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Amazon explains exactly why its cloud server outage took down much of the internet

Some 2,000 companies were affected by the outage with more than 8 million people reporting issues.

Euronews

Amazon reveals cause of AWS outage that took everything from banks to smart beds offline

AWS explains in a lengthy post how a bug in automation software brought down thousands of sites and applications

The Guardian - AU

‘I was getting impatient’: Louisiana woman goes on first date in New Orleans with Texas man. Then she almost loses her life

A woman went on a first date with a man, only to “almost get killed,” after a hectic night that lasted until 8 a.m. In a video with over 85,000 views, Madeleine Boykin (@madeleineboykin) described a chance encounter and first date with a Texas man that she chatted with on…

The Mary Sue

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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

The Independent UK

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

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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7 Kids’ Apps That Can Silently Access Your Camera or Microphone

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Kids Ain't Cheap

AWS outage continues: All the apps and services that have been affected

Still having trouble online? The Amazon outage might still be causing problems for these apps.

Tom’s Guide

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

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

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

The Independent UK

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

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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

Tom’s Guide

How the AWS outage happened — and why it's broke the internet

A massive AWS outage took down parts of the internet today — from Alexa and Snapchat to Fortnite and banking apps. Here’s what really happened, and why one small glitch caused such big chaos.

TechRadar

Amazon outage: Every website knocked offline by the huge AWS outage

Amazon’s cloud services went offline today, causing huge problems across the internet.

Fortune

Coinbase, Robinhood down as Amazon outage briefly cripples the internet

Other non-crypto companies affected include Snapchat, Hulu, and McDonald’s.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Vile’ online groomer is first in UK to be jailed for encouraging a child to self-harm

Karl Davies sentenced to 20 years after sexually abusing 14-year-old girl he had contacted on Discord app

International Business Times UK

Snapchat, Canva, and Roblox All Crash at Once: AWS Outage Exposes a Scary Truth

A global outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) on 20 October 2025 disrupted major services like Snapchat, Canva and Roblox, underscoring the fragility of modern digital infrastructure.

The Independent UK

Why is the internet broken? How one small problem can take down the whole web

The vast array of platforms, companies, websites and apps available on the internet rely on a very small number of companies, writes Andrew Griffin

Evening Standard

First man jailed under child online safety act for grooming and abusing girl

Karl Davies, 42, a father-of-two from the Wirral, admitted and has been convicted of 17 offences relating to a school girl aged between 13 and 14.

The Independent UK

Wall Street inches higher in premarket as worries over the U.S.-China trade war ease

Wall Street pointed toward gains before the open Monday, overcoming worries over bank lending and the trade war with China

The Independent UK

‘Here’s a script for the bathroom’: US government nuclear physicist arrested on child sex charges

Exclusive details: After his arrest for propositioning a 16-year-old, top government nuclear physicist Andrew Worrall, 56, is no longer employed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a spokeswoman told The Independent

The Independent UK

Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services

Amazon's cloud computing service experienced a major outage on Monday, disrupting many online services like Snapchat, Roblox, and Signal

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