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Forbes
16-07-2025
- Forbes
Is Reddit Down? Company Says It Is Investigating Outage
Reddit said it is 'investigating elevated site errors' Wednesday after tens of thousands of users reported on they are having issues accessing the social media platform. More than 100,000 users reported a Reddit outage on by noon EDT on Wednesday. ... More (Photo Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Reddit users began reporting an outage at about 11:40 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, which swiftly spiked to more than 100,000 reports around noon. Reddit did not specify a reason for the outage, but made a post on X at 11:52 a.m. EDT saying it is 'currently investigating this issue.' Forbes has reached out to Reddit for comment. This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.
New York Post
15-07-2025
- New York Post
Nearly 1,000 users report apparent X outage
Elon Musk's X suffered an outage that has prevented scores of users from accessing the social media platform. By approximately 12 p.m. ET, nearly 400 users reported issues with their accounts, with the majority unable to log in to their profiles, according to About 1,000 users complained they were unable to access their X accounts on Tuesday. AFP via Getty Images Advertisement Complaints peaked at around 900 users on Tuesday morning. Reports of a glitch across the platform had started pouring in around 10 p.m. ET on Monday. X did not immediately respond to The Post's request for comment.
Indianapolis Star
10-07-2025
- Indianapolis Star
Is Outlook down right now? Is Hotmail email server down? When will outage be fixed? What we know
Microsoft users are experiencing issues Thursday morning, causing partial outages across the Microsoft Outlook and Hotmail email platforms. Here's what you need to know: According to DownDetector, Microsoft Outlook first started seeing intermittent issues around 25 reports at 7:35 p.m. ET Wednesday, July 9. DownDetector showed 1,617 reported issues around 8:34 a.m. ET Thursday morning. According to the outage peak continued to climb and was at 1,617 reports as of 8:34 a.m. ET. Reports indicate 61% citing Outlook login issues and 34% noticing server connection issues. According to DownDetector, Microsoft Outlook first started seeing intermittent issues around 34 reports at 7:40 p.m. ET Wednesday, July 9. DownDetector showed 1,617 reported issues around 8:34 a.m. ET Thursday morning. According to the outage peak continues to climb and currently sits at of 1,617 reports as of 8:34 a.m. ET Reports indicate 61% citing Outlook login issues and 34% noticing server connection issues.
New York Post
16-06-2025
- New York Post
Vandals cut Spectrum fiber lines, causing widespread LA service disruption
A massive outage has been reported in the Los Angeles area on Father's Day after internet and cable provider Spectrum linked the issue to 'criminal acts of vandalism.' 'We are currently working on a Fiber cut affecting the Los Angeles area. We are sorry for the inconvenience this has caused. Thank you,' the company shared in an alert on X. A spokesperson for the company told Fox News Digital that they discovered that lines had been cut due to vandalism in Van Nuys on Sunday morning, which also impacted other areas. 'Early this morning our fiber optic lines were intentionally cut in Los Angeles due to vandalism,' the statement read. 'The fiber cuts caused a temporary outage for some residents and businesses in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, and surrounding areas. Our services were being restored throughout the morning and restoration efforts continue this afternoon.' More than 25,000 Spectrum users in the Los Angeles area reported issues on which tracks outages, beginning at 3 a.m., according to the website. 5 A spokesperson for Spectrum said that they discovered that lines had been cut due to vandalism. 5 Outages began at 3 a.m. in the Los Angeles area. The site is based on user self-reporting, which means it may not depict the whole scope of the outages. The company implied that 'criminal acts of network vandalism have become an issue affecting the entire telecommunications industry, not just Spectrum.' Spectrum added that they believe that the rise in theft is 'largely due to the increase in the price of precious metals.' 5 The cut fiber optic cables lying on the side of a road. Spectrum 5 Spectrum and Los Angeles police are searching for at least one suspect. Spectrum 'These acts of vandalism are not only a crime, but also affect our customers, local businesses and potentially emergency services. Spectrum's fiber lines do not include any copper,' the company said. The company operates in 41 states with services available to more than 57 million homes and businesses, according to the company's website. Spectrum said that they are working with the Los Angeles Police Department and are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest. 5 More than 25,000 Spectrum users in the Los Angeles area were affected by this act of vandalism. logoboom – Anyone with information on this act of vandalism is encouraged to contact Spectrum at 833-404-TIPS(8477) or reach out to local law enforcement. Fox News Digital reached out to the Los Angeles Police Department for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
Time of India
12-06-2025
- Time of India
ChatGPT services fully restored after global outage: Here's what the company said
's popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT, has seen its services fully restored following a significant global outage that impacted users worldwide. The disruption, which also affected OpenAI's API services and its video tool, Sora, left millions of users unable to access or utilise the AI for various tasks throughout the day. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Reports of elevated error rates and latency began surfacing early Tuesday (June 10) morning, with outage tracking websites like noting a sharp spike in user complaints from regions including India, the United States, and the United Kingdom. OpenAI quickly acknowledged the problem, stating that its engineers had identified the root cause and were working on a fix. While most services were restored by early June 11, some users continued to experience issues with ChatGPT's voice mode, which OpenAI is still working to resolve. By Thursday June 12, OpenAI's status page updated to reflect that "all impacted services have now fully recovered." On the Status page the company posted, 'We're fully functional. We're not aware of any issues affecting our systems.' What OpenAI said about the recent ChatGPT outage OpenAI has not yet revealed the reason behind the ChatGPT outage . The company has stated that it plans to release a more detailed analysis about the root cause of the issue within the next five days. This was the longest ChatGPT outage in its history This outage has affected users across the world. Previously, In December last year, OpenAI's popular ChatGPT chatbot, its Sora AI video generator and its developer-facing API experienced a significant outage. At that time, the disruption lasted for around 6 hours – from 3 PM Pacific Time (3:30 am IST), with services largely back online by 9 PM PT (9.30 am IST). 'ChatGPT, API, and Sora were down today but we've recovered,' OpenAI stated in a tweet following the restoration of services. In February, the AI chatbot global outage, which lasted for around two hours.
