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CrowdStrike says 97% of affected Windows systems are back online
A week after a faulty update caused a global IT outage that grounded flights and knocked TV stations off-air, the boss of CrowdStrike has revealed nearly all systems are back online.In a post on LinkedIn, George Kurtz said "over...
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What's behind the global self-storage boom?
Getty ImagesBack in Apple Storage in Toronto, we step into a large, brightly lit locker, tools hanging from the walls, two electric bikes suspended on work stands.Mechanics are hard at work. Kevin Tsui is one of them and says...
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Would-be reality TV contestants 'not looking real'
Valerie Penso-CuculichJill Zarin is a reality TV star who has now embraced AI. Ms Zarin, who appeared in three seasons of The Real Housewives of New York City, has gone on to own a number of lifestyle brands.Ms Zarin...
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CrowdStrike pledges to improve testing after IT outage
Getty ImagesHis thoughts were echoed by cybersecurity researcher Kevin Beaumont, who said the key lesson from CrowdStrike's review was that the firm doesn't "test in waves"."They just deploy to all customers at once in a so called 'rapid response...
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Wiz: Cybersecurity firm rejects Google's $23bn takeover offer
Getty ImagesCommentators have attributed the founders' work at Microsoft for creating such excitement at Alphabet about a potential purchase of Wiz.In May, it was valued at $12bn (£9.3bn) during a $1bn (£775m) fundraising campaign.“This is the mindset we need...
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IT outage exposes fragility of tech infrastructure
As the global chaos subsides and systems continue to return online, the enormous IT outage which caused havoc around the world on Friday reveals a few uncomfortable truths about the foundations of our digital lives - and how fragile...
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BBC News – The Worldwide Computer Crash
How a software bug from Crowdstrike affected Microsoft Windows systems around the world.
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How a single IT update caused global havoc
A single update pushed out from an anti-virus company in the US has managed to cause global havoc today.It’s being described as the biggest outage ever, and while there have been a few lately, it’s certainly hard to recall...
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Disney investigating massive leak of internal messages
Disney has confirmed it is investigating an apparent leak of internal messages by a hacking group, which claims it is "protecting artists' rights".The group, Nullbulge, said it had gained access to thousands of communications from Disney employees and had...
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AI in gaming: Developers worried by generative tech
4 hours agoBy Tom Richardson, BBC NewsbeatGetty ImagesCopyright concerns over generative AI - currently the subject of several ongoing legal cases - are one of the biggest barriers to its wider use in gaming right now.Tools are trained on vast quantities...
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Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and El Chapo's son: Who are the drug lords detained in the US?
BBCLittle is known about Joaquín Guzmán López, who was detained alongside Zambada on Thursday.The 38-year-old man, known as El...