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Global glitch: Swaths of internet go down after cloud outage

13 Sept 18:59 Key points summarised by AI

A widespread global internet outage briefly took down numerous major websites, including CNN, New York Times, and Amazon, due to an issue with the cloud service company Fastly.
Fastly, a critical content-delivery network (CDN) provider, quickly identified and applied a fix within approximately an hour, attributing the disruption to an internal service configuration problem.
The incident highlighted the internet's fragility and its significant reliance on a handful of key infrastructure companies, demonstrating how a single point of failure can impact global access.

Yesterday 12:56 Key points summarised by AI

President Macron condemned widespread rioting and looting during nationwide protests, blaming far-left activists and criminals for the "unrestrained violence" and vowing accountability for those who "sought to bring down the Republic."
Over 2,400 arrests were made as protests against rising living costs and poor school conditions escalated, causing extensive damage to public buildings and businesses in cities like Paris, Limoges (where City Hall burned), Marseille, and Lyon.
The unrest, which organizers hoped would revive the "yellow vest" movement, saw political leaders trade blame, with Macron instructing prefects to protect public buildings and potentially ban future protests to prevent further disorder.