80 m. ago Internet down: Many of the world’s biggest apps and websites break in hours

Snapchat to the UK tax authority were affected by the problems

Politics

1 hour ago Amazon says cloud services recovering from widespread outage

Starbucks, ride hailing app Lyft, and UK tax authority among those affected by AWS problems

Politics

3 h. ago Internet outage latest LIVE: Amazon Web Service show 'signs of recovery' after Snapchat, Zoom, Reddit among apps hit

Systems are continuing to report issues after hours of disruption

Society

5 h. ago 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

Politics

6 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

Politics

6 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

Politics

7 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

Society

8 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.

Politics

8 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

Events

9 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...

Events

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

DownDetector has been flooded with huge spikes for many apps people use every day

Economics

10 h. ago 'Half the internet' goes down after Amazon cloud outage leaving millions unable to use Ring, Alexa, and banking apps

An outage has taken down hundreds of popular websites including Snapchat, gaming platform Fortnite and languages app Duolingo.

Economics

10 h. ago Amazon breaks silence on outage reason why Snapchat, Alexa, Ring and Fornite are down

Having seemingly taken have the internet with it, Amazon has broken its silence on why it's Web Service system is down and why Snapchat, Fornite and more are also down

Politics

10 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

Politics

10 h. ago Huge internet outage leaves Snapchat, Ring doorbell, HMRC and more not working: Latest updates

DownDetector has been flooded with huge spikes for many apps people use every day

Technology

10 h. ago Major internet outage hits websites, apps and Lloyds Bank after issue at Amazon Web Services – 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...

Economics

10 h. ago Internet outage latest LIVE: Dozens of apps including Amazon, Zoom, Snapchat, HMRC and Lloyds Bank hit by online services crash

A huge internet outage has hit dozens of websites with banks, phone companies and major retailers among those affected.

Events

11 h. ago Mass internet outage as Amazon, Snapchat, Apple, Reddit and more not working

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

Technology

11 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

Politics

5 d. ago Livingston MP Gregor Poynton backs The School Bank West Lothian’s annual Halloween Costume Appeal

The kind politician donated new costumes and ‘trick or treat’ bags at the charity’s Broxburn drop-off point.

Economics