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CrowdStrike says a sensor configuration update to Windows systems triggered a logic error that resulted in a system crash and BSOD on impacted systems — What Happened? — On July 19, 2024 at 04:09 UTC, as part of ongoing operations, CrowdStrike released a sensor configuration update to Windows systems.
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| Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of CrowdStrike, founded in 2011 and used by 300 companies in the Fortune 500; Gartner: CrowdStrike has ~15% of the global security software market — The little-known company is very popular in Corporate America, contributing to the severity of the global IT outage
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| David E. Sanger / New York Times: |
The CrowdStrike debacle may have accidentally provided cybercriminals and countries like China a more detailed road map to disrupt US critical infrastructure — With each cascade of digital disaster, new vulnerabilities emerge. The latest chaos wasn't caused by an adversary … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Over 200 Bethesda Game Studios workers unionize with the CWA, forming the first “wall-to-wall” union at a Microsoft game studio; Microsoft recognized the union — Bethesda Game Studios workers have voted to join the Communications Workers of America, forming the first wall-to-wall union at a Microsoft video game studio.
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| Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: |
Xiaomi unveils the Mix Fold 4, starting at ~$1,237, and the Mix Flip, its first flip foldable, with a 4.01" cover display, starting at ~$825, available in China — Xiaomi has officially launched two brand new foldables, including the firm's first ever flip device.| Tim Culpan / Bloomberg: |
Trump's comments on Taiwan hollowing out the US chip industry are incorrect, and risks opening up a fissure for China to exploit and push its own tech sector — Viewing the US-Taiwan relationship as contentious, instead of cooperative, risks opening up a fissure for China to exploit.| Joseph Cox / 404 Media: |
The UK and US announce the arrest of a 17-year-old boy from Walsall, UK, suspected of being connected to the ransomware attack against MGM Resorts in 2023 — On Friday U.K. police announced, in a joint operation with the country's National Crime Agency (NCA) and the U.S. FBI … | Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Sources: Google recently approached EssilorLuxottica's leadership about putting its Gemini AI assistant in future smart glasses — Meta is planning to spend billions to buy roughly 5 percent of EssilorLuxottica, the €88 billion European eyewear giant it has collaborated with on two generations of Ray-Ban smart glasses.| Emma Beavins / FierceHealthcare: |
Healthcare payments infrastructure provider Commure plans to acquire and take private Augmedix, which develops AI ambient clinical documentation tech, for $139M — Healthcare technology company Commure plans to buy Augmedix, a healthcare artificial intelligence company founded in 2013, the companies announced Friday.
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| Kelsey Piper / Vox: |
Q&A with California state Senator Scott Wiener on his AI safety bill, addressing AI risks and liability concerns, critiques from the open source community, more — California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) is generally known for his relentless bills on housing and public safety …
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| Bloomberg: |
TSMC says that its HPC group, which includes AI and server chips, accounted for 52% of wafer revenue in Q2, the first time it made up the majority of sales — - HPC division houses AI accelerators, servers and MacBook chips — TSMC's key sales driver has shifted from smartphones to AI| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
Oracle agrees to pay $115M to settle a lawsuit accusing it of invading people's privacy by collecting their personal information and selling it to third parties — Oracle (ORCL.N) agreed to pay $115 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the database software and cloud computing company …
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