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Elon Musk’s X Suffers Major Global Outage – Tens of Thousands Affected; Service Restored for Most Users January 16, 2026 – Global Tech / Social Media Desk Elon Musk’s social media platform X experienced a significant global outage on Friday , disrupting access for tens of thousands of users across multiple regions and marking the second major service interruption for the platform within a week. ( Reuters ) Outage Timeline and User Impact The outage began on the morning of January 16 (U.S. Eastern Time) , with users reporting widespread difficulty loading feeds, posting content, and accessing timelines on both web browsers and mobile apps. In many cases, users were greeted with blank screens or generic error messages such as “Something went wrong. Try reloading.” ( The Independent ) According to outage-tracking site Downdetector.com , the peak volume of reported problems reached over 74,000 user complaints in the United States around 10:14 a.m. ET , with significant but smaller spik...

India’s PSLV Faces Second Consecutive Failure: Key Developments and Implications Date: January 12, 2026 Location: Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has encountered a significant setback with its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) programme, as the PSLV-C62 mission experienced a major anomaly shortly after lift off this morning, resulting in mission failure. This marks the second successive unsuccessful PSLV mission within approximately eight months , raising questions about future reliability and strategic planning for India’s space launch operations. The PSLV-C62 launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 10:17–10:18 AM IST on January 12, 2026, carrying the EOS-N1 Earth observation satellite and 15 other payloads , including satellites from domestic startups, academic institutions, and foreign partners. ISRO reported that the rocket’s performance was nominal through the first and second stages , but an anomaly occurred n...