Meta outage: Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp experience downtime

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Updated on Friday, June 12 at 4:22 p.m. ET — Meta's status page indicates that all disruptions have been restored and all disruptions are now concluded.

Meta says Instagram and Facebook are 'coming back' online after morning outage

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Meta's spokesperson confirmed outage issues on Friday morning.

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SpaceX and Tesla merger chatter is heating up. Here's how Musk's companies work together.

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Elon Musk's companies have been swapping IP and cash. It's led to rumors of potential mega mergers.

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This week's Anthropic-inspired AI freakout, explained

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei arriving at the White House earlier this year.

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David Hockney has died at 88. One theme was constant in his 7-decade career: Never stop working.

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David Hockney has died at 88.

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Every single Steven Spielberg movie, ranked from worst to best

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Steven Spielberg prepping a shot for "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark."

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Inside David Solomon's letter to Goldman interns: SpaceX, more M&A, and how to thrive in an 'innovation supercycle'

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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon released his annual letter to interns.

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Everything Taylor Swift has worn this year, ranked from worst to best

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Taylor Swift at the "Toy Story 5" premiere in Los Angeles.

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After leaving my rural hometown for a big city, I never thought I'd be back. Now that I am, I can't believe I ever left.

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I never imagined I'd trade a big city for my rural hometown, but now I've never been happier.

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I played in the World Cup for Team USA — then I had kids and it changed my definition of success

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Maurice Edu says playing in the World Cup was a dream.

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