"Workers were sent home, exams were delayed, coffee machines had to be turned on manually and language app users feared their hard-won progress was lost as a result of the global outage of Amazon Web Services on Monday, as some made light of their briefly tech-free existence. A glitch in the AWS cloud computing service brought down apps and websites for millions of users around the world affecting more than 2,000 companies, including Snapchat, Roblox, Signal and language app Duolingo"
"Amazon workers posted videos of themselves on TikTok relishing a slower work day, with some dancing in quiet warehouses, while others told CNN they had been sent home. Working for Amazon Flex we've been sent home due to their systems not being able to check us in or release us with pay. Because of this outage there's no telling if the 80 of us here are going to be paid, James from Texas told the network."
A glitch in Amazon Web Services caused a global outage that disrupted apps and websites for millions, affecting over 2,000 companies including Snapchat, Roblox, Signal, Duolingo, and Amazon-owned services. Many sites were restored within hours, though some experienced persistent problems throughout the day. Amazon reported all cloud services returned to normal by Monday evening. The outage sent workers home, delayed exams, forced manual operation of coffee machines, created uncertainty over pay for delivery drivers, delayed medical and vet appointments, and left Alexa-controlled smart-home devices unresponsive for some users.
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