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Amazon systems back up and running after massive outage

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published October 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM CDT

On Tuesday, Amazon said its systems are up and running after a massive web services outage on Monday impacted everything from airlines to social media to how college students submit their assignments.

Roben Farzad, host of the podcast “Full Disclosure,” joins host Jane Clayson to explain what happened and why.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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