<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Tens of thousands of users reported being unable to access various Google services on Monday night, according to outage monitor Downdetector.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>"User reports indicate Google Maps is having problems since 9:36 PM EDT (0136 GMT)," Downdetector tweeted.</div><div><br></div><div>More than 40,000 users, including in New York City and Denver, Colorado, reported disruptions when trying to use Google's services, particularly the maps and search engine.</div><div><br></div><div>After around two hours, reports of the outage began tapering, but a small number of users continued to report trouble accessing Google's cloud and calendar functions, according to Downdetector.</div><div><br></div><div>"We're aware of a software update issue that occurred late this afternoon Pacific Time and briefly affected availability of Google Search and Maps, and we apologize for the inconvenience," a Google spokesperson said.</div><div><br></div><div>"We worked to quickly address the issue and our services are now back online."</div><div><br></div><div>On Twitter, some users posted screenshots of the 500 error message they received while trying to use Google, which said the server had "encountered an error and could not complete your request." - AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>