Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp BACK online following worldwide outages

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger were all experiencing outages that plagued users worldwide. The outages hit around 5pm ET Thursday and are impacting millions of users, with some experiencing total blackouts.  This was the second all of the Facebook-owned services have crashed in the past month – the last hit March 19. Some users are … Read more

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp BACK online following worldwide outages

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger were all experiencing outages that plagued users worldwide. The outages hit around 5pm ET Thursday and are impacting millions of users, with some experiencing total blackouts.  This was the second all of the Facebook-owned services have crashed in the past month – the last hit March 19. Some users are … Read more

Texas was ‘seconds and minutes’ away from ‘monthslong’ power outages, ERCOT’s CEO says

Texas was ‘seconds and minutes’ away from ‘monthslong’ power outages the embattled CEO of ERCOT said Thursday as he defended the grid’s rolling blackouts.  A week of below-freezing temperatures knocked about a third of the state’s generating capacity offline, resulting in the greatest forced blackout in U.S. history and exposing weaknesses of Texas’ unique approach … Read more

Texas was ‘seconds and minutes’ away from ‘monthslong’ power outages, ERCOT’s CEO says

Texas was ‘seconds and minutes’ away from ‘monthslong’ power outages the embattled CEO of ERCOT said Thursday as he defended the grid’s rolling blackouts.  A week of below-freezing temperatures knocked about a third of the state’s generating capacity offline, resulting in the greatest forced blackout in U.S. history and exposing weaknesses of Texas’ unique approach … Read more

Thousands of ‘dancing’ starlings are causing power outages in a Scottish town

Workers in a Scottish village have found the culprit behind a series of strange power outages: Thousands of birds. Masses of starlings have been jangling power lines in Airth, causing brief blackouts around sundown. An engineer with ScottishPower witnessed a colossal flock in a midair ‘dance’ before landing on the cables en masse. The tiny … Read more

Apple reports service outages on iCloud, Apple TV, Apple Music and more

Apple reports service outages on iCloud, Apple TV, Apple Music and more as engineers rush to repair the problems Problems were reported on Tuesday evening across several services Apple engineers are working to restore service on the downed systems It remains unclear what has caused the problems reported in the US and Europe  By Harriet … Read more

Apple reports service outages on iCloud, Apple TV, Apple Music and more

Apple reports service outages on iCloud, Apple TV, Apple Music and more as engineers rush to repair the problems Problems were reported on Tuesday evening across several services Apple engineers are working to restore service on the downed systems It remains unclear what has caused the problems reported in the US and Europe  By Harriet … Read more

Nearly five million people affected by broadband outages in the last year

The average UK home had experienced more than a day – 29 hours – offline in total in the last 12 months due to broadband outages, according to new research. The survey by comparison service Uswitch.com also revealed that nearly five million people have suffered a single broadband outage that lasted three hours or more. … Read more

Global internet outages reach record high during the coronavirus lockdown

Internet outages have hit record highs during the coronavirus lockdown, as network operators make changes to meet the demand of more people now working at home.  According to US network intelligence firm ThousandEyes, network outages across the globe were seen to rise across March, reaching previously unseen levels. While internet infrastructure in both the UK … Read more