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Microsoft fires employees for organising vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza
US technology giant Microsoft has fired two of its employees who organised a vigil at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington in solidarity with Palestinian victims in the Gaza Strip, who are…
- News
Developers driving GDP growth in AI era: GitHub CEO
New Delhi: Developers are driving GDP growth and in the era of artificial intelligence (AI), India is set to surpass the US to become the largest software developer community globally by 2027,…
- Technology
Delta CEO reveals IT outage costs USD 500 million
San Francisco: Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the massive IT outage, earlier this month, cost the company $500 million. He said the figure included not just lost revenue but “the…
- Technology
CrowdStrike bug hit 8.5 mn Windows devices, says Microsoft
Washington: Microsoft said on Saturday that the CrowdStrike update that grounded hundreds of fights around the world besides disrupting online services affected 8.5 million systems using the Windows operating software, which was…
- India
Technological dependence has its drawbacks, says CJI Chandrachud
Madurai: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday said that technological dependence had its drawbacks and cited the Microsoft outage of July 19 as a point in case. His flight…
- World
US issues warning on Microsoft outage, Nadella says working to bring systems back online
San Francisco: US cybersecurity agency CISA has warned that hackers are trying to take advantage of Microsoft outage for phishing and other malicious activity, as the tech giant’s Chairman and CEO Satya…
- World
Explained: How global tech outage disrupted ops across industries
By Parameswaran Valeri A global tech outage triggered by a cybersecurity update crippled operations across sectors including air travel, healthcare, finance and many more, in the early hours of Friday. The services…
- World
UK airports, trains, London Stock Exchange, NHS impacted by global IT outage
London: The UK’s airports and trains experienced delays, with the London Stock Exchange and the National Health Service among the other organisations in the country dealing with the fallout of a global…
- Business
CrowdStrike says single software update behind Microsoft Windows crash
New Delhi: As the Microsoft Windows crash created mayhem globally, cyber-security platform CrowdStrike on Friday said it is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update…
- Hyderabad
Global IT outage: Handwritten boarding passes issued at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad: After the global IT outage occurred on Thursday, July 19, causing widespread disruptions across various sectors, the Hyderabad airport has resorted to distribution of handwritten boarding passes to passengers. A user…
- News
Microsoft outage: Aviation minister asks airports, airlines to be compassionate
Responding to the flight pan-India disruptions caused by a global IT outage by Microsoft, Union Aviation minister Rammohan Naidu on Friday, July 19, asked airport authorities and airlines to ensure passenger welfare.…
- India
SBI says systems working fine, unaffected by Microsoft outage
Mumbai: Country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday said its systems are unaffected by the Microsoft global outage. “We are all fine,” its chairman Dinesh Khara told PTI, when…
- India
NSE says functioning normal; not impacted by Microsoft outage
New Delhi: Leading bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday said it has not been impacted by the global outage of Microsoft systems amid reports of disruptions in functioning of stock exchanges…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad airport releases advisory amid Microsoft outage
Hyderabad: Hyderabad airport has issued an advisory following a Microsoft outage that has disrupted airline services. The advisory was released after airlines in India reported on Friday that their systems across the…
- Technology
Global IT outage disrupts major Microsoft services across multiple sectors
A significant global IT outage has caused widespread disruptions across various sectors, primarily affecting Microsoft and CrowdStrike services. The outage began on July 19, 2024, around 6 PM ET, and quickly spread…
