Amazon cloud outage hits major websites, streaming apps


FILE PHOTO The logo for Amazon Web Services AWS is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto Ontario Canada October 19 2017. REUTERSChris HelgrenFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo

(Reuters) -A major outage disrupted Amazon's cloud services on Tuesday, temporarily knocking out streaming platforms Netflix and Disney+, Robinhood, a wide range of apps and Amazon.com Inc's e-commerce website as consumers shopped ahead of Christmas.

"Many services have already recovered, however we are working towards full recovery across services," Amazon said on its status dashboard https://status.aws.amazon.com.

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