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This explains those Alexa issues
While it’s unlikely to be the most serious issue today, the first time many saw the impact of the Amazon Web Services outage was with its Alexa voice assistant.
This Reddit thread shows many were recently reporting problems with the assistant, with some saying they “had to turn the lights off manually” and couldn’t set their alarms.
Well, AWS is the root cause – and Alexa is far from the only service experiencing problems. Alongside Ring, Snapchat and Zoom, we’re also seeing banking apps like Lloyds and Halifax in the UK and Robinhood in the US showing large spikes on Downdetector…
This is an online earthquake
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage started at around 7.40am BST, according to Downdetector – and the ripple effect has taken out much of the internet.
Right now, Alexa, Snapchat, Ring, Roblox, Fortnite, Zero, Signal, Canva and countless others are showing huge spikes in reports on Downdetector.
The problems show just how many services rely on Amazon’s cloud computing services. The AWS Health Dashboard is showing an “operational issue” in North Virginia that’s producing “increased error rates and latencies”. This is going to have serious repercussions today for millions…
