Google users throughout the US have been cut off from their private data due to a massive outage affecting server connections. According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, users of Google Drive currently can't access their files, with widespread reports of server connection failures and an inability to open documents like Google Sheets or Docs. Users regularly rely on Google Drive for everyday cloud storage, real-time collaboration on work or school projects, and seamless syncing across phones, laptops, and tablets.
The speed at which news of the outage spread shows how deeply embedded AI coding assistants have already become in modern software development. Claude Code, announced in February and widely launched in May, is Anthropic's terminal-based coding agent that can perform multi-step coding tasks across an existing code base. The tool competes with OpenAI's Codex feature, a coding agent that generates production-ready code in isolated containers,
Microsoft Exchange Online is experiencing an outage that mainly affects European users. Users have been experiencing delays in sending and receiving emails since around 12:30 p.m. Central European Summer Time. Several users have reported experiencing problems, although the exact extent of the issue is still unclear. Microsoft acknowledges the problems on a support page in the closed admin center. The company states that "some users located in Europe" may experience problems sending or receiving emails via Exchange Online.
A spokesperson for BT stated, "We're currently addressing an issue impacting our services. We're working urgently to fix this issue and will provide a further update as soon as possible."