All articles tagged with #outages
Thousands of customers across AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile reported nationwide service outages around 3 p.m. EST, with earlier interruptions noted for AT&T and T-Mobile. T-Mobile said their own network was fine but issues on another provider may affect customers, while Verizon reported engineers were fixing voice service. Other providers including Boost Mobile, Straight Talk and Xfinity also reported outages.
Chicago was hit hard by Monday’s storms, with as much as 3 inches of rain at Midway and about 2 inches at O’Hare plus 74 mph winds, triggering a flash flood warning. The OEMC logged hundreds of calls for water in basements (238), water on streets (286), and flooded viaducts (17), alongside more than 770 tree-emergency calls and over 2,600 power outages across Cook County. Residents reported downed trees (including a Beverly tree that fell on a car) and downed power lines in Belmont Cragin. Officials urged reporting flooding via 311 and offered safety guidance: don’t enter flood waters, shut off power, and check sump pumps; if the sump pump fails or the sewer backs up, flooding can worsen. The piece also notes the Rainblocker program’s ongoing efforts to curb sewer capacity issues and emphasizes Chicago’s flat terrain contributing to flood risk; no injuries were reported.
Ukraine’s intensified drone campaign is targeting Crimea’s main power facilities, including Tavriyska and Balaklava power plants, causing rolling blackouts that have left tens of thousands without electricity for a week or more. The outages hit Sevastopol and northern Crimea, with fuel shortages and water disruptions reported in multiple towns as authorities attempt to stabilize the grid amid ongoing strikes on transmission nodes and power infrastructure.
Strong thunderstorms knocked out power for nearly 400,000 Michigan customers, with Wayne County hardest hit; utilities mobilized hundreds of crews and expect about 95% of outages restored by end of day Monday, as outages spread across several counties including Lansing, Oakland and Kalamazoo.
After a week of damaging storms that toppled trees and knocked out power to thousands, the National Weather Service warns of another round of strong to severe storms moving through Chicago on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Wednesday carrying the higher threat of damaging winds and heavy rainfall. Last week’s storms left tens of thousands without power; by Friday more than 45,000 were affected, though Sunday figures show just under 11,000 remained without power. City crews also reported around 10,000 downed trees and nearly 700 damaged traffic signals. Expect mild, dry conditions Monday, with rain tapering by Thursday.
Severe thunderstorms Friday produced multiple tornadoes in southeast Minnesota, with confirmed touchdowns south and east of Rochester including near Marion and near Plainview. The storms damaged homes and businesses, ripped siding and roofs, and downed trees that blocked roads; thousands lost power, notably more than 3,200 People’s Energy Cooperative customers in Stewartville, Marion and Plainview areas. Rochester roads, including a large stretch of Marion Road, were closed as crews assessed damage. Rochester Public Schools activated safety protocols for students. A tornado watch remained in effect for much of southern Minnesota into the evening.
Strong March winds cripple power service and cause property damage as they sweep through Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Powerful 59 mph gusts battered the Pittsburgh area, causing widespread damage and power outages as crews work to repair downed lines and authorities urge residents to stay off roads while assessments proceed.
Moscow businesses report disruptions as Russia tightens control over cellphone networks, causing outages that hamper daily operations and commerce.
As firms rush to leverage AI, outages and flawed outputs—like Amazon's AI-driven coding mishap—underscore the dangers of speed without discipline. Companies are imposing guardrails and audits to balance rapid experimentation with risk, while many workers rely on AI outputs without thorough checks. Experts advise pairing AI with human reviews and defining risk tolerances to turn missteps into learning opportunities and strengthen controls.
Amazon blames outages on GenAI-assisted changes and its in-house AI coding tool, leading to tighter guardrails and a requirement for senior sign-off on AI-driven code changes. AWS outages were also linked to AI tooling. The company plans to continue deploying AI under stronger oversight, even as it trims staff and pushes 80% of developers to use AI for coding weekly.
Amazon is rolling out a 90-day temporary safety framework to harden its code-change process for Tier-1 systems, requiring dual reviews, mandatory documentation, and a mix of AI-assisted and deterministic controls after outages linked to its AI coding tool Q.
A heavy, wet Blizzard of 2026 dumps significant snowfall across Massachusetts, with Boston around 17 inches by Monday evening and the season total exceeding 60 inches. Southeastern MA bore the brunt, Providence, RI set a 37.9-inch record, and many towns reported 20–36 inches while widespread power outages affected thousands.
Financial Times reports that at least two AWS outages were tied to in-house autonomous AI tools, including the Kiro coding assistant, which allegedly deleted and recreated an environment in December, triggering a 13‑hour disruption. Engineers reportedly granted operator‑level permissions and approved changes without human review, with AWS calling it user error rather than an AI failure. Experts warn AI tools can hallucinate and require stronger guardrails, as firms push AI into production despite reliability concerns.
Bad Bunny headlined the Super Bowl LX halftime to widespread acclaim, while X reportedly faced outages in search and notifications around the performance; Down Detector logged spikes in issues and some tweets were unavailable, though there’s no proven link between the show and the outages, amid existing criticism of Bad Bunny from parts of X’s user base.