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Tom Warren / The Verge:
BSODs hit thousands of Windows PCs due to “a defect” in an update from CrowdStrike, taking banks, airlines, and more businesses offline; Microsoft is aware  —  Thousands of Windows machines are experiencing a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issue at boot today, impacting banks …
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George Kurtz / @george_kurtz:
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz says “the issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed”, and CrowdStrike is working with its impacted customers  —  CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted. This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed. We
New York Times:
Experts say CrowdStrike's fix requires deleting a specific file and that cannot be automated at scale, meaning outages could persist for longer than expected  —  There have been two issues affecting Microsoft systems in quick succession, adding to the confusion over a global outage.
Bloomberg:
CrowdStrike and other endpoint security tools require access to the core of OSes, giving them the ability to disrupt the very systems they're trying to protect  —  - Glitch caused global fallout after crashing Microsoft systems  — CrowdStrike is a top provider of corporate protection software
Tom Warren / The Verge:
A workaround to fix the BSOD caused by CrowdStrike's faulty update involves booting Windows in Safe Mode and deleting the security firm's “C-00000291*.sys” file  —  IT admins around the world are scrambling to fix a major issue with Windows computers today, after a faulty update …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
The outage appears to have been caused by CrowdStrike pushing a faulty update to its Falcon software that causes Windows machines to get stuck in a boot loop  —  On Friday morning, some of the biggest airlines, TV broadcasters, banks, and other essential services came to a standstill as a massive outage rippled across the globe.
Brady Dale / Axios:
Messari CEO Ryan Selkis says he's stepping down after a series of controversial political X posts, and Chief Revenue Officer Eric Turner will become interim CEO  —  - Selkis was there the moment that Trump first expressed support for the crypto world publicly, at an event the GOP nominee …
Nick Baker / CoinDesk:
Simon Sharwood / The Register:
Microsoft says it fixed an Azure configuration issue behind a Microsoft 365 outage, and “all previously impacted Microsoft 365 apps and services have recovered”  —  Central US region is back in business but Office apps still in trouble  —  UPDATED Microsoft's 365 subscription services …
Bloomberg:
In an interview, Mark Zuckerberg says Trump's immediate reaction after being shot was “badass” and inspiring, but declines to endorse either Trump or Biden  —  Meta CEO doesn't endorse Trump or Biden for president  —  Mark Zuckerberg said that former President Donald Trump's immediate reaction …
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority:
Samsung says it has “temporarily” stopped Galaxy Buds 3 Pro deliveries to retailers, after some early owners reported quality control issues with the ear tips  —  The suspension comes after some early buyers encountered quality control issues.  —  •  —  TL;DR
Bloomberg:
Sources: Magic Leap cut ~75 jobs, including its entire sales and marketing units, and told staffers it's pivoting from selling headsets to licensing its tech  —  - The augmented reality company laid off about 75 employees  — Startup pivoting from enterprise product to licensing its tech
Reuters:
Nigeria fines Meta $220M after investigations showed data sharing on Facebook and WhatsApp violated local consumer, data protection, and privacy laws  —  Nigeria has fined Meta Platforms (META.O) $220 million after investigations showed data-sharing on its Facebook and WhatsApp platforms …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Cellebrite gave the FBI unreleased tech to access the Trump shooter's phone, a “newer Samsung model”, after the FBI's first attempt to crack it failed  —  - Initial attempt to access newer Samsung model didn't work  — Cellebrite sent FBI technical support, unreleased software
Shashank Pathak / Entrackr:
Google cuts Maps API pricing for Indian developers by up to 70% and now accepts payments in rupee, after Ola offered one-year free developer access to Ola Maps  —  Google has slashed the pricing of Google Maps platform for developers in India by as much as 70% from August 1 as the company …

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