Internet Outage Brings Down Several Major Retail and News Websites

Earlier this morning at 6.44 AM (Eastern Time), many governments and news websites in the U.S. and Europe were inaccessible, with at least one internet outage tracker reporting widespread disruptions. Sites like the U.K. government's main public-services portal, major U.S. and European news outlets, such as the New York Times, CNN, and Le Monde, were shut down.

Down Detector, an internet services tracker, reported the spike in outages. Many social media users described widespread outages in various regions. Fastly, an operator of the network service said issues with its services, though it was unclear whether the broader website outages were related. The company stated that it is currently investigating potential impact to performance with its CDN services.

Fastly's status page indicated the company had identified a problem with its service, stating that a fix was being implemented. Fastly also observed traffic volume to drop by about 75 percent, according to network monitoring company Kentik Inc. Most of the websites went down and displayed a simple error message in plain text, which said "Error 503 Service Unavailable," along with other codes.

 

 

Jeff Bezos to travel to Space on Blue Origin's first passenger flight

Jeff Bezos, America's business tycoon, media proprietor, investor, founder, and CEO of the multinational technology company Amazon in a recent announcement, has stated that he will travel to space next month on his company Blue Origin's first-ever passenger flight. His brother Mark and an auction winner will be joined on the flight scheduled for July 20th.

It is reported that they will fill three of the six seats on the first crewed suborbital flight, which will travel to an altitude of more than 340,000 feet. Jeff Bezos wrote in an Instagram post that he had been dreamed of traveling to space. On July 20th, he, along with his brother, will be traveling to space. He said it would be the most incredible adventure with his best friend.

Recently, Blue Origin kicked off a three-phase online auction that offered one seat on the first flight of its New Shepard spacecraft, named after the first American in space, Alan Shepard.  The sealed portion of the online auction began on May 5th, which allowed the bidders to submit any amount for getting a golden opportunity to ride into space. The second online bidding runs through June 10th. The bidding will conclude on June 12th.

 

 

Microsoft all set to launch its Next-Generation Windows on June 24

US-based tech giant Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella, in a recent press meet, has stated that the company will be launching its next-generation Windows on June 24 through a virtual event. Microsoft's new Windows update will unlock economic opportunities for developers and creators. Microsoft will be unveiling more details and features about the latest Windows update at this event later this month. Reports state that the Windows is codenamed internally as 'Project Sun Valley' and will bring a UI overhaul with a brand new Windows app store.

Microsoft has listed a new event on its website that is scheduled for June 24. The company has also posted a tweet on its Twitter handle about the event that's coming 'next for Windows' and an image attached to the event hinting that there might be a slight change to the Windows logo. Users can enter the event page and schedule a reminder for the Microsoft unveil.

CEO Nadella has stated that the next-generation Windows update will be the most significant. The company will be sharing substantial updates about the new Windows that will unlock greater economic opportunities for both the developers and creators. "I've been self-hosting it over the past several months, and I'm incredibly excited about the next generation of Windows," said Nadella.

 

OEDIT to Support Aerospace Digital Trade Mission to Europe

The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) has stated that it will host a digital trade mission to Europe from June 7 to 11, focusing on growing the state's aerospace industry. Many organizations and companies will receive industry presentations from various European space agencies, European contractors, and small businesses to learn about the multiple market opportunities required for their businesses.

This Digital Trade Mission is held in partnership with Kallman Worldwide, a show organizer for shows such as the Paris Air Show, DSEI, Milipol, Avalon, etc. Till dateKallman has helped more than 10,000 companies, associations, and government agencies with its innovative training program with a mission "export with purpose and exhibit with confidence" at over 1,500 industry and professional events in 46 countries.

Colorado has been recognized as a U.S. hub for aerospace for myriad reasons, including tremendous cooperation between research and development (academia), federal and state government, and the economic development organizations that boost the aerospace industry ecosystem in Colorado. OEDIT's support is one of Colorado's business strengths, focusing on developing a business-friendly ecosystem of government, universities, and business.

 

Digital marketing is now streamlined by Evocalize

A collaborative marketing platform provider (CMP), Evocalize rolled out a blueprint within CMP platform concentrating on Agent Recruiting. The new feature is being used by Exit Reality which has the capacity to enable 550 local brokers and around 20,000 agents to operate digital marketing programs automatically on Google Display Network (GDN).

“Giving our agents the ability to quickly and easily build and activate agent recruiting-focused ads in Google will be critical in helping them to find the best talent in their markets, and ultimately build their business and market share,” said Samantha Morris, vice president of marketing, Exit Realty.

Blueprints have everything required by modern firms’ right from real estate, mortgage, wealth management, and insurance. Exit Reality has an association with Evocalize since 2019, and is leveraging a unique gallery of Blueprints within its collaborative marketing platform.

“This new Agent Recruiting Blueprint makes it easy and affordable for our agents and brokers to customize and activate digital ads. For as little as a few hundred dollars a month, we’ve had agents be able to recruit several employees a month, which is exponentially better than our previous recruiting methods,” said Morris.