Why is the internet down? What to know about the global Microsoft outage
An unprecedented global IT outage caused worldwide chaos on Friday morning, leaving passengers stranded in airports, television stations off the air and banks unable to serve customers. CrowdStrike, a major cybersecurity provider, released a flawed software update that dealt a major blow to users of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, causing many of their computers to […]
Global IT Outages Linked to Microsoft, CrowdStrike Cause Widespread Disruption
A widespread IT outage linked to a software update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has caused significant disruptions to businesses and services around the world that use Microsoft software, affecting banks, airports, TV stations, hotels and many other industries. Wired Reports Early on Friday morning, businesses using Microsoft’s Windows operating system began experiencing widespread technical issues, […]
Microsoft, CrowdStrike shares fall in premarket trading after major outage hits businesses worldwide – CNBC
CrowdStrike develops software that helps businesses manage security in their IT environments. Sopa Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares in cybersecurity company CrowdStrike plummeted on Friday after an update caused a major outage that affected businesses around the world. Shares of the company, which makes software to help companies manage security in their IT […]
Microsoft cloud outage causes airlines to ground flights
Microsoft said on Thursday it was investigating issues with its cloud services in the central United States that caused several flights to be grounded or canceled. Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines, a unit of Frontier Group Holdings, Allegiant Air and Sun Country Airlines reported disruptions affecting operations. Frontier Airlines said a “major Microsoft technical outage” temporarily […]
Microsoft lays off DEI team: ‘No longer business critical’
Microsoft has quietly fired its diversity, equity and inclusion team, it has emerged, after an insider leaked emails detailing changes the company was making for the new fiscal year. It’s unclear how many employees Microsoft has decided to lay off, but the move will reportedly begin on July 1, 2024 due to “changing business needs.” […]
Microsoft fires DEI team — becoming latest company to ditch ‘woke’ policy: report
After pouring millions of dollars into diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, Microsoft has reportedly fired the team dedicated to the effort, making it the latest major company to abandon its “woke” policies. The tech giant disbanded its DEI team earlier this month, citing “changing business needs,” according to a July 1 announcement. The emails were […]
Microsoft Eliminates DEI Team amid ‘Changing Business Needs’
Tech giant Microsoft has disbanded its internal team dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), citing “changing business needs.” The elimination of DEI has sparked criticism from within the company, some of which are conscious about its approach to such efforts. Business Insider Reports Microsoft has eliminated its internal team focused on DEI, a decision […]
Microsoft, Apple nix OpenAI board seats as antitrust scrutiny mounts
Microsoft and Apple have reportedly abandoned plans to join OpenAI’s board of directors as observers, a move that comes as both tech giants face increased antitrust scrutiny in the US and Europe. Microsoft, which has invested $13 billion in CEO Sam Altman’s ChatGPT maker, notified OpenAI in a letter late Tuesday that it was giving […]
Microsoft drops observer seat on OpenAI board that sparked scrutiny
Microsoft on Tuesday stepped down from its observer role on OpenAI’s board of directors amid increased scrutiny of the partnership between the two tech giants from antitrust regulators in the United States and Europe. Microsoft sent a letter to the artificial intelligence company that develops ChatGPT on Tuesday saying it was relinquishing its “immediate” observer […]
Trevor Noah’s ties to Microsoft under scrutiny after his glowing endorsements
Former “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah’s professed love of Microsoft may pose a conflict of interest, The Washington Post has learned. The comedian has praised Microsoft products such as the company’s tablet-laptop combo, the Surface Pro X, calling it “essential” in a 2019 interview. GQ Interview. However, he has not always been clear about […]