Tag: Internet infrastructure


  • London tech expert explains why the internet blew up this week (temporarily)

    London tech expert explains why the internet blew up this week (temporarily)

    What happened during the Cloudflare outage London tech experts were closely watching as a major disruption hit one of the internet’s most critical backbones: Cloudflare. On Tuesday morning, Cloudflare experienced a significant outage that rippled across the web, taking down or slowing a vast array of services. From consumer apps to enterprise tools, users found…

  • Cloudflare Outage: Firm Admits It Failed Customers

    Cloudflare Outage: Firm Admits It Failed Customers

    Overview: A Major Cloudflare Outage and an Admission of Fault The global internet saw a rare disruption when Cloudflare, a backbone for many websites and online services, faced a significant outage. The company publicly acknowledged that it failed its customers during the incident, marking a rare admission of fault in a time when uptime is…

  • Cloudflare outage live updates: Firm admits it ‘failed’ customers after big outage

    Cloudflare outage live updates: Firm admits it ‘failed’ customers after big outage

    What happened? The Cloudflare outage that disrupted major websites and services drew swift attention from users and tech observers alike. While Cloudflare hasn’t disclosed an exact tally of every platform impacted, the disruption touched high-profile sites and apps including OpenAI, Letterboxd, Perplexity, Canva, and Uber. The incident prompted outage monitors and service status pages to…

  • Cloudflare Outage Update: Firm Admits Failure to Protect Customers During Major Disruption

    Cloudflare Outage Update: Firm Admits Failure to Protect Customers During Major Disruption

    Summary of the Cloudflare Outage The technology backbone for many online services faced a significant outage, disrupting access to a wide range of sites and apps. Cloudflare acknowledged that it “failed” customers during the incident, signaling a rare admission from a prominent internet infrastructure provider. While the exact number of affected sites remains unclear, high-profile…

  • Cloudflare Outage Hits ChatGPT, X and More: What Happened and What’s Next

    Cloudflare Outage Hits ChatGPT, X and More: What Happened and What’s Next

    What happened to Cloudflare’s services? Cloudflare, a major provider of internet infrastructure and security services, confirmed a disruption that affected multiple popular platforms, including the social media site X, various online games, and ChatGPT. The outage appeared to impact areas like content delivery, DNS, and edge services—essential components that keep websites fast and available around…

  • Cloudflare Outage: How a Global Internet Disruption Affected ChatGPT, X, and More

    Cloudflare Outage: How a Global Internet Disruption Affected ChatGPT, X, and More

    What Happened During the Cloudflare Outage Cloudflare, a key backbone of the internet providing network and security services to millions of websites and services, reported a disruption that affected a broad range of online platforms. The outage, which cloudflare officials traced to a network issue, temporarily interrupted access to high-profile services including ChatGPT, the X…