Chaos in the Cloud: Google Outage Cripples Spotify, Discord, Snapchat and More for Hours

Thursday's digital silence exposed just how dependent millions have become on Google Cloud's infrastructure. Starting around 2 PM ET on June 12, platforms like Spotify, Discord, Snapchat, and even OpenAI were knocked offline or severely throttled due to a widespread disruption in Google's cloud services. For over five hours, frustration grew as users found themselves unable to stream music, message…