What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel

(THE CONVERSATION) When millions of people suddenly couldn’t load familiar websites and apps during the Amazon Web Services, or AWS, outage on Oct. 20, 2025, the affected servers weren’t actually down ...
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What to know about the Amazon Web Services outage

Internet disruptions tied to Amazon's cloud computing service affected people around the world Monday trying to connect to ...

Amazon Web Services Outage Causes Widespread Disruptions—What You Need to Know

Key Takeaways An outage at Amazon Web Services early Monday disrupted operations at a wide range of companies.Amazon confirmed the glitch at 3:51 a.m. ET, and said by 6:35 a.m. ET the issues had been ...
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Amazon Web Services Outage Cripples Apps and Websites Across the Internet

From Snapchat to Robinhood, major platforms go dark as the tech giant’s cloud infrastructure falters.