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Barge strikes Galveston bridge, causing oil spill, power outage, and traffic shutdown

a barge After colliding with the bridge connecting Galveston and Pelican Island, it caused major disruption for people in the Galveston, Texas, area, leaving people stranded on the island and briefly losing power. “Approximately 11 miles of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway had to be closed due to an oil spill from a barge.” Just before […]

Massive 911 Outage Hits Nebraska, Texas, Nevada and South Dakota: REPORT

Several states reportedly lost connection to emergency dispatchers late Wednesday night, inhibiting affected areas from calling 911. The outages affected parts of Nebraska, Texas, Nevada and all of South Dakota, and the issue was resolved around midnight, CBS News reported. 🚨#BREAKING: There’s a Major 911 outages hitting the entire state of South Dakota and becoming […]

H&R Block’s Tax Day Outage Frustrates Last-Minute Filers

Kudlow’s panelists Steve Moore, Kevin Hassett and Steve Forbes react to the president’s planned significant tax increases. H&R Block said it experienced a technology outage on Monday that temporarily prevented thousands of last-minute taxpayers from filing their returns. Some people who purchased H&R Block software and downloaded it to their computers were unable to file […]

DMVs across the country experience service outage

Multiple states across the country reported service disruptions at Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices Thursday. The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA), an organization that provides software to DMV offices across the country, said there were problems with the network that connects various agencies across the country. The organization said in an emailed […]

McDonald’s outage shows challenge of going from Big Mac to Big Tech

Mike Binger, president of Gradient Investments, explained to Claman Countdown why he added McDonald’s and Ulta Beauty to his portfolio. “Technology failure” that affected McDonald’s restaurant And the company’s app on Friday highlights the fast food giant’s growing reliance on technology systems that are becoming increasingly common in the restaurant industry. Friday’s power outage affected […]

McDonald’s Suffers Global Tech Outage, Claims No Cybersecurity Threat

Fast food chain McDonald’s suffered a global system outage on Friday, causing the ordering system at many restaurants to stop working. A company spokesperson said the outage was “unrelated to any cybersecurity event.” CNBC report The issue was first discovered at a McDonald’s store in Australia. Shortly after, McDonald’s Japan announced on social media that […]

Facebook, Instagram and YouTube down worldwide as social media giants face global outage

Mehta-owned Facebook, Messenger and Instagram suffered a global outage on Tuesday, leaving more than 500,000 users without access to the social media apps, the biggest setback for the tech giant in years. Ta. Other major social media apps, including TikTok, Snapchat and Google’s YouTube video platform, also appear to be experiencing smaller service issues, according […]