On June 12, 2025, a major Google Cloud Platform (GCP) outage disrupted global digital services, exposing the fragility of cloud-dependent systems. The world didn’t go offline but it certainly stumbled.

Google has resolved a global outage that disrupted services including Gmail, Google Drive, Spotify, and Discord. The disruption, beginning around 1:50 p.m. ET, affected thousands of users. While most services have recovered,

Alphabet's Google said on Thursday it had resolved a brief global service disruption on its platforms that affected multiple services such as music streamer Spotify and instant messaging provider Discord.

Any major problems with providers like this will result in lots of your favorite online sites and apps going down. Down Detector on Thursday saw user-reported issues at Twitch, Gmail, Discord, Nintendo Switch Online, Spotify, and dozens more platforms. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis owns both Mashable and Down Detector.)

Usage and engagement of Instant Apps have been low, and developers are leveraging other tools for app discovery such as AI-powered app highlights and simultaneous app installs,

Many AI developers started their morning amid a Google Cloud outage affecting many of the tools they use to build products.

If you're having trouble with Google right now, you're not alone. On Downdetector, users started reporting outages with Google around 1:30 p.m. EST — so you're not the only person experiencing tech issues today. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis owns both Mashable and Downdetector.)

ChatGPT is experiencing a massive global outage with users being unable to use the AI chatbot. The outage seems to have started at 2 am ET and is still ongoing, people have spotted error messages pop up when they try to type out a query.