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Is X down? Users report widespread outage Monday
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (132+ words) Is X down? Users report widespread outage Monday'Austin American-Statesman The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, appeared to be experiencing widespread disruptions Monday morning, with tens of thousands of users reporting problems accessing the app. At around 7:30 a.m. CT,…...
Weather-related data center outage led to US TikTok issues, Oracle says
2+ week, 5+ day ago (441+ words) A man opens the TikTok app on his cellphone in Islamabad, Pakistan, on July 21, 2020. U.S. users of the social media platform experienced technical issues just days after the app's owners ByteDance reached agreements with Oracle, Silver Lake and'MGX to form a…...
Microsoft outages: Thousands report issues with Outlook, 365 and Teams
3+ week, 4+ day ago (182+ words) Microsoft responded to reports of outages across its 365 platforms on Jan. 22. Microsoft released a statement regarding a massive outage affecting its 365 products" including Microsoft 365, Outlook and Teams'on Thursday, Jan. 22. Around 2 p.m., over 15,000 users reported outages on tracker site Down Detector. Microsoft…...
Why isn't X working? Downdetector shows over 50,000 reports
1+ mon, 4+ hour ago (161+ words) Social media platform X was experiencing outages Friday morning. Social media platform X was experiencing outages Friday morning, according to thousands of users who reported their problems online. The tracker downdetector.com showed nearly 50,000 reports of outages starting around 9 a.m. on…...
X outage hits users: App is down for thousands as timeline fails to load
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (232+ words) There's an ongoing disruption with the social media platform X (Twitter). Per Downdetector, most issues occurred on the app with 61% of users while 28% reported that there were issues on the X website." You can track the outages here." Below is…...
Amazon web services outage triggers temporary internet disruptions worldwide
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (194+ words) Disruptions to Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing services Monday morning caused outages for several websites. In a statement, AWS announced on Oct. 20 that the issue was largely resolved and that they will "continue to work toward full resolution." According…...
ChatGPT's newest update: Is GPT-5 the smartest AI yet? What we know
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (290+ words) OpenAI, the company that brought us ChatGPT, has just unleashed GPT-5, a new version of its popular chatbot that promises to be so smart it could probably ace a final exam at UT without even cracking a book. GPT-5 is…...
Austin American-Statesman Mobile Apps
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City launches new Victorville NOW mobile app to report nonemergency concerns
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (190+ words) City leaders announced Friday the launch of Victorville NOW, a new customer service app, designed to provide community members with an opportunity to report concerns. The app allows individuals to report non-emergency concerns such as potholes, graffiti, streetlight outages and…...
Don't have Microsoft Word? Here are a ton of free options for all your needs
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (278+ words) Question: I just got a new laptop that doesn't include Microsoft Word " what are my options? Microsoft 365 is the de facto option for those that need advanced features, seamless syncing across devices and rely on Outlook for email. But if…...