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Diwali Blackout: How the AWS Outage Crippled Major Apps Across the World
Amazon Web Services (AWS) faced a widespread outage on October 20, disrupting several major platforms, including Apple TV, Reddit, and Snapchat. The outage, lasting nearly 12 hours, coincided with Diwali celebrations in India and affected online businesses running festive campaigns. AWS later attributed the issue to a DNS error in its US-East-1 reg...
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Amazon Outage: Computer Scientist Explains Why 'Cloud' Needs To Change
The worlds largest cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has experienced a major outage that has impacted thousands of organisations, including banks, financial software platforms such as Xero, and social media platforms like Snapchat
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Many Websites, Apps Go Dark As Amazon's Cloud Unit Reports Global Outage
AI startup Perplexity, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and trading app Robinhood attributed the outages to AWS.
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Qualcomm’s Big Showcase at IMC 2025: Drones, AR Glasses, Royal Enfield’s First EV, and More
At India Mobile Congress 2025, Qualcomm showcased innovations across smartphones, AI PCs, vehicles, and drones. Highlights included Royal Enfield’s Flying Flea C6 electric bike powered by Snapdragon chips, TechEagle’s Vertiplane X3 drone, and Snapdragon-powered AR glasses. The company also displayed its AI-enabled X85 5G Modem-RF system and sea...
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New York City Sues Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat Over Teen Mental Health Crisis
New York City filed a new lawsuit accusing Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok and other online platforms of fueling a mental health crisis among children by addicting them to social media.
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Saiyaara Actor Aneet Padda's Struggles With "Shady Websites" Where She Sent "Snapchat Filter Pictures" At 17
Aneet Padda said, "Almost every production house in the Hindi film industry has my audition tape, a terrible biodata"
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Are AI Chatbots Safe for Your Kids? FTC Launches Probe Into OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Others
Google, OpenAI, Meta, and several other artificial intelligence (AI) companies are now facing an inquiry over how they handle safety and mitigate risks associated with their chatbots. The order was passed by the US Federal Trade Commission, primarily to understand the potentially negative impacts of this technology on children and teens.
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Google Resolves Global Service Outage Impacting Multiple Platforms
Google said on Thursday it had resolved a brief global service disruption on its platforms that affected multiple services such as music streamer Spotify and instant messaging provider Discord. The outage disrupted services on platforms such as Spotify, Snapchat and Discord that rely on the tech giant's cloud managed services and infrastructure.
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Major Internet Outage Hits Google, Spotify, Snapchat, And More Due To Google Cloud Issues
A major Google Cloud outage disrupted popular apps and services like Spotify, Snapchat, and Gmail worldwide.
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Snap Specs to Launch in 2026 as Competitor to Meta's AI Smart Glasses
Snap Specs are set to launch next year as a consumer-focused version of Snap's augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. The company's five previous developer-exclusive AR glasses will be succeeded by a commercial version. The upcoming Snap Specs will feature machine learning capabilities, AI assistance, and allow users to share games with friends, and...
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Snapchat Launches Apple Watch App With Scribble, Dictation Support; Lens Studio Now on iOS
Snapchat on Thursday expanded its availability by launching a dedicated app for the Apple Watch. This new app allows users to preview an incoming message and reply to it using multiple options such as Dictation and Scribble. Alongside, the social media platform has also introduced its Lens Studio app on iOS and as a web tool which allows developers...
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Australian Girl, 11, Sexually Abused By Stranger After Adding Him On Snapchat
An 11-year-old Australian girl was reportedly groomed and sexually abused by a stranger on Snapchat after she added random users on the app to score points on the platform.
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Former Teacher Posed As Teen On Snapchat, Had Explicit Chats With Minors
A former New York school teacher was arrested on Monday for allegedly posing as a teenager and extorting sexually explicit photographs from minors, police said.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Prioritises Development of AR Smart Glasses to Beat Meta: Report
Apple CEO Tim Cook has reportedly prioritised the development of true augmented reality (AR) glasses. While Apple hasn’t confirmed its plans, rivals like Meta, Google, and Snapchat are exploring smart glasses. Unlike bulkier headsets, AR glasses demand advanced, affordable technology to succeed, and Cook is reportedly focused on developing an ind...
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Google XR Glasses Prototype With Real Time Translation, 'Memory' Features Showcased at TED 2025
Google showcased its XR glasses prototype at TED 2025 in Vancouver, that can be connected to a smartphone for tasks like real-time translation and scenario analysis with a 'Memory' feature. While Apple and Samsung have already announced mixed reality headsets, firms like Meta, Google, and Snapchat are currently developing lightweight XR glasses res...
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Diwali Blackout: How the AWS Outage Crippled Major Apps Across the World
Amazon Web Services (AWS) faced a widespread outage on October 20, disrupting several major platforms, including Apple TV, Reddit, and Snapchat. The outage, lasting nearly 12 hours, coincided with Diwali celebrations in India and affected online businesses running festive campaigns. AWS later attributed the issue to a DNS error in its US-East-1 reg...
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Amazon Outage: Computer Scientist Explains Why 'Cloud' Needs To Change
The worlds largest cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has experienced a major outage that has impacted thousands of organisations, including banks, financial software platforms such as Xero, and social media platforms like Snapchat
-
Many Websites, Apps Go Dark As Amazon's Cloud Unit Reports Global Outage
AI startup Perplexity, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and trading app Robinhood attributed the outages to AWS.
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Qualcomm’s Big Showcase at IMC 2025: Drones, AR Glasses, Royal Enfield’s First EV, and More
At India Mobile Congress 2025, Qualcomm showcased innovations across smartphones, AI PCs, vehicles, and drones. Highlights included Royal Enfield’s Flying Flea C6 electric bike powered by Snapdragon chips, TechEagle’s Vertiplane X3 drone, and Snapdragon-powered AR glasses. The company also displayed its AI-enabled X85 5G Modem-RF system and sea...
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New York City Sues Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat Over Teen Mental Health Crisis
New York City filed a new lawsuit accusing Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok and other online platforms of fueling a mental health crisis among children by addicting them to social media.
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Saiyaara Actor Aneet Padda's Struggles With "Shady Websites" Where She Sent "Snapchat Filter Pictures" At 17
Aneet Padda said, "Almost every production house in the Hindi film industry has my audition tape, a terrible biodata"
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Are AI Chatbots Safe for Your Kids? FTC Launches Probe Into OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Others
Google, OpenAI, Meta, and several other artificial intelligence (AI) companies are now facing an inquiry over how they handle safety and mitigate risks associated with their chatbots. The order was passed by the US Federal Trade Commission, primarily to understand the potentially negative impacts of this technology on children and teens.
-
Google Resolves Global Service Outage Impacting Multiple Platforms
Google said on Thursday it had resolved a brief global service disruption on its platforms that affected multiple services such as music streamer Spotify and instant messaging provider Discord. The outage disrupted services on platforms such as Spotify, Snapchat and Discord that rely on the tech giant's cloud managed services and infrastructure.
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Major Internet Outage Hits Google, Spotify, Snapchat, And More Due To Google Cloud Issues
A major Google Cloud outage disrupted popular apps and services like Spotify, Snapchat, and Gmail worldwide.
-
Snap Specs to Launch in 2026 as Competitor to Meta's AI Smart Glasses
Snap Specs are set to launch next year as a consumer-focused version of Snap's augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. The company's five previous developer-exclusive AR glasses will be succeeded by a commercial version. The upcoming Snap Specs will feature machine learning capabilities, AI assistance, and allow users to share games with friends, and...
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Snapchat Launches Apple Watch App With Scribble, Dictation Support; Lens Studio Now on iOS
Snapchat on Thursday expanded its availability by launching a dedicated app for the Apple Watch. This new app allows users to preview an incoming message and reply to it using multiple options such as Dictation and Scribble. Alongside, the social media platform has also introduced its Lens Studio app on iOS and as a web tool which allows developers...
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Australian Girl, 11, Sexually Abused By Stranger After Adding Him On Snapchat
An 11-year-old Australian girl was reportedly groomed and sexually abused by a stranger on Snapchat after she added random users on the app to score points on the platform.
-
Former Teacher Posed As Teen On Snapchat, Had Explicit Chats With Minors
A former New York school teacher was arrested on Monday for allegedly posing as a teenager and extorting sexually explicit photographs from minors, police said.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Prioritises Development of AR Smart Glasses to Beat Meta: Report
Apple CEO Tim Cook has reportedly prioritised the development of true augmented reality (AR) glasses. While Apple hasn’t confirmed its plans, rivals like Meta, Google, and Snapchat are exploring smart glasses. Unlike bulkier headsets, AR glasses demand advanced, affordable technology to succeed, and Cook is reportedly focused on developing an ind...
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Google XR Glasses Prototype With Real Time Translation, 'Memory' Features Showcased at TED 2025
Google showcased its XR glasses prototype at TED 2025 in Vancouver, that can be connected to a smartphone for tasks like real-time translation and scenario analysis with a 'Memory' feature. While Apple and Samsung have already announced mixed reality headsets, firms like Meta, Google, and Snapchat are currently developing lightweight XR glasses res...
