All articles tagged with #outages
A heavy, wet Blizzard of 2026 dumps significant snowfall across Massachusetts, with Boston around 17 inches by Monday evening and the season total exceeding 60 inches. Southeastern MA bore the brunt, Providence, RI set a 37.9-inch record, and many towns reported 20–36 inches while widespread power outages affected thousands.
Financial Times reports that at least two AWS outages were tied to in-house autonomous AI tools, including the Kiro coding assistant, which allegedly deleted and recreated an environment in December, triggering a 13‑hour disruption. Engineers reportedly granted operator‑level permissions and approved changes without human review, with AWS calling it user error rather than an AI failure. Experts warn AI tools can hallucinate and require stronger guardrails, as firms push AI into production despite reliability concerns.
Bad Bunny headlined the Super Bowl LX halftime to widespread acclaim, while X reportedly faced outages in search and notifications around the performance; Down Detector logged spikes in issues and some tweets were unavailable, though there’s no proven link between the show and the outages, amid existing criticism of Bad Bunny from parts of X’s user base.
Russia launched a mass strike against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, damaging high‑voltage substations and thermal plants and triggering emergency power outages across most regions just as freezing temperatures deepen the strain on the grid; restoration efforts are underway and international help may be sought.
Emergency power cuts hit Kyiv and multiple Ukrainian regions plus Moldova after a technical fault in cross-border lines triggered cascading outages, halting water supply and the Kyiv subway. The outages follow weeks of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid amid an unusually harsh winter, with regional officials warning of further cold and ongoing talks about a limited pause in strikes and diplomacy.
Mississippi is deploying 135 snowplows to clear ice- and snow-covered highways as a winter storm brings freezing temperatures and widespread outages across the Deep South.
Winter Storm Fern knocked out power for more than a million customers across the South as frigid conditions loom, pressuring the electric grid. PJM projected record winter demand and the Energy Department allowed full operation of grid resources while utilities mobilized tens of thousands of workers; gas prices surged and authorities warned the system could remain stressed through the week amid ice and falling temps.
A massive winter storm boosted electricity demand in the PJM region, pushing Virginia real-time prices above $1,800/MWh as data centers—the world’s largest cluster—drive usage; PJM forecasts a record winter demand while outages leave hundreds of thousands without power across several states.
Google Cloud experienced widespread outages affecting major services like Spotify, Discord, Snapchat, and others, with issues beginning around 2 PM ET. Google managed to restore its own apps first, but some external services continued to face disruptions, especially in the us-central1 region. Most services have since recovered, though some Google Cloud components remain affected, and full resolution timelines are still uncertain.
Google Cloud experienced outages causing disruptions for services like Spotify, Discord, Snapchat, and others, but most services are now recovering with Google working to fully restore all affected regions.
OpenAI's ChatGPT and related services are experiencing global outages and performance issues, with some users facing errors, slowness, and partial service disruptions, while investigations into the cause are ongoing.
Microsoft resolved issues with Outlook and Teams more than 24 hours after outages were reported by thousands of users. The problems, primarily affecting Exchange Online and Teams calendars, began early Monday and were mostly fixed by late Monday morning, though some Outlook web users continued to experience delays. The outages coincided with the rollout of a new Recall AI tool, which may have contributed to the disruptions. Microsoft Teams, part of the Microsoft 365 suite, is used by 320 million people monthly.
Microsoft has implemented a fix to address outages affecting Outlook and Teams, leading to partial recovery for users. The issues, primarily with Exchange Online and Teams calendars, were reported by over 5,300 users at their peak. The company attributed the outage to a recent change, which has been reverted, and noted that recovery is progressing slower than expected. The outage coincided with the rollout of a new Recall AI tool, though it's unclear if this was related. Microsoft Teams has 320 million monthly users.
Some H&R Block customers experienced outages with the desktop software ahead of the tax day deadline, but the issue was resolved later in the day. The company confirmed that online clients and those working with a professional were not affected. The IRS received an $80 billion funding boost to enhance its digital capabilities, including a new online tax filing tool. Customers have until 11:59 p.m. in their local time zone on Monday to file their taxes without receiving a late fee, with extensions available for certain circumstances.
Severe Thunderstorm and Flash Flood Warnings are in place across several counties on the Coast, with reports of a tornado touching down in Pearl River, Louisiana. Outages have been reported in Pearl River, Harrison, Hancock, and other counties. Viewers have sent in photos and videos of hail in various areas. Residents under warnings are advised to take shelter immediately and avoid rooms with windows and doors leading outside.