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SUMMARY WASHINGTON, DC — Thousands of users in the United States reported widespread disruptions on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday morning. Users experienced blank feeds, login failures, and app crashes, prompting thousands of reports on outage tracking services. The outage affected users nationwide, including business professionals, journalists, and government agencies that … Read more
SUMMARY OpenAI announced Tuesday it is discontinuing its AI video generator Sora, just six months after launching a standalone app that allowed users to create and share hyper realistic AI videos. The company made the announcement on X, thanking creators for building a community around the platform. The closure of Sora highlights the challenges of … Read more
SUMMARY Discord experienced a widespread outage across the United States on Thursday night, leaving hundreds of users unable to access voice calls. Reports of the issue began around 11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, with users seeing a “server awaiting endpoint” error. The platform has not yet issued an official statement. The Discord outage disrupted communication … Read more
SUMMARY WASHINGTON — The social media platform X experienced a widespread outage affecting thousands of users across the United States on Wednesday, according to monitoring service Downdetector.com. The disruption briefly prevented users from accessing feeds and posting content. The outage began in the morning hours, with Downdetector showing a surge in reports around 11 AM … Read more
SUMMARY A large NASA satellite is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday evening, raising rare but low risk of debris reaching the ground after more than a decade in orbit, according to US Space Force and NASA officials. The Van Allen Probe A, part of a mission to study charged particles around Earth, is forecast … Read more
SUMMARY Instagram, the Meta owned social media platform, experienced a major outage on March 10, leaving thousands of US users unable to send or receive direct messages. The disruption, concentrated in cities including Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, Washington D.C., and New York, blocked private communication for several hours, according to outage tracking service Downdetector. The … Read more
SUMMARY Facebook down reports surged across the United States on Tuesday evening, with more than 10,600 users flagging disruptions, according to Downdetector.com. The spike in Facebook down alerts emerged late Tuesday as users reported being unable to access accounts or refresh news feeds. Downdetector said the volume of complaints rose sharply within a short period. … Read more
SUMMARY Electronic Arts (EA), the American video game publisher, experienced widespread server outages on Wednesday, affecting players of EA FC and Ultimate Team. Over 2,000 users reported connection problems on Downdetector, while complaints flooded social media platforms, highlighting the disruption to online gameplay globally. Gamers attempting to access EA FC and Ultimate Team encountered server … Read more
SUMMARY Social media platform X experienced a widespread outage Monday morning affecting thousands of users in the United States and the United Kingdom, according to Downdetector.com, which tracks real time service disruptions through user submitted reports. The X outage temporarily prevented users from loading timelines, posting updates and accessing direct messages, raising concerns about platform … Read more
SUMMARY HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam has granted a license to Starlink to operate satellite internet services in the country, allowing the company to deploy gateway stations and up to 600,000 user terminals, the national radio frequency regulator said Saturday. The Authority of Radio Frequency Management said local unit Starlink Services Vietnam Co. is authorized to … Read more
