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CrowdStrike blames test software for taking down 8.5 million Windows machines

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CrowdStrike blames test software for taking down 8.5 million Windows machines Image: The VergeCrowdStrike has published a post incident review (PIR) of the buggy update it published that took down 8.5 million Windows machines last week. The detailed post blames a bug in test software for not properly validating the content update that was pushed out to millions of machines on Friday. CrowdStrike is promising to more thoro…

The Verge 1.3k 2024-07-24

Microsoft Blames European Commission for Major Worldwide Outage

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Microsoft Blames European Commission for Major Worldwide Outage Last Friday, a major CrowdStrike outage impacted PCs running Microsoft Windows, causing worldwide issues affecting airlines, retailers, banks, hospitals, rail networks, and more. Computers were stuck in continuous recovery loops, rendering them unusable. The failure was caused by an update to the CrowdStrike Falcon antivirus software that auto-…

Mac Rumors 1.1k 2024-07-23

Game publisher blames media for studio closure

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Game publisher blames media for studio closure Prytania MediaThe grim cadence of video game layoffs continues apace, but this latest news comes with a strange twist. Prytania Media has shut down studio Possibility Space effective immediately. In an email to employees reproduced on social media by Polygon reporter Nicole Carpenter, Jeff Strain, Prytania’s co-founder, seemingly attributed the …

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Ten Hag blames Man Utd errors for stunning loss

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Ten Hag blames Man Utd errors for stunning loss Erik ten Hag said Manchester United players should know how to close out games after falling to another stunning collapse in the late 4-3 defeat away to Chelsea on Thursday.

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Stellantis drops out of CES, blames UAW strike

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Stellantis drops out of CES, blames UAW strike Here’s a Ram truck at CES 2018. | Image: Sean O’Kane / The VergeStellantis — the gigantic international automotive conglomerate that owns everything from Jeep to Ram to Alfa Romeo and Opel — has canceled its plans for CES 2024, we are told via a short press release. The company blames the current United Auto Workers (UAW) strikes, which today ex…

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Disney blames Charter for the ESPN blackout

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Disney blames Charter for the ESPN blackout The VergeLast week, Disney blocked Charter’s Spectrum cable from accessing channels like ABC and ESPN over a disagreement between the two companies over new financial terms. Today, Disney says in a blog post that although Charter “claims to value Disney’s direct-to-consumer services,” it is “demanding these different services for free.” With ca…

The Verge 226 2023-09-11

Dropbox blames crypto miners and resellers for ending its unlimited cloud storage plan

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Dropbox blames crypto miners and resellers for ending its unlimited cloud storage plan Image: DropboxDropbox said in a blog post that it’s implementing a metered model on its Advanced plan in response to customers who have been using Dropbox for cryptocurrency mining, “pooling storage for personal use cases,” and others reselling it. Because of that, Dropbox is getting rid of its “as much space as you need” offer. Customers who si…

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