A major Google Cloud outage caused widespread problems for popular online services like Spotify and Discord. Tens of thousands of users reported issues, with Spotify's outage reports reaching their highest point around 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Google Cloud confirmed the incident, stating that it affected both local and international customers. Although they identified 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., earning $43.2 billion in revenue last year, a 31% increase from 2023, even though Alphabet still makes most of its money from Google's search engine.