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Amazon Alexa suffered a Christmas crash in Europe amid a surge in new users
Description
December 26, 2018
New users of Amazon Alexa suffered a bit of a Christmas crash on Tuesday when the server for the device crashed during an outage in Europe, prompting several to receive a message that the system wasn't working.
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Amazon Alexa suffered a Christmas crash in Europe amid a surge in new users01:00 | December 26, 2018
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NASA launches new telescope into orbit02:06 | August 30, 2026
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Canadian Astronaut Joshua Kutryk on his mission to space, ISS05:45 | August 28, 2026
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Amazon Alexa suffered a Christmas crash in Europe amid a surge in new users
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December 26, 2018
New users of Amazon Alexa suffered a bit of a Christmas crash on Tuesday when the server for the device crashed during an outage in Europe, prompting several to receive a message that the system wasn't working.
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