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Crowds are seen building up at Suvarnabhumi Airport as a global IT disruption caused by a Microsoft outage and a Crowdstrike IT problem combine to affect users on July 19, 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand. Mailee Osten-tan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Several airlines halted flights on Friday, while others warned of delays and […]

Microsoft users around the world are experiencing an error screen known as the “blue screen of death,” amid persisting widespread tech outages. The U.S. technology giant was impacted by an update from cybersecurity firmCrowdStrikewhichled to a major IT outage.Many other businesses have also been affected. “We’re aware of an issue with Windows 365 Cloud PCs […]

Real estate building under construction in Qingjiangpu District, Huai ‘an City, Jiangsu province, China, on July 15, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Top Chinese officials on Friday emphasized the country would focus on its own affairs in the face of rising trade tensions. “As long as we do our own […]

A medium close-up front view of a teenage girl who is sending text messages to a friend and checking her social media as she waits in the corridor of the high school she attends. Solstock | E+ | Getty Images Parents around the world are debating when to give their children smartphones, as evidence grows […]

Paolo Ardoino, Tether’s chief technology officer, said the company estimates that the excess reserve will increase by $700 million in the current quarter, which is not yet over.Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty ImagesCryptocurrency giant Tether is setting up a bitcoin mining operation in Uruguay using renewable energy, as the company looks to diversify the… […]

JPMorgan Chase and Company President and CEO Jamie Dimon testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on “Annual Oversight of the Nation’s Largest Banks”, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 22, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersJPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday called for “real engagement” between policymakers in Washington… […]

An aerial view of Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory on March 29, 2021 in Shanghai, China.Xiaolu Chu | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesFrom handshakes with Chinese officials to visits to China’s top ministries, Elon Musk’s visit to Beijing is putting the spotlight on China’s place in the global electric vehicle market.The Tesla CEO’s visit to China… […]

The Microsoft Bing App is seen running on an iPhone in this photo illustration on 30 May, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence may lead to human extinction and reducing the risks associated with the technology should be a global priority, industry experts… […]

A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul on May 31, 2023.Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty ImagesNorth Korea’s first attempt at launching a military spy satellite resulted in failure on Wednesday, with South Korea’s military… […]