Amazon Web Services: hundreds of sites including Zoom, Duolingo and Snapchat are affected

亚马逊云服务:包括Zoom、Duolingo和Snapchat在内的数百个网站受到影响

World Business Report

2025-10-20

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A problem at Amazon Web Services has broken the internet...dozens of apps and websites stopped working following a huge outage. We look at India where the Hindu festival of Diwali has begun. Gold is often bought for luck and prosperity but - with prices hitting $4,300 an ounce - how are shoppers and businesses coping? And China is working on it's economic plan for the rest of the decade but what's the impact on the rest of the world? You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033. Presenter: Sarah Rogers Producer: Victoriya Holland
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  • A massive meltdown at Amazon Internet Services takes down huge parts of the internet.

  • It's World Business Express from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Sarah Rogers.

  • We're also in China, where is economic futures being decided and in India,

  • how the surge in gold prices is being felt by those celebrating Diwali.

  • But first, how many times a day do you hear at least one of these sounds?

  • Popular websites including Snapchat, gaming platforms,

  • Roblox and Fortnite and a number of banking apps have all been down.

  • Also affected are Amazon services including Alexa, Ring and Amazon Prime Video.

  • The issue appears to be with Amazon Web Services.

  • It offers companies a virtual backbone giving them access to servers,

  • databases and storage without them having to build their own infrastructure.

  • Well, AWS says it's fixed the issue, which had to do with some servers in the US,

  • but businesses relying on it say they've already lost money.