Google Cloud had a major problem that caused popular online services like Spotify and Discord to stop working for many people around the world. Tens of thousands of users reported issues, with Spotify having the most problems around 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Google Cloud confirmed the incident, saying it affected customers both in the country and abroad. Even though they found the cause and started fixing it, Google Cloud could not say when the problem would be completely solved. Google Cloud, which hosts many internet services, is the fastest-growing part of Alphabet Inc., making $43.2 billion in revenue last year, which was a 31% increase from 2023. However, Alphabet still makes most of its money from Google's search engine.