Minecraft Bedrock Realms experienced a significant outage starting around noon EDT, affecting thousands of users' ability to connect and play, with no official response or estimated restoration time from Minecraft as of now.
Some Spectrum customers in Cleveland are experiencing outages after a plow truck hit a utility pole and damaged fiber lines; repair efforts are underway.
CBS's live telecast of 'Nashville's Big Bash' was interrupted for about 12 minutes due to technical problems, leading to a temporary switch to 'Matlock' and causing confusion among viewers, before the broadcast resumed with hosts Bert Kreischer and Hardy apologizing.
Walmart experienced a brief outage affecting over 6,500 users, primarily impacting its mobile app and website, which caused difficulties for customers trying to checkout; the issue was quickly resolved, and users were advised to reinstall the app or clear their browser cache.
On Christmas Day, both PSN and Fortnite experienced server issues due to high traffic, with Fortnite's servers temporarily melting down, but quick engineering responses helped stabilize the services. PSN's problems were less widespread, and efforts continue to restore normal gameplay and connectivity.
Steam experienced a significant outage on December 24 affecting the store, community, and online APIs, impacting access to games like Team Fortress 2, Dota 2, and Counterstrike 2. The platform largely recovered by 6PM ET, though some services remain sluggish or partially functional.
A power outage caused by PG&E has led to widespread frustration and anger from residents and officials in Richmond, highlighting the impact of utility failures on communities.
CyrusOne has enhanced its backup cooling capacity at its Aurora, Illinois data center supporting CME Group after a 10-hour outage caused by overheating, which disrupted global markets and highlighted vulnerabilities in the reliance on centralized data centers for major financial exchanges.
Google experienced a significant outage affecting Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Docs, and other Workspace services, with thousands reporting problems accessing files and services, prompting an investigation and temporary workarounds.
Twitter (X) experienced a major login outage affecting millions, caused by a security update involving YubiKey two-factor authentication, which led to account lockouts and a system rollback to fix the problem.
Some YouTube users are experiencing loading issues due to ad blockers, which seem to interfere with the platform's functionality, causing blank pages and access problems, highlighting ongoing conflicts between YouTube and ad blocker use.
Microsoft's Azure cloud service is recovering from an outage that disrupted services like Microsoft 365, Xbox, and Minecraft, with full recovery expected by 6:20PM ET after initial issues around noon, caused by problems with Azure Front Door.
A Microsoft Azure outage affecting its cloud services and Microsoft 365 has begun to ease, after causing disruptions for businesses worldwide, including airlines and telecom providers, with the issue linked to a recent configuration change. The outage led to significant user reports and impacted major online platforms, highlighting the vulnerability of interconnected digital infrastructure.