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The Latest Breaking News from Amazon Web Services

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

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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

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.

Android Central

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

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

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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.

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.

International Business Times 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

The Independent UK

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.

Benzinga

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

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

The Independent UK

Massive AWS outage takes games offline — Fortnite, Roblox, PlayStation and Epic Games affected

A major outage at Amazon Web Services has triggered global disruption across the internet, taking down online features for popular games including Fortnite, Roblox, Pokémon GO, and PlayStation Network.

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Evening Standard

AWS outage: All the services affected as Amazon Web Services disruption sparks global chaos

The cloud computing platform that powers millions of websites and apps, is experiencing a major outage affecting a wide range of services, including online banking, social media, gaming, and smart home devices

The Guardian - US

Amazon Web Services outage shows internet users ‘at mercy’ of too few providers, experts say

Crash that hit apps and websites around world demonstrates ‘urgent need for diversification in cloud computing’

GamesRadar

Fortnite, Roblox, Wordle, and other popular games down as Amazon Web Services outage sends the internet toppling

Multiple games and websites are experiencing major issues

International Business Times UK

Is Canva Down? Popular Design Platform Reports Issues - Here Are Some Alternatives Now

Canva outage hits 220M users amid AWS failure—login errors, edit crashes and download blocks. Freelancers and businesses face chaos; top alternatives listed.

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Internet outages at HMRC, Zoom and Snapchat reported after AWS disruption

Other services showing a spike in reported outages include Slack, Ring, Vodafone, Signal, Halifax, BT, EE and Sky.

Windows Central

AWS outages takes most of the internet with it — Zoom, Slack, and even Fortnite go down

Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosts several of the web's most popular platforms, as "significant error rates" takes them offline.

Evening Standard

Internet outage latest LIVE: Amazon Web Service show 'signs of recovery' after Snapchat, Zoom, Reddit among apps hit - but US users report fresh issues

Systems are continuing to report issues after hours of disruption

Euronews

Amazon internet outage hits major websites and mobile apps such as Snapchat. Here's what we know

Amazon Web Services is believed to be the root cause of the problem.

The Independent UK

Huge Amazon internet outage leaves Snapchat, Reddit, banks and more not working: Latest updates

Down Detector was flooded with huge spikes just after 8am UK time - with some issues coming back this afternoon

The Conversation

Australia’s tech lobby wants deregulated ‘digital embassies’ for offshore clients. Here’s why that might not be a great idea

When Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets US President Donald Trump on Monday, the visit is expected to seal major big tech investment deals on artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres.

International Business Times UK

Amazon Layoffs 2025: How Many Are Affected — and Is AI Doing More Than Just 'Helping'?

Amazon plans new layoffs in 2025, with insiders asking if AI is quietly replacing more workers than the company admits.

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