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More than 1,000 services were impacted by the outage, including popular platforms like WhatsApp, Snapchat and Reddit, which rely on AWS services, along with financial institutions like the British gov
Content management systems such as WordPress and Quintype also affected, hampering major news websites and blogs
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$2,000 smart beds overheat during AWS outage, leaving owners sweating: ‘I can’t turn it off'
Owners of Eight Sleep’s “Pod” smart mattress covers reported that their beds became overheated and stuck in awkward positions during the AWS outage.
Xfinity by Comcast users across several US states faced a widespread internet and TV outage, disrupting homes and businesses. The issue affected major cities, including parts of Michigan, leaving customers unable to stream or work online.