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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 Conversation

Elizabeth Warren Blasts Amazon For Internet Meltdown, Says 'If A Company Can Break The Entire Internet, They Are Too Big'

On Monday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called to break up Big Tech after a massive Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Web Services outage disrupted access to dozens of major platforms, including Amazon delivery services, Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) Disney+ and McDonald Corporation (NYSE:MCD) app.

Benzinga

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

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Is Venmo still down? Live updates on widespread AWS outage

Tom’s Guide

Dow Adds 516 Points on Broad Optimism: Stock Market Today

Easing trade war tensions and promise from early earnings reports has investors looking on the bright side to start the week.

Kiplinger

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

AWS outage - Amazon confirms recovery after Zoom, Slack, Canva among work apps hit

Work apps, banking service and more were all affected in AWS outage.

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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

TechRadar

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.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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.

Tom’s Guide

AWS outage spotlights the world economy's fragile foundations

It takes a crisis to make invisible pieces of critical infrastructure visible — both online and in the physical world.

Axios

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Operation Sports

Rematch Among Games Affected by AWS Outage

Rematch among many games and services that aren't working properly.

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TechRadar

"We need to go beyond Signal" – How today's AWS outage shows the weaknesses of centralized apps

Signal's privacy and security are great, but being a centralized app makes it vulnerable. Element explains to TechRadar why we do need decentralized apps more than ever.

Fortune

Coinbase, Robinhood down as Amazon outage briefly cripples the internet

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

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

Benzinga

Amazon Web Services Outage Knocks Major Websites Offline — Disney+, Reddit, McDonald's App, United Airlines Among Those Hit

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Amazon Web Services confirmed a widespread operational disruption on Monday that caused increased error rates and latency across multiple cloud services in its US-East-1 (Northern Virginia) region — the company's largest and most critical data hub.

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

International Business Times

Internet Services Cut For Hours By Amazon Cloud Outage

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