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Connectivity issues for many companies around the world disrupted as outage hits Amazon Web Services.

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Amazon Web Services has been hit by outage, causing connectivity issues [File: Noah Berger/AWS/Handout via Reuters]

Published On 20 Oct 2025

  • Amazon’s cloud services unit, Amazon Web Services (AWS), says it is recovering from an outage, causing connectivity issues for many companies around the world.
  • The services disrupted include several popular websites and apps, including Fortnite, Snapchat and Duolingo, and major banks.