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One Tech Tip: How to prepare for outages that impact our online lives, from banking to chatting apps

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NEW YORK (AP) — A major Amazon Web Services outage disrupted scores of online platforms on Monday — leaving people…

One Tech Tip: How to prepare for outages that impact our online lives, from banking to chatting apps

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An Amazon Web Services outage on Monday disrupted many online platforms, affecting banking services, chat apps, and more

7 Money Apps to Keep Your Retirement Planning on Track

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Financial apps have changed the way many people manage their money. It’s no longer necessary to pay a professional to…

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Meta Employee Creates AI App That Deepfakes the Dream Vacation You Couldn’t Afford

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The post Meta Employee Creates AI App That Deepfakes the Dream Vacation You Couldn’t Afford appeared first on Futurism.

Antitrust Lawsuit in China Targets Apple Policies on App Distribution and Payments

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Apple is reportedly facing an antitrust lawsuit in China that centers on the company’s policies around app distribution and payments. A lawyer representing a group of 55 Chinese iPhone and iPad users filed a complaint with the country’s…

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5 lesser-known Fire TV Stick apps I wish I'd discovered sooner

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What I like most about Amazon's Fire TV Sticks is how easy they are to use. Once you plug it into your TV's HDMI port and connect to the internet, you're streaming in seconds. If you own a Fire TV Stick and use it regularly like I do, you…

Google’s Pixel 10 can now run Linux apps better than other Android phones

Unlike other Android phones, the Pixel 10 supports GPU-accelerated rendering for Linux apps in Android 16 QPR2.

New Texas Law Will Change How Lubbock Downloads Apps

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Get ready, Lubbock families! Starting in 2026, downloading apps is about to get a bit more complicated, especially for the kids. Continue reading…

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When Will Venmo Be Back Up? Here’s the App’s Status Amid AWS Outage

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Amid the widespread Amazon Web Services outage, Venmo went down, and users are unable to receive or send payments. Find out when the app should be restored.

Major gaming services are recovering after AWS outage took down thousands of apps and sites, including PSN, Roblox, and Fortnite

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Web-based services across the world – including Fortnite, Roblox, PlayStation Network, and more, including major banks – are starting to cover after Amazon Web Services (AWS) went down earlier today.

Amazon cloud outage disrupts service of major apps

www.washingtonpost.com

Users reported outages with Snapchat, WhatsApp, Signal and Zoom, as well as Google and YouTube. AWS said the underlying issue has been fully resolved.

Amazon’s AWS struggles to recover after major outage disrupts apps, services worldwide

www.dawn.com

Amazon’s cloud services unit AWS was struggling to recover on Monday from a widespread outage that knocked out thousands of websites along with some of the world’s most popular apps — Snapchat and Reddit — and disrupted businesses globally.

Oura Ring users are getting a revamped, AI-powered app – and Samsung Galaxy Ring users are going to be seriously jealous

www.techradar.com

The Oura app has had a big redesign, with a new Cumulative Stress metric and AI Cycle Insights expansion.

Meta AI’s app downloads and daily users spiked after launch of ‘Vibes’ AI video feed

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New data from Similarweb shows Meta AI’s mobile app is surging in popularity, jumping from 775,000 to 2.7 million daily active users in just four weeks. The app is now seeing roughly 300,000 new installs per day — up from under 200,000…

Internet down: Many of the world’s biggest apps and websites break in hours-long outage

www.independent.co.uk

Snapchat to the UK tax authority were affected by the problems

Anthropic announces Claude Code on the web and in the Claude iOS app, available in beta as a research preview for Pro and Max users (Frederic Lardinois/The New Stack)

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Anthropic announces Claude Code on the web and in the Claude iOS app, available in beta as a research preview for Pro and Max users — Today, Anthropic's Claude Code agentic coding tool is moving beyond the terminal and coming to the web…

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The Oura Ring app is getting a redesign, with cumulative stress metrics and more Cycle Insights

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On Oct. 20, Oura announced that a new app is coming. The brand will roll out the new design in the coming weeks alongside its cumulative stress feature.