Latest news with #technicalissues
The Verge
3 days ago
- General
- The Verge
TikTok is working again
TikTok is back online after a brief outage last night. Many people started reporting problems with the platform just after 11PM ET, noting that while TikTok wasn't completely offline, it was definitely dealing with some kind of technical issues that impacted users trying to access the service and view video comments. Based on reports from Reddit, Twitter, Bluesky, and looking at our own devices, some videos were able to load in TikTok's mobile apps, but accessing other features like comments or switching between accounts wasn't working reliably, leading some users to wonder if their accounts were banned. Trying to pull up the TikTok website, or even its support pages, displayed a message saying 'An error occurred while processing your request' along with a reference code. TikTok didn't make any public acknowledgement about the outage or what was causing it. At the time, status pages for some of its service providers, like Akamai and Oracle, didn't indicate any wider problems. Downdetector listed 44,000 reports at our last check before regular service was restored at around 12AM ET, so while it's unclear what was behind the technical issues, at least everything was restored swiftly.
ABC News
28-05-2025
- Business
- ABC News
New problems with Spirit of Tasmania ferries delay arrival again
Both of Tasmania's brand new Bass Strait ferries have "technical issues" and their departure for Australia will be delayed, the government has said. The new Spirit of Tasmania ferries, Spirit IV and V, have been built in Finland by shipbuilder Rauma Marine Construction and have been undergoing testing and preparations to travel to Tasmania. Spirit IV has been docked in Scotland in recent months and was due to leave for Tasmania on Monday, May 26, but TT-Line said in a statement on Monday that inclement weather had prevented its departure. In a statement this morning, Minister for Transport Eric Abetz said TT-Line had advised the government an issue with the liquefied natural gas systems on board both ships had been identified. "RMC has advised TT-Line that the issue needs further assessment and rectification, and as a result Spirit IV will not depart for Australia until the work is completed," Mr Abetz said. "The government is awaiting further details in relation to a new expected departure date, but it is understood that this work will take some time." He said that any necessary repair costs will be covered under warranty with RMC, and that TT-Line had representatives on the ground in Finland and was engaging with the company. "The ship will be relocated to Hobart as soon as possible for final fit-out," Mr Abetz said.
Khaleej Times
25-05-2025
- Khaleej Times
Passengers in Dubai-bound Air India flight face over 2-hour delay, no electricity
Dubai-bound Air India flight 2205 that was meant to take off from Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi at 5pm IST experienced technical difficulties, causing a delay of two hours at the Delhi airport. As a result, passengers aboard had to sit without electricity for more than 90 minutes. The announcement suggested a power failure, and a technical team was called upon to fix the issue. Even then the passengers who were seated in the aircraft for two hours were seen getting increasingly restless; in fact, some of them even chose to de-board the flight. As a result, the crew had to conduct a hand baggage check again inside the flight. Despite technical issues, it was left to the cabin crew to maintain a sense of calm among the passengers, serving water and snacks. According to the last message from the pilot, the external electrical source has failed again, so the takeoff would be delayed again.
CNN
09-05-2025
- CNN
Controllers handling flights around Newark Liberty International Airport experience another outage
Air traffic controllers handling flights approaching and departing Newark Liberty International Airport experienced another outage early Friday morning. The blackout included losing radar for about 90 seconds at Newark Terminal Radar Approach Control at 3:55 a.m. local time, a source with knowledge of the incident tells CNN. A separate source adds that the facility also lost radio communications. It's the latest in a series of troubling technical problems that have impacted the air traffic control system in the United States. On April 28, an outage of radar and communications at the same facility left controllers unable to talk to planes or see where they were located. As CNN previously reported, at least five controllers took 45 days of trauma leave after that incident, leading to a staffing shortage that canceled and delayed more than a thousand flights. Thursday the Department of Transportation announced an overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system. 'What we're seeing through the system is, you know, hundreds of times a week, blips in connectivity, which is a sign that you're seeing issues with your telecom,' Secretary Sean Duffy told CNN after the announcement. This is a developing story and will be updated.
News24
09-05-2025
- Business
- News24
Higher Education website offline all week due to unspecified ‘technical issues'
The website of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has been offline for the past week due to unspecified 'technical issues'. The website includes strategic plans, tenders, statistics of higher education, career info, media statements and registers of accredited private colleges and public universities. Internet users have been unable to access it since Monday. Visiting the website brings up a message saying: 'You don't have authorisation to view this page.' 'Our IT team is working diligently to resolve the problem and restore access as soon as possible. We apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience,' the DHET said on Friday. South African internet users have for years complained about slow and unresponsive government websites, often crammed with old data and dead links. Last year, a number of government websites crashed, leading to questions about whether the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) was able to deal with it. SITA, at the time, blamed the issues on 'intermittent high bandwidth utilisation'. While SITA is responsible for hosting and maintenance for some government websites, it is not responsible for the DHET site.
