All articles tagged with #login
OpenAI confirmed a global outage affecting ChatGPT sign-ins, account creation, and loading chats, with users encountering loading failures and “too many concurrent requests” errors. The disruption also hits Codex and multiple OpenAI API endpoints; OpenAI says it has identified the issue and is working on a mitigation, with no ETA for resolution.
Netflix is rolling out a permanent change that requires every profile under a subscription to have its own unique email address for login (child profiles are exempt), effective from June 15, 2026. This could simplify per‑profile language and settings and improve security, but some users are frustrated by separate logins and potential privacy/advertising concerns, with discussions of multifactor authentication limited to partner accounts and not impacting regular logins.
eBay suffered a global outage that disrupted core features like search, logging in, checkout, and item descriptions as the platform’s API went down for hours. DownDetector tracked a spike around 3:30 PM ET with reports from multiple regions; the site status page showed green, and eBay has not issued a public timeline for resolution. The disruption also affected third‑party tools relying on the API, raising broader ecommerce impact. Unverified posts mention a possible DDoS claim by the group 313 Team, but this is not confirmed. With many auctions ending soon, sellers risk lost bids and revenue.
This news article discusses the importance of login systems in online services, emphasizing the need for strong authentication methods to ensure security while providing a seamless user experience.
Fitbit users will be able to login to their accounts using their Google accounts starting June 6, making signing-in easier and more secure. Google has committed to not using health and wellness data for Google Ads purposes. Users will have an optional switch period until 2025 to start using a Google account to sign-in, after which it will be mandatory. New users will be required to sign-up with a Google account.