1 week ago What is Domain Name System? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web

When millions of people suddenly couldn't load familiar websites and apps during the Amazon Web Services, or AWS, outage on Oct. 20, 2025, the affected servers weren't actually down. The problem was more fundamental – their names couldn't be found.

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2 w. ago Alaska Airlines says website, app down amid global Azure outage

Alaska Airlines says website, app down amid global Azure outage  ReutersAlaska Airlines faces new tech woes  KING5.comAlaska Air Websites Hit by Microsoft Outage, Adding to IT Woes  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago Microsoft outage scrambles Alaska, Hawaiian airlines' website, halts key systems

Microsoft outage scrambles Alaska, Hawaiian airlines' website, halts key systems  KOMOAlaska Airlines says website, app down amid global Azure outage  ReutersAlaska Airlines hit by 3rd IT failure in 3 months amid global Microsoft outage  KEYE

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2 w. ago TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How to watch the Startup Battlefield finale, Cluely, Solana, SF’s Mayor

If you’re not able to attend in person, the next best thing is to check out our livestream of the Disrupt Stage. Tune in right here starting now!

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2 w. ago Inside CampusAI’s mission to close the AI training gap for everyday workers — check it out at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

CampusAI is like “Coursera meets Github meets Tinder in the metaverse” — an educational platform focused on making learning accessible to everyday people who want to bring AI into their everyday workflows, and a virtual ecosystem to connect like-minded people.

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2 w. ago Elloe AI wants to be the ‘immune system’ for AI — check it out at Disrupt 2025

Elloe AI promises a system capable of fact-checking AI outputs, make sure they don’t violate laws and regulations, and that are safe for the users.

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2 w. ago TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How to watch Vinod Khosla, Netflix, Slate Auto, and Startup Battlefield

If you’re not able to attend in person, the next best thing is to check out our livestream of the Disrupt Stage. Tune in right here starting at 9 a.m. PT.

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2 w. ago Biotech Nephrogen combines AI and gene therapy to reverse kidney disease — check it out at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

When Demetri Maxim was seven years old, his mother’s kidneys stopped working. She was put on dialysis, which meant that she had to go to the hospital four times a week to have her blood filtered by a machine since her own kidneys could no longer function independently. Two years later, Maxim’s mother received a […]

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2 w. ago TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How to watch Astro Teller, Startup Battlefield, and more live

If you’re not able to attend in person, the next best thing is to check out our livestream of the Disrupt Stage, which features some of our most prominent speakers and the highly anticipated Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition.

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3 w. ago Amazon's Massive Internet Outage Left 'Smart Bed' Owners with Overheating Mattresses

The widespread Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage on October 20 caused an unexpected disruption for owners of Eight Sleep's high-end "Pod" smart beds, leaving many stuck with overheating or unresponsive mattresses. This is just the latest evidence that plugging everything in your house into the "Internet of Things" is a really bad idea. The post Amazon’s Massive Internet Outage Left ‘Smart Bed’ Owners with Overheating Mattresses appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago 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 organizations, including banks, financial software platforms such as Xero, and social media platforms such as Snapchat.

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3 w. ago What caused Amazon Web Services to go down? An expert explains

From Reddit and Snapchat to Delta and Zoom, more than a thousand websites around the globe were knocked offline early Monday—and continued to have problems into the afternoon—after a major outage at Amazon Web Services, the single largest cloud service provider in the world.

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3 w. ago Amazon says AWS cloud service back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide

Amazon says AWS cloud service back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide  Reuters

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3 w. ago Massive Amazon cloud outage has been resolved after disrupting internet use worldwide

Amazon says a massive outage of its cloud computing service has been resolved as of Monday evening, after a problem disrupted internet use around the world, taking down a broad range of online services, including social media, gaming, food delivery, streaming and financial platforms.

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3 w. ago Amazon Web Services says widespread internet outage issues are resolved

Apps including Snapchat, Fortnite and Roblox were experiencing outages on Monday.

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3 w. ago Amazon's AWS nears recovery after major outage disrupts apps, services worldwide

Amazon's AWS nears recovery after major outage disrupts apps, services worldwide  Reuters

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3 w. ago Outage at Amazon's web services division disrupts major websites across the internet

A technical issue with Amazon Web Services led to disruptions and outages across the internet. Amazon says they're fixing it but some disruptions are still ongoing.

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3 w. ago Outage at Amazon Web Services disrupts websites across the internet

Amazon's cloud computing service provides back-end support to many companies that operate online. When it has problems, so do they.

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3 w. ago Widespread internet outage snarls businesses as Amazon Web Services works on issue

Apps including Snapchat, Fortnite and Roblox were experiencing outages on Monday.

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3 w. ago Why did Amazon’s AWS outage disrupt Snapchat, Ring and many other services?

Why did Amazon’s AWS outage disrupt Snapchat, Ring and many other services?  Los Angeles Times

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