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CrowdStrike Update Error Debacle: 5 Things to Know About Microsoft’s Global Outage
CrowdStrike, the Texas-based cybersecurity company, caused one of the biggest global outages in recent times when it led to the disruption of several Microsoft services following an update to one of its products on Friday. As the curtain draws to a close on a certainly eventful day, here are 5 things to know about the Microsoft global outage.
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CrowdStrike Update Causes Global Microsoft Outage, Affecting Services and Bringing ‘Blue Screen of Death’
CrowdStrike has caused a major global outage of Microsoft services including Windows and Office 365 following an update. The alleged issue brought the ‘blue screen of death’ (BSOD) to Windows devices across the world, with users unable to access the devices. Furthermore, the problem is also reported to have resulted in the disruption of service...
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Explained: What's Behind Bangladesh Protests, That Have Killed 39
The unrest also led to widespread disruption of communication services on Friday, with internet and mobile services cut off in many areas.
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Internet Disruptions Hit Imran Khan Party Broadcast, 2nd Time In 2 Weeks
Pakistan's social media and internet services were severely throttled Saturday night, as the party of jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan held a "virtual rally" ahead of elections in under three weeks.
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Many Cities In US To Turn Ghost Town By 2100, Says Study
The study's authors noted that the significant decrease in population could pose unprecedented challenges, potentially resulting in disruptions to essential services such as transportation, clean water, electricity, and internet access.
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Internet Services Down In Pak Amid Imran Khan Party's Virtual Rally: Report
The internet services in Pakistan faced nationwide disruption as people complained about difficulties accessing social media platforms, Dawn reported citing Internet monitor Netblocks.
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WhatsApp Rolls Out Voice Chat Feature for Less Disruptive Group Calls: How It Works
WhatsApp is rolling out voice chats, a new feature that makes group calls on the messaging service less intrusive. Instead of ringing members' devices, voice chats will be less intrusive and allow group members who are in a conversation to perform other tasks on the messaging app. The feature will be available to groups with more than 33 members.
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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Is Prepared for a Potential Writer’s Strike With a Long-Running Slate
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos claims they are prepared ‘better than most’ studios in case of a potential writers’ strike. During its Q1 2023 earnings review, the executive pointed at its large slate of upcoming movies and shows — planned well in advance — which would keep disruptions to the minimum. Netflix is also halting its long-running ...
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Apple Launches Apple Pay Later in US, Will Allow Users to Split Purchases Into 4 Interest-Free Payments
Apple on Tuesday launched its "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) service in the US, a move that threatens to disrupt the fintech sector dominated by firms like Affirm Holdings and Swedish payments company Klarna.
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Text-to-Audio Generation Is Here. One of the Next Big AI Disruptions Could Be in the Music Industry
Artificial Intelligence has seen an explosion in applications in recent times and a new generation of image and text generators is delivering impressive results. The music industry could be the next big avenue for the AI revolution. With the music industry still adjusting to disruptions caused by the internet and streaming services, there’s a lot...
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Microsoft Working on Fixing Global Outage With Teams, Outlook, Azure and Microsoft 365 Services
Microsoft on Wednesday said it was investigating an outage of its Microsoft 365 services reported by several users online. Thousands of users have been unable to access multiple services such as Outlook and Teams, according to downtime tracking website Downdetector.
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Meta Disrupts Chinese Propaganda Operation Across Facebook, Instagram Ahead of US Midterm Elections
Meta on Tuesday said that it had disabled a China-based propaganda operation that was aimed at users in the US ahead of the upcoming midterm elections in November, serving them political content on the company's platforms. The firm said that the propaganda network had fake accounts on both Facebook and Instagram, as well as on rival service Twitter...
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Microsoft Teams Down for Thousands of Users, Company Investigating Outage
Microsoft Teams is down for thousands of users, after the collaboration software was inaccessible on Thursday morning. Website and service downtime tracker Downtedector reported thousands of user reports stating the service was inaccessible. Microsoft has confirmed that it is investigating reports that the service is inaccessible.
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Amazon Faces Partial Outage as Thousands of Users Experience Difficulty While Logging In: Report
Amazon was reported to be down for thousands of users on Monday, reports outage tracking website Downdetector. As many as 11,00 users registered their grievance.
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FBI Director Claims Iranian Hackers Attempted to Target Boston Hospital Last Year to Disrupt Services
FBI Director Christopher Wray recently claimed in his speech at the Boston College that Hackers sponsored by the Iranian government last year attempted a ‘despicable’ cyberattack against Boston Children's Hospital that threatened to disrupt services to patients.
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CrowdStrike Update Error Debacle: 5 Things to Know About Microsoft’s Global Outage
CrowdStrike, the Texas-based cybersecurity company, caused one of the biggest global outages in recent times when it led to the disruption of several Microsoft services following an update to one of its products on Friday. As the curtain draws to a close on a certainly eventful day, here are 5 things to know about the Microsoft global outage.
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CrowdStrike Update Causes Global Microsoft Outage, Affecting Services and Bringing ‘Blue Screen of Death’
CrowdStrike has caused a major global outage of Microsoft services including Windows and Office 365 following an update. The alleged issue brought the ‘blue screen of death’ (BSOD) to Windows devices across the world, with users unable to access the devices. Furthermore, the problem is also reported to have resulted in the disruption of service...
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Explained: What's Behind Bangladesh Protests, That Have Killed 39
The unrest also led to widespread disruption of communication services on Friday, with internet and mobile services cut off in many areas.
-
Internet Disruptions Hit Imran Khan Party Broadcast, 2nd Time In 2 Weeks
Pakistan's social media and internet services were severely throttled Saturday night, as the party of jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan held a "virtual rally" ahead of elections in under three weeks.
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Many Cities In US To Turn Ghost Town By 2100, Says Study
The study's authors noted that the significant decrease in population could pose unprecedented challenges, potentially resulting in disruptions to essential services such as transportation, clean water, electricity, and internet access.
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Internet Services Down In Pak Amid Imran Khan Party's Virtual Rally: Report
The internet services in Pakistan faced nationwide disruption as people complained about difficulties accessing social media platforms, Dawn reported citing Internet monitor Netblocks.
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WhatsApp Rolls Out Voice Chat Feature for Less Disruptive Group Calls: How It Works
WhatsApp is rolling out voice chats, a new feature that makes group calls on the messaging service less intrusive. Instead of ringing members' devices, voice chats will be less intrusive and allow group members who are in a conversation to perform other tasks on the messaging app. The feature will be available to groups with more than 33 members.
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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Is Prepared for a Potential Writer’s Strike With a Long-Running Slate
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos claims they are prepared ‘better than most’ studios in case of a potential writers’ strike. During its Q1 2023 earnings review, the executive pointed at its large slate of upcoming movies and shows — planned well in advance — which would keep disruptions to the minimum. Netflix is also halting its long-running ...
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Apple Launches Apple Pay Later in US, Will Allow Users to Split Purchases Into 4 Interest-Free Payments
Apple on Tuesday launched its "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) service in the US, a move that threatens to disrupt the fintech sector dominated by firms like Affirm Holdings and Swedish payments company Klarna.
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Text-to-Audio Generation Is Here. One of the Next Big AI Disruptions Could Be in the Music Industry
Artificial Intelligence has seen an explosion in applications in recent times and a new generation of image and text generators is delivering impressive results. The music industry could be the next big avenue for the AI revolution. With the music industry still adjusting to disruptions caused by the internet and streaming services, there’s a lot...
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Microsoft Working on Fixing Global Outage With Teams, Outlook, Azure and Microsoft 365 Services
Microsoft on Wednesday said it was investigating an outage of its Microsoft 365 services reported by several users online. Thousands of users have been unable to access multiple services such as Outlook and Teams, according to downtime tracking website Downdetector.
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Meta Disrupts Chinese Propaganda Operation Across Facebook, Instagram Ahead of US Midterm Elections
Meta on Tuesday said that it had disabled a China-based propaganda operation that was aimed at users in the US ahead of the upcoming midterm elections in November, serving them political content on the company's platforms. The firm said that the propaganda network had fake accounts on both Facebook and Instagram, as well as on rival service Twitter...
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Microsoft Teams Down for Thousands of Users, Company Investigating Outage
Microsoft Teams is down for thousands of users, after the collaboration software was inaccessible on Thursday morning. Website and service downtime tracker Downtedector reported thousands of user reports stating the service was inaccessible. Microsoft has confirmed that it is investigating reports that the service is inaccessible.
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Amazon Faces Partial Outage as Thousands of Users Experience Difficulty While Logging In: Report
Amazon was reported to be down for thousands of users on Monday, reports outage tracking website Downdetector. As many as 11,00 users registered their grievance.
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FBI Director Claims Iranian Hackers Attempted to Target Boston Hospital Last Year to Disrupt Services
FBI Director Christopher Wray recently claimed in his speech at the Boston College that Hackers sponsored by the Iranian government last year attempted a ‘despicable’ cyberattack against Boston Children's Hospital that threatened to disrupt services to patients.
