How the AWS outage hit people, from missed Starbucks orders to wonky Alexa alarms

"It delayed Starbucks orders, Reddit scrolls - and yes, work Slack messages. AWS' cloud services provide a backbone for many internet companies. On Monday morning, the company experienced a widespread outage, listing over 80 affected services on the status page for Amazon's cloud unit. While Amazon said the underlying issue had been been "fully mitigated" earlier on Monday, a second wave of issues hit US users later in the morning as the company continued to battle the outage."

"Whether it was on their phone, laptop, or smart device, many consumers experienced the outage firsthand, from Alexa issues to fears of lost Snapchat streaks. Morning alarm issues, security concerns, and trading pauses Home security and smart alarms were an early sign. For Alexa users, some woke up to their device acting up - and others said issues accessing their smart lights or rain sounds meant they couldn't fall asleep at all."

A widespread outage of Amazon Web Services disrupted many online services, affecting mobile orders, games, social apps, and workplace messaging. The outage impacted more than 80 AWS services and caused delays for Starbucks mobile orders, limited access to Wordle and Reddit, and interrupted work Slack messages. Smart-home devices such as Alexa and Ring experienced ringing alarms, failed commands, and camera outages, producing alarm failures and heightening security concerns. Some users reported missed market trades after outages at brokerages like Robinhood and Webull. Amazon initially reported the issue as "fully mitigated," but a second wave of US user issues occurred later that morning.

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