August 22, 2026

Technology

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Four States impacted by global technology outage | KSNF/KODE

JOPLIN, Mo. — Friday morning’s global tech outage involving Microsoft and Crowdstrike has made its way to local government agencies. The Kansas Office of Information Technology Services (OITS) confirms Crowdstrike deployed an update late Thursday evening and into early morning of Friday (7/19), impacting services for its executive branch agencies. Hospitals, airlines, banks, and even

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Central Police Department unveils new technology in attempt to stop drivers from speeding

CENTRAL, La. (BRPROUD) — The Central Police Department is unveiling new technology as they attempt to combat a big issue in the city, speeding.  “It’s a big thing here. We’re, we’re actually radaring people in excess of 20 and 30 miles an hour over the speed limit, sometimes more,” said Roger Corcoran, Chief of Police

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Live updates: Global tech outage hits airlines, banks and businesses

A global IT outage has swept major services worldwide, disrupting public transport links, delaying international flights and restricting operations for health care facilities and businesses. Here’s what you need to know: What is behind the outage? The outage appears to stem at least partly from a software update issued by Crowdstrike, on Microsoft Windows systems.

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How Crowdstrike software errors melted down the world’s computer systems

Cascading technology errors wreaked havoc on computer systems globally Friday in one of the most disruptive computer outages in years, highlighting how much of the world relies on potentially error-prone software from a handful of companies. Technology experts said the meltdowns appeared to stem mostly from an error in a software update from CrowdStrike, whose

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Technology outage disrupting flights in Peoria area

Clarissa Cowley and Jack Bozikis 18 mins ago PERORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A widespread technology outage is currently disrupting flights in the Peoria area and the surrounding Illinois region amid a national technological catastrophe. According to the latest from the Federal Aviation Administration, United, America, Delta and Allegiant airlines each were grounded across the country.

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Flights, banks and media hit as internet users report global outages

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday after a faulty software update disrupted companies and services around the world and highlighted their dependence on just a handful of providers. The trouble with the update issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and affecting computers

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Local effects of global technology disruption

An internet outage affecting Microsoft is disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies across the world, with problems continuing hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services. Airlines, retail outlets, banks, railway companies and hospitals in several parts of the world were affected

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FBI reveals it used unreleased technology to crack the Trump shooter’s phone

On Sunday, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) said it was struggling to gain access to the phone owned by the man identified as Donald Trump’s shooter. 2 VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES The phone owned by Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who shot and wounded former US President Donald Trump on July 13, had

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Chip stocks drop on report US plans to tighten China curbs

Image caption, ASML makes chip manufacturing equipment Article information Author, João da Silva Role, Business reporter 18 July 2024 Updated 1 hour ago Technology stocks around the world have slumped on fears about the global computer chip industry. The sell-off came after a report that the Biden administration could be set to further tighten restrictions

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Is This Communication and Media Stock a Good Buy According to Hedge Funds?

We recently compiled a list of the 10 Best Communication and Media Stocks To Buy According to Hedge Funds. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE:SPOT) stands against the other communication and media stocks. The global telecommunications industry faces significant growth challenges amidst increasing demand for

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