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Dozens of popular websites crashed on Friday, possibly leaving millions of users unable to access online services.Issues began around 6.40am ET, affecting a range of services including Apple Pay, DoorDash, Reddit and streaming platform…

Verizon has announced that every customer affected by Wednesday's massive network failure will receive a $20 credit for what the company called a 'huge inconvenience.'The telecommunications giant apologized for the roughly 12-hour signal…

Verizon's massive nationwide network outage on Wednesday may have been caused by a failure in just one East Coast state. Officials believe a network server in New Jersey going down was the likely trigger of the day-long network crash,…

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Amazon employees said they were left in the dark during a massive outage, fueling claims the tech giant tested a so-called 'kill switch'.One staff member made the claim three hours after Amazon Web Services (AWS) went down, which caused…

A major outage has affected 'half the internet', with millions of people left unable to access sites including Snapchat, Fortnite, and Duolingo, as well as several banking apps.The problem lies with Amazon Web Services – a cloud…

By STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Published: 13:42 EDT, 12 September 2025 | Updated: 13:58 EDT, 12 September 2025 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!--…

By JONATHAN CHADWICK, ASSISTANT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR and XANTHA LEATHAM, EXECUTIVE SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 10:21 EDT, 9 September 2025 | Updated: 10:32 EDT, 9 September 2025 <!-- …

It is the banking app used by millions of people around the UK.But this morning, the Lloyds Bank app went down in a three-hour crash, which left thousands of Britons unable to access banking services on payday.According to Down Detector,…