While in some corners of Silicon Valley people worry about the risks of A.I., a simple failed software update caused a worldwide outage.
Category: Computers and the Internet
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How to Fix a Windows Computer Impacted By the Global Microsoft Outage
A massive outage related to a security update by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company, crippled airlines and other businesses on Friday.
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Landlords Raise Rents Based on RealPage Software, Suits Say
Antitrust cases contend that use of RealPage’s algorithm, which lets property owners share private data, amounts to collusion.
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Counting the Costs of the Microsoft-CrowdStrike Outage
A “historic” tech failure alarmed investors, after a security update caused problems for Microsoft devices and services, and took down businesses worldwide.
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What We Know About the Global Outage
Everything from airlines to banks to retailers were impacted in many countries.
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What Is CrowdStrike?
CrowdStrike’s cybersecurity software is used by scores of industries, including airlines, hospitals and retailers, to prevent hacks and data breaches.
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Microsoft Outage: What Caused the IT Meltdown
There have been two issues affecting Microsoft systems in quick succession, adding to the confusion over a global outage.
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Tech Outage Disrupts Flights at Airports Around the U.S.
Flights were grounded or canceled across the country as airlines struggled with the outage.
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Data for A.I. Training Is Disappearing Fast, Study Shows
New research from the Data Provenance Initiative has found a dramatic drop in content made available to the collections used to build artificial intelligence.
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How Getty and Shutterstock Are Building AI Image Generators
Companies like Getty have begun developing A.I. models with their own data, part of a broader push to build artificial intelligence with licensed content.