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Amazon Web Services outage hits Snapchat, major websites. But what is an internet outage?

An Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage left major websites and applications without service on Monday, Oct. 20. Amazon Web Services, a cloud computing platform that provides virtual servers, storage, and ...
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What to know about the Amazon Web Services outage

NEW YORK(AP) — Internet disruptions tied to Amazon's cloud computing service affected people around the world Monday trying to connect to online services used for work, social media and video games.