Hulu, Slack, Epic Games, and different a number of apps and web sites had been up and operating after being hit by a quick energy outage at one among Amazon’s information servers on the US East Coast. “The issue has been resolved and the service is operating normally,” Amazon Web Services (AWS) stated.

Amazon earlier stated the outage had affected its platform that gives computing capability to cloud community operated by AWS.

Office messaging app Slack had stated it was experiencing points with file uploads, message modifying, and different companies.

A significant outage in the identical area earlier this month introduced down streaming platforms Netflix and Disney+, buying and selling app Robinhood in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce web site.

Separately, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is advancing an antitrust probe into AWS, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing individuals acquainted with the matter.

FTC officers have contacted firms prior to now few months to collect details about competitors points associated to AWS, in line with the report which cited unnamed individuals acquainted with the matter.

The probe was undertaken as a part of an investigation begun through the Trump administration, which kicked off investigations into the 4 tech giants.

Amazon didn’t instantly reply to Reuters’ requests for remark.

“The FTC doesn’t confirm the existence of or comment on investigations,” stated company spokeswoman Betsy Lordan.

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