We may have answers as to why Amazon suffered glitches at the start of Prime Day on Monday. The e-commerce giant didn’t have enough servers to handle all the traffic on its site during one of its biggest sales days of the year, according to internal documents obtained by CNBC. That led the company to launch …
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The Google Cloud Platform experienced problems on Tuesday, causing outages for Google Cloud Networking, App Engine and Stackdriver. Services like Snapchat, Pokemon Go and Spotify were also affected. At 12:34 p.m. PT, Google said it was “investigating a problem with Google Cloud Global Loadbalancers returning 502s,” referring to a message indicating server issues. Google posted the statement on the Cloud Status Dashboard. At …
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Microsoft rolled out on Monday a new version of Skype for desktop, and said it would end support for the “classic” version on Sept. 1. Dubbed version 8.0, the updated edition of the groundbreaking video-and-voice platform includes new features, such as free HD video and group calls that can accommodate as many as 24 people. The new version also includes message …
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Maybe YouTube hasn’t heard, but plenty of Americans love soccer. World Cup fans watching the England-versus-Croatia semifinal on Wednesday went nuts when YouTube TV went on the fritz during the tense match. The outage, which was limited to the US, came ahead of the second half, when Croatia mounted a comeback. “Hey everyone — sincere apologies for streaming issues with YouTube TV,” YouTube …
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India’s Department of Telecommunications reportedly approved net neutrality rules on Wednesday, which require that all users must have equal access to legal online content at the same price and speed. The laws prohibit blocking, degrading, slowing down or giving preferential treatment to users, The Times of India reported. India has long pushed for net neutrality laws, which follow the principle that all traffic …
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Microsoft is reportedly expanding its Movies & TV app to iOS and Android. The app is currently available on Windows-based platforms such as Windows 10 PC, Xbox and Windows 10 Mobile. But customers who purchase TV shows and movies from Microsoft’s store will soon be able to watch content from their Apple and Android devices, Windows Central reported Thursday. Microsoft …
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A California law that went into effect July 1 is aimed at making it easier for customers to cancel their subscriptions online. The law states that customers who accept an automatic renewal or continuous service offer online must be able to cancel the service online. That could include a pre-written “termination email” provided by the company that can be sent …
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A three-eared rabbit stands on Bridgette Czarnecki’s hospital bed. He playfully wiggles his ear and adjusts his yellow bow tie. “You’re stronger than you know,” he tells the 8-year-old. “I wish I was that strong.” A flying pink-haired cow swoops in, pirouetting in the air. “Believe in yourself,” she says in a gentle voice. “I sure do.” Nearby a friendly …
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Last summer, Dr. Mohamad Al-Hosni got a WhatsApp message from doctors in Syria. They couldn’t figure out why an infant born prematurely at 34 weeks was having a hard time breathing. The St. Louis neonatologist, along with about 20 other US physicians, received an image of a chest X-ray in a group chat. The US doctors discovered the baby’s intestines …
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Many of us scroll through our phones just before falling asleep and immediately after waking up. But first-year students at Eton College, an English boarding school for boys, no longer have that luxury. The students have been ordered to turn in their phones at night because of concerns around the pressures of social media, according to The Guardian. Eton College …
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