This Morning’s Top 3 Stories in Tech, Business & Media

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on three particular stories of interest today.
Amazon-Hosted Sites Somewhat Recovered
While two of Amazon’s major AWS servers are still down, causing downtime and latency issues with several big sites, most — including the ones that host HootSuite, Reddit and Foursquare — are running normally at this time.
Google’s Groupon Competitor Goes Live
Google Offers, the company’s long-awaited response to Groupon, has gone live with a signup for beta program in Portland, Oregon.
Apple May Beat Google to Market With Cloud Music Service
According to reports, Apple is almost ready to release a cloud-based music storage service compatible with iTunes.