2 h. ago Amazon Web Services outage: 6.5m reports of disruption as many websites and apps hit – business live

Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank and Ring doorbells among services hit by online outageFull story: Amazon Web Services outage hits dozens of websites and appsHeads-up: UBS have upgraded their view on global equities to ‘attractive’, a sign that they think investors should be putting more money into shares.Despite the angst in parts of the market that valuations have risen too high, UBS reckon share prices have further to climb.“We think investors should review current allocations to equities and ensure they are at least consistent with, or modestly higher than, their long-term strategic asset allocation targets. If investors are currently under allocated to equities, we believe they should reallocate excess cash, bond, or high yield credit holdings toward stocks.”“We prefer areas that are exposed to secu­lar growth, like the US, China, (particularly China’s tech sector, which we rate among the Most Attractive sectors globally), as well as global technology, transformational i...

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4 h. ago 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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4 h. ago Amazon says most cloud services restored after widespread outage

US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and London Stock Exchange Group data services among those affected by AWS problems

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4 h. ago Internet outage latest LIVE: Amazon Web Service seeing 'signs of recovery' after Snapchat, Zoom, Reddit among apps hit in tech collapse

Systems are gradually coming back online after three hours of disruption

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5 h. ago Major internet outages resolved after 'recovery' of Amazon Web Services

A number of huge apps crashed this morning leaving thousands of users unable to access their favourite sites.

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5 h. ago Amazon Web Services outage to spark dispute timebomb as 'half the internet catches flu'

The world is in chaos thanks to the Amazon Web Services outage, with a leading tech expert warning that it could create a real world of trouble for banking issues

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6 h. ago Full list of apps and sites hit by Amazon web outage hits from Snapchat to Fortnite

A major outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) has left a number of websites and apps down today - including Snapchat, Slack, Ring, Vodafone, Signal, Virgin Media and UK banks - with the HMRC website also affected

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6 h. ago Amazon web outage full list of every service affected including Ring and Alexa

Some of the big names that are down this morning include Snapchat, Slack, Ring, Vodafone, Signal, Virgin Media, BT, EE and Sky, as well as Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland

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6 h. ago ‘Signs of recovery’ claims Amazon Web Services after internet outage hits many websites and apps – business live

Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank and Ring doorbells among services hit by online outage Heads-up: UBS have upgraded their view on global equities to ‘attractive’, a sign that they think investors should be putting more money into shares.Despite the angst in parts of the market that valuations have risen too high, UBS reckon share prices have further to climb.“We think investors should review current allocations to equities and ensure they are at least consistent with, or modestly higher than, their long-term strategic asset allocation targets. If investors are currently under allocated to equities, we believe they should reallocate excess cash, bond, or high yield credit holdings toward stocks.”“We prefer areas that are exposed to secu­lar growth, like the US, China, (particularly China’s tech sector, which we rate among the Most Attractive sectors globally), as well as global technology, transformational inno­vations (AI, Power and resources, and Longevity), and pockets with...

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7 h. ago 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

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7 h. ago Bank services down for Lloyds, Halifax and other major names

A crash at hosting company, Amazon Web Services, has seen outages reported across hundreds of online services, games, and apps, including Lloyds and Halifax online banking

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8 h. ago Amazon Web Services outage as Snapchat, Apple, Reddit and more not working

The disruptions started around 8am this morning, with DownDetector inundated with reports

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9 d. ago Amazon Prime Video is DOWN: Thousands of users unable to access streaming service as it is hit by major outage

More than 1,000 outage reports were logged on tracking site Downdetector within an hour, with most complaints flooding in just before 10am.

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