Google Faces Second Major Outage in a Week, Affecting Millions

Users report widespread issues with Gmail, YouTube, and other services as IT infrastructure problems persist.

More than 10,000 complaints logged on Downdetector about disruptions to Google services.
Problems traced to issues with Cloud CDN, Cloud Load Balancing, and Hybrid Connectivity.
Previous outage on August 8 left Gmail and Google Drive inaccessible for four hours.
Experts warn that increasing complexity in online platforms may lead to more frequent outages.
Recent major IT outages also impacted Microsoft services and Australian financial systems.