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Amazon’s Massive Outage Knocks Out Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, and More
The internet had a rough morning. In the early hours of October 20, Amazon Web Services (AWS) - the backbone of much of the web - went down, taking with it a long list of popular apps and services that millions rely on every day.
For several hours, users around the world couldn’t send Snaps, connect to Fortnite, or even ask Alexa about the weather. Payment app Venmo stalled, Ring doorbells stopped responding, and parts of Amazon.com itself wouldn’t load.
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