The Latest Breaking News from Amazon Web Services

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 · Oct 21, 2025

‘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 · Oct 21, 2025

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 · Oct 21, 2025

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 · Oct 21, 2025

‘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 · Oct 21, 2025

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 · Oct 21, 2025

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.

International Business Times UK · Oct 21, 2025

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 Conversation · Oct 21, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025

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.

Windows Central · Oct 20, 2025