apple’s iCloud service at the moment are out of luck. The company’s service status page reports that… Read More

Facebook slowly recovering from morning outage

It’s Friday, which means it’s prime time for making weekend plans with friends on Facebook, or at least enviously reading… Read More

Apple iCloud sync problems persist for some users

Is Apple’s iCloud syncing not working for you? You’re not alone. Some users have reported that iCloud syncing of data… Read More

Monday blues: Google Gmail users experiencing 2-hour email delays

Follow-up: Google apologizes for Gmail delay, pledges to improve network capacity Original story: Looks like Google has a case of… Read More

Twitter goes down for 30 minutes, social media addicts lose composure

Twitter’s homepage went down sometime around 2 p.m. PST Wednesday afternoon, but came back online about 30 minutes later. We… Read More

Amazon just lost $4.8M after going down for 40 minutes

When you’re an online retail giant, every second that your website stays inaccessible means thousands of dollars out the virtual… Read More

Netflix nightmare explained: Amazon apologizes for outage

What happened at Amazon Web Services to take down the Netflix streaming service for hours on Christmas Eve? It was a… Read More

Dating site dumps Amazon Web Services over latest outage

The latest Amazon Web Services outage last weekend was apparently the last straw for one of the company’s customers, an… Read More

Twitter outage: Don’t know what you got until it’s gone

Twitter appears to be gradually coming back online after an outage this morning that lasted at least a half-hour for… Read More

Amazon Web Services blames power loss for outage that’s knocking some sites offline

Amazon Web Services is once again experiencing hiccups, suffering service interruptions that are knocking some sites offline. The problems are… Read More

Xbox Live tries to appease fight fans after UFC ‘disaster’

Microsoft’s recent Xbox Live update took the gaming console further into the world of live television, including sports. But the company… Read More

Microsoft takes heat after Skype outage enrages users

Microsoft doesn’t even own Skype yet, but it is already taking blame for an outage that impacted some users of… Read More