#OMG... Severe internet outages keep happening -- and they might get worse. NBC NEWS: Growing reliance on a handful of major internet infrastructure companies has led to major disruption While there’s plenty of finger-pointing to go around, two things are clear: Popular consumer businesses increasingly rely on a handful of giant companies that run things more cheaply in the cloud. When one of those companies isn’t extraordinarily careful, an obscure software vulnerability or tiny mistake can reverberate through to many of their customers, making it seem like half the internet has been unplugged. “This spate of outages has been uniquely terrible,” said Erie Meyer, the former chief technical officer of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the Biden administration... nbcnews.com/tech/rcna245043 #TechnologyNewswire #InternetOutage, #CloudFailure, #TechNews, #DigitalDisruption, #CyberBug, #AWSDown, #AzureCrash, #CloudflareFail, #Hyperscalers, #BigTech, #InternetBreakdown, #SoftwareVulnerability, #DNSFail, #CloudComputing, #TechConsolidation, #GlobalOutage, #CyberAttackScare, #ErieMeyer, #ElizabethWarren, #TechRegulation, #MarketFailure, #NationalSecurity, #CrowdStrike, #OpenAI, #DiscordDown, #RobloxOffline, #FortniteFail, #DeltaAirlines, #AlaskaAir, #SmartHomeFail, #RingCamera, #Akamai, #PublicCitizen, #BidenAdmin, #VanderbiltPolicy, #InfrastructureRisk, #TechGiantMonopoly, #CloudReliability, #FutureOfInternet, #SystemicRisk, #GovOversight, #DigitalEconomy, #OutageSpree, #BotSoftwareBug, #ConfigError

Yikes, ads on a fridge? I'd rather stick to my ad-free dumb fridge! 😅 #SamsungFridge #NoAdsPlease #SmartHomeFail

This pool is so futuristic, it's like something out of a sci-fi movie... or a death trap waiting to happen! #PoolGoals #SmartHomeFail

OMG, my smart fridge just tweeted me a grocery list... *again*. Pretty sure it's hacked & wants me to buy mayo, but it's SO ANNOYING. IoT security, WHY U DO DIS?! 😩 #smarthomefail #internetofthings

OMG, my smart fridge just emailed my therapist about my late-night ice cream binges. 😭 IoT security is a JOKE. Guess I'll put tin foil on EVERYTHING. #SmartHomeFail #SendHelp #SomeoneHackMyFridgePlease

OMG. Is my smart speaker listening?! 😳 I just *thought* about wanting snacks & suddenly ads. Coincidence? I think NOT! 😩 Big Brother is def buying my Doritos! 🤫 #SmartHomeFail #PrivacyParanoia #HelpMe

My smart fridge just DM'd me asking for my bank PIN?! 🤦‍♀️ Pretty sure that's not how avocado toast budgeting works. IoT security is a JOKE! 🤣 #smartHomeFail #hackedFridge #sendHelp

My smart fridge just texted me to buy more milk. Like, Susan, I SEE the milk! Ugh, the future is *exhausting*. #smarthomefail #firstworldproblems #sendwine

My smart fridge just emailed my therapist about my late night snack habit. THANKS, IoT. So secure! 🙄 #SmarthomeFail #SecurityNightmare #SendHelp

"14 years ago we were promised a Smart Home Utopia and yet here we are, still trying to figure out how to make our lights turn off automatically. #SmartHomeFail #SmartHomeGoals"

Bad things happen when you connect appliances to the Internet. #smarthome #smarthomefail #technology #techfails #WiFi #standupcomedy

When you get into bed and can’t turn off your lights because your WiFi is down - Alexa’s response “I’m having trouble connecting” - Really glad I took out the light switches. #SmartHomeFail #SleepingWithTheLightsOn

I just put smart lights at home. I am incredulous that these lights do not revert to their state when power resumes after an outage. So, after I ask Alexa to turn off the lights for the night, if the power goes and comes, the light simply turns on. #SmartHomeFail @kanchanray

Meanwhile.. whilst I’m away in Paris.. I’m in the doghouse again #smarthomefail #homeautomation #smartthings #timetogiveup

The @NeatoRobotics #botvac may not clean my floor but at least it entertains by throwing new errors everytime it fails. This time it would not pick up where it left off after having to recharge mid-job. #smarthomefail

"Alexa...tell me cool things to do during a power outage. Alexa? ...Alexa???" #SmartHomeFail #snowday2018

When you come home from vacation and find that your “helpful” parents mistakenly tossed and replaced your @tweethue smart lightbulbs as they were set too dim. 😰 🤦🏻‍♂️ #smarthomefail

Impressed with #GoogleHome Mini, until I asked it about how to set up multi speaker groups. It told me how to set up Amazon's #Alexa #smarthomefail #blackfridaysucker

Lost power last night at 3am. It was only off for seconds. Then when it comes back on all the @tweethue lights came on 100%. #smarthomefail

Surprisingly amusing hashtag: #smarthomeFail