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Instinct's WhatsApp scare: Glitch that cried wolf
The incident has also brought attention to Meta’s restrictions on competing AI assistants and the challenges facing companies building personal AI agents. Tanya Pandey explains what happened and why it matters.
Village phones are changing as India's hinterland seeks something more
Rural India's telecom landscape shifted from voice to data over a decade. Wireless connections grew significantly, replacing declining wireline services across the nation. Telecom operators now focus on connection quality and user experience for rural consumers. Reliable electricity remains a critical challenge for last-mile network expansion. The focus has moved from basic access to digital productivity and economic growth.
Amazon cloud outage at North Virginia data center largely resolved
Amazon's cloud infrastructure is on the mend after an unexpected overheating incident led to outages affecting numerous services, including Coinbase. This is the second time in recent months that temperature issues have plagued their data centers. As Amazon diligently works to reinstate full service capabilities, a timeline of several hours has been projected for complete restoration.
Amazon reports cloud outage at North Virginia data center; CME, Coinbase face trading issues
Amazon Web Services experienced an outage in a northern Virginia data center zone due to high temperatures, impacting services for CME Group and Coinbase. While Coinbase confirmed its issues stemmed from the AWS outage, CME cited unspecified technical and latency problems. AWS is working to restore full service, but a timeline remains uncertain.
Outlook login not working? What caused Microsoft Outlook outage today — and was it Hacked?
Is Outlook Down Right Now? Outlook login not working? What caused the Microsoft Outlook outage today — and was it hacked? Microsoft stayed silent until users flooded social media. Around 800 users hit a wall on Monday morning. Login loops began suddenly. Access failed repeatedly. Panic spread fast across platforms. For nearly four days before the outage peaked, users reported glitches—but Microsoft did not publicly address the issue. This is the full story behind what really happened.
Is Bluesky down in US, UK and Europe? Home, explore feeds fail to load — When will the services be restored
The outage appeared to be partial rather than a full shutdown, mainly affecting the platform’s Home timeline and Explore feed, leaving users unable to view real-time posts despite being able to log in successfully.
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Facebook Messenger down? Meta users report problems - Downdetector
Facebook Messenger down: Meta's instant messaging platform users are facing problem, reported Downdetector.
WhatsApp complains about restrictions in Russia after reported slowdown
WhatsApp's statement followed a repeat warning by Russia's communications regulator that it would completely block WhatsApp if it did not comply with its demands to bring its services into line with Russian law.
Groww launches backup trading portal to protect traders during outages
Stock broking platform Groww on Monday said it has launched 'Groww Lite', a web-based emergency trading portal, to safeguard users during platform outages and technical glitches.
Cloudflare down: Check the major services and websites affected by the outage
A major Cloudflare outage on December 5, 2025 caused widespread disruptions across global websites and apps, including key trading platforms like Zerodha, Groww, Angel One and Upstox. Creative and productivity tools such as Canva and QuillBot also went down, while even Downdetector became inaccessible due to Cloudflare’s internal service degradation.
500 Internal Server, Bad Gateway error explained: Why Cloudflare is down? Check full list of affected services here
Cloudflare outage reason: Internet users worldwide faced disruptions on Friday. Cloudflare, a major infrastructure provider, experienced a significant outage. This led to widespread errors and inaccessibility of popular platforms like Canva, Zerodha, and Groww. The disruption impacted trading activities in India during market hours. This marks Cloudflare's second major failure in a month, highlighting digital service dependency.
ChatGPT Down: What does please unblock challenges cloudflare com to proceed mean? Here's what we know about the Cloudfare error
ChatGPT users reported a global outage and users got an error message. While millions of users awaited a response from OpenAI to understand when the service will be restored here's what the error message means.
Cloudflare restores services after outage impacts thousands of internet users
The company said the outage that began around 6.30 a.m. ET was caused by an automatically generated configuration file, designed to manage potential security threats.
Cloudflare outage: Why is ChatGPT down? 3 alternative AI tools to use for work amid global network disruption
A major Cloudflare outage disrupted global internet services on Tuesday. Popular platforms including ChatGPT, X, and Canva faced inaccessibility. The disruption impacted users worldwide. This incident highlights the critical role of Cloudflare in maintaining online operations. For uninterrupted access to maintain the regular workflow, there are several AI tools available.
Are you unable to access X (aka Twitter)? Massive outage hits as ChatGPT and X go down — Here’s what happened and why millions can’t access X
ChatGPT and X down today after massive infrastructure glitch: ChatGPT and X are down after a massive global outage linked to a major Cloudflare failure. Users say X is not loading. Timelines are blank. New posts will not upload. ChatGPT is failing to load chats. Responses are timing out. Downdetector also went down. Cloudflare reports widespread 500 errors. Its dashboard and API are failing. In the US, X saw over 11,150 outage reports. The UK logged 3,895. Cloudflare says it is investigating. No recovery time is confirmed. Services remain unstable across regions.
AWS outage turns ₹1.75 lakh smart mattress into a ‘sauna’. Company’s CEO apologizes after users lost their sleep
A massive AWS outage left thousands of Eight Sleep Pod3 users sweating as their high-tech mattresses, lacking offline mode, became useless. The smart beds, designed for AI-powered sleep coaching and temperature control, reverted to basic foam bricks, disabling features like sleep tracking and automated routines. CEO Matteo Franceschetti apologized and vowed to "outage-proof" future products.
AWS outage: Amazon reveals root cause as cloud services ‘returned to normal operations’ after worldwide internet disruption; here’s what you need to know
Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing service experienced a massive outage on Monday, October 20, 2025, disrupting numerous online services globally. The company has revealed the reason behind the issue, which impacted social media, gaming, streaming, and educational platforms. Services began recovering by Monday evening, with full restoration by 6 p.m. Eastern.
AWS outage disrupts thousands of services, exposes cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities
Amazon Web Services outage affected over 11 million users and 2,500 companies Monday, October 20, disrupting Zoom, Venmo, WhatsApp and banking services. The cloud computing failure highlights centralization risks as three providers, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, control internet infrastructure backbone
Is Starlink down today? Thousands affected as the service faces network disruption, social media users reacts
Starlink Outage Latest Updates: Starlink, Elon Musk's satellite internet service, faced a global outage on Thursday. Thousands of users lost connectivity across continents. The company acknowledged the issue and worked on a solution. Musk apologised and promised to prevent future occurrences. The outage occurred after Musk promoted Starlink's direct-to-cellphone service.
Canva not working? Check out these 5 apps you can use meanwhile
On June 21, 2025, Canva experienced a significant outage, disrupting users' workflows globally. Frustrated designers took to X to express their concerns, with over 400 outage reports logged. While Canva's status page remained unaffected, the incident prompted users to seek alternative design platforms like Adobe Express, Snappa, Pixlr, Visme, and Stencil.
Canva hit by second outage in a month; users report issues with website, app
Canva Down: According to Downdetector, the website which tracks outages, Canva users logged over 500 reports as of 5.30 PM. Most users were unable to access the website, while some reported inactivity on the app. Some also reported server connection problems.
Canva down: Thousands of users report access issues with design app
Canva Outage: As of noon, Downdetector received over 1,000 complaints regarding login issues etc. Canva said it is working on fixing the issue. A majority of users pointed to problems with the website, while a smaller group highlighted issues with the mobile app as well.
IRCTC down again, fourth outage since last month frustrates users
The IRCTC website experiences an outage, preventing users from booking or canceling tickets. Complaints are widespread, with users particularly upset over the timing during peak 'tatkal' booking hours. Previous outages occurred in late December, raising concerns over the platform's reliability.
Canva faces outage, social media users create hilarious memes
Canva, a popular designing platform, experienced an outage on Tuesday. The outage prevented users in India from editing or downloading their designs. The disruption affected both the Canva application and website. Canva acknowledged the issue and assured users that they are working to resolve it. Users reported difficulties accessing Canva, leading to workflow disruptions.
Major Google outage affects millions: Here's all you need to know
On August 12, Google experienced a major outage affecting users worldwide, starting around 9 am ET. Key services including Gmail, Google Search, and YouTube were disrupted. The outage impacted major US cities and was widely reported on Downdetector, with 57% of complaints related to search functionality. Social media reactions highlighted user frustrations, with issues reported from DNS problems to login errors. The exact cause remains unclear, but some services are beginning to recover.
WhatsApp services resume after messaging app's longest outage hits users across the globe
WhatsApp outage affected people in different parts of the world, including the UK, and other parts of Europe.
Outages and bugs have dragged this 'Ethereum killer' 85% below peak. What's next?
One such name is Solana, a highly functional open-source project providing decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions. The token is about 85 per cent below its all-time peak of $260. It was trading at $38-odd levels on Thursday, the coinmarketcap data suggests.
Facebook outage was caused by maintenance error, company says
The Facebook outage was the largest that Downdetector said it had ever seen. It blocked access to apps for billions of users of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, further intensifying weeks of scrutiny for the nearly $1-trillion company.
Anjani Rathor likely to become HDFC Bank CDO
Rathor has over 20 years of experience and graduated from IIT Kharagpur and IIM-Calcutta. He had started his career from Citi Bank.
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