Worldwide tech outage causes national impacts to flights, banks, health services

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Published 2024-07-19
A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers.

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All Comments (21)
  • @JakJam-fw4zo
    Why is there no contingency plan for this bullshit
  • @jaym9846
    AI become self-aware. Even the fired programmers are flabbergasted.
  • @Theda-p3p
    Total ignorance by microsoft and crowdstrick. Shows need to avoid microsoft.
  • @pty1pty2
    One freaking company creating an entire global MESS
  • We prevent that by turning off automatic updates. Doing test in local server before installing softwares in production.
  • @mickeybarton9077
    They wouldn't tell you if this was a hack they wouldn't want to cause panic
  • @royalindiann
    Sir, the chart doesn't provide data on when the system is up or down. The chart provides database on the volume of people that reported the outages. Obviously after people report the outages which is even surprising the chart is that high because most people are just in complete panic right now that they're watching on the news that every banking and ATM system, airline system, grocery store, what else... 911 system and everything that involves a computer screen is not working anymore. Do not use down detector as it's a social platform that provides data of how many people in the volume of people that is reporting it. Not reporting if it's up or down. This is like the third News channel I saw do that. I don't think they understand how it works in my generation. We've all used the down detector but the chart is charting. The reports of what's being down. It's not charting actual real-time data. It's like they think that it's pulling the data directly from the website and it's not. 😂
  • @cfwin1776
    Too bad I still have to work. We are using Macs.
  • @avathetwizzy
    I work at a theatre. Our ticketing software that functions through microsoft, Tessitura, is down. So now everyone who bought a ticket for the shows tonight as well as the box office staff are screwed lol
  • @Criquette-df8tv
    Thanks Bill Gates! You have no backup program for shit like this?????
  • 9-5 worker about to get back from summer break: “ITS EVERY F*CKING DAY!!!!”!!!
  • @Rosebuddy777
    Cute how microsoft is letting another company take the blame
  • Imagine that… It’s not a good time to take a flight. Go home! Now!!!
  • District Manager coming back from summer break: “I’m stuck for days at the airport, time to fire people”
  • So y'all aren't capable of handling stress and disaster together! It's really sad.. And these people can't do what they can't do, UNTIL THEY CAN! 🤦🏻‍♀️🙄
  • @tracyjohnson3496
    This is deliberate. This is a test. A BIGGER event is on the horizon. PAY ATTENTION.
  • @naomidelossantos
    Thats why my flight was cancelled and it took me 12 hours in Vancouver Airport.