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