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July 22, 2024, 4:30 AM

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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.
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 …
Reuters:
Reeling from CrowdStrike-related outages, Delta has canceled ~4.5K flights, ~1K on Sunday, and has already canceled 100+ for Monday, according to FlightAware  —  Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) struggled to restore normal operations on Sunday after last week's crippling global cyber outage …
Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft says it cannot wall off its OS due to a 2009 deal with the EC to give security software makers the same level of access to Windows that Microsoft gets  —  Global outage on Windows machines caused by CrowdStrike highlights Microsoft's security challenges
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.
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.
Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:
Financial Times:
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple's Eddy Cue has pushed TV+ studio chiefs to exert more control over budgets, hoping to change Apple's reputation as the biggest spender in town  —  The iPhone maker is starting to exert more control over its production partners  —  Netflix extended its lead over fellow streaming services …
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian crypto exchange WazirX has “temporarily” paused trading activities days after suspending customer withdrawals following a ~$230M security breach  —  WazirX, one of India's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has suspended all trading activities on its platform days after losing …
Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal:
How EA uses AI to scan ~11K players' photos to create 3D avatars for its college football game; EA secured players' likeness rights for the first time in 2021  —  Electronic Arts used new tech to scan photos for its videogame after securing players' likeness rights for the first time
Jason Schreier / Bloomberg:
How indie game developer Terrible Posture Games avoided bankruptcy after an ~$800K investment from an unlikely source: Nerd Ninjas, another indie developer  —  Terrible Posture Games got funding help from an unlikely source: another indie developer  —  Hi everyone.
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
An interview with Arkady Volozh, CEO of Nebius, formerly Yandex NV, on selling its Russian assets and pivoting to become a full-stack AI infrastructure provider  —  Arkady Volozh says his ‘new’ company is much like a startup, albeit an ‘unusually big one’  —  When is a startup not a startup?

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