Almost 20,000 people reported issues with the music streaming service on Downdetector Tuesday morning.

The company launched technology.spotify.com, a new site that will make its internal tech available to outsiders.

Updated on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 12:40 p.m. ET — Around 10:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday morning, Spotify confirmed that it was experiencing an outage. The company wrote on its X page: "We’re aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!"

If you have an old stereo receiver and a decent pair of speakers lying unused, you can put them to work with a spare Pi. Even if you don't have the audio gear, check your local thrift store for old receivers and speakers. Then you'll need a small USB DAC and a cable to build a setup that beats any smart speaker.

Spotify is taking audiobooks global, expanding access to more than 180 markets with over 350,000 titles across 120 languages.

Spotify now has quizzes for over 2,000 artists, and you can share the results with your friends.