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| David Weston / The Official Microsoft Blog: |
Microsoft estimates that CrowdStrike's update affected 8.5M Windows devices, or less than 1% of all Windows machines — On July 18, CrowdStrike, an independent cybersecurity company, released a software update that began impacting IT systems globally. Although this was not a Microsoft incident …
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| CrowdStrike: |
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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| Washington Post: |
One defective CrowdStrike update for Windows breaking global systems resurfaces concerns about Microsoft's monopoly in government and enterprise IT systems — Officials say the incident highlights how much businesses and governments rely on the giant's products.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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| Bloomberg: |
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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
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| Steven Levy / Wired: |
A look at Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz's self-interested Trump support, including the “final straw”, a Biden proposal to tax unrealized capital gains at 25% — Venture capitalists Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen claim the tech industry, California, and the country are doomed if we don't embrace the former president.
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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.| 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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| 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.
More: Benzinga, Commure, Augmedix, Inc., and HIT Consultant
| 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| Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News: |
Venture funding to cybersecurity startups grew to $4.4B in Q2 2024, up 144% YoY; funding in H1 2024 was $7.1B, up from $4.7B in H1 2023 — Venture funding to cybersecurity startups had its best quarter since Q1 2022 — surging 144% year to year — and seemingly building off a strong start to the year.| 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 … Sponsor Posts
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