Reeling from CrowdStrike-related outages, Delta has canceled 5,000+ flights, including 1,384 on Sunday and 700+ for Monday so far, according to FlightAware
Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) struggled to restore normal operations on Sunday after last week's crippling global cyber outage …
CrowdStrike says a Falcon sensor configuration update on Windows triggered a logic error that resulted in a system crash and BSOD, remediated after 78 minutes
Thankfully, Macs weren't affected by last week's catastrophic … Anthony Ha / TechCrunch : TechCrunch Minute: What caused last week's major tech outage? CrowdStrike : Likely eCrime Actor Uses Filenames...
Samsung tells US users that Samsung Messages will no longer come pre-installed on Galaxy phones, starting with the Flip6 and Fold6, in favor of Google Messages
After slowly phasing the app out in some regions, Samsung has announced that it will no longer pre-install Samsung Messages on Galaxy devices in favor of Google Messages.
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 …
Asus ROG Ally X review: easier to grip, comfortable to hold, nice black casing, games run smoothly, and improved, but not great, battery life, but no touchpads
Improved battery life, double storage, and more changes come with this refreshed handheld. — When you purchase through links …
Sources: Nvidia is working with Inspur to launch and distribute “B20”, a new flagship AI chip for China that would be compatible with current US export controls
Nvidia (NVDA.O) is working on a version of its new flagship AI chips for the China market that would be compatible …
One defective CrowdStrike update for Windows breaking global systems resurfaces concerns about Microsoft's monopoly in government and enterprise IT systems
Some Black founders and investors say they feel betrayed by Ben Horowitz's support for Trump, as he has always been seen as an ally to the Black community
“It appears personal interest and profit supersedes people,” one founder lamented. — Some of the richest, most influential investors …
Toronto-based AI startup Cohere raised a $500M Series D led by Canadian pension fund PSP at a $5.5B valuation, after raising $270M at a $2.2B valuation in 2023
The Canadian AI unicorn doesn't have a viral chatbot, but it's signed on hundreds of corporate clients.
Nothing's CMF Phone 1 review: excellent performance, camera, battery, display, and software, far above rival $199 phones, but no NFC and spotty US band support
This stylish $199 smartphone performed nearly flawlessly during a week of testing in Paris. — Rating:
OpenSecrets: ~80% of donations from internet companies have gone to Democrats so far this US election cycle, down from 90% in 2020, as support for Trump grows
Indian crypto exchange WazirX “temporarily” pauses trading activities days after suspending customer withdrawals following its ~$230M loss in a security breach
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Academics say publisher Taylor & Francis hadn't told them about selling access to authors' research as part of a $10M+ Microsoft AI deal, nor let them opt out
The big publishers continue to rent-seek & exploit scholars...expect all the other major academic publishers. … Ben Williamson / @BenPatrickWill@mastodon.social : As an editor of a journal publishing ...
Reddit COO Jen Wong says the company has revenue sharing deals with the NFL, the NBA, MLB, and others to get video and other content, hoping to draw advertisers
Reddit, known for its chat forums on everything from Proust to Wall Street stocks, is going big on sports.
How EA used AI to scan ~11K players' photos to create 3D avatars for its college football game; the NCAA first let players to sell their likeness rights in 2021
Electronic Arts used new tech to scan photos for its videogame after securing players' likeness rights for the first time X: @saraheneedleman X: Sarah E. Needleman / @saraheneedleman : To release the ...
Tel Aviv-based enterprise identity management startup Linx emerges from stealth with $27M co-led by Index and Cyberstarts, after raising $6M led by Cyberstarts
Identity management is one of the most common fulcrums around which security breaches have pivoted in the last several years …
Malaysia's Johor state is attracting billions of dollars as tech giants take advantage of cheaper land and more abundant energy to build data centers
Singapore - Johor - Riau (Indonesia) — growth triangle: https://www.ft.com/... Functional > political geography as work. Map from #Connectography (2016). [image] LinkedIn: Goh Gary : So glad that Mala...
How indie game developer Terrible Posture Games avoided bankruptcy after an ~$800K investment from an unlikely source: Nerd Ninjas, another indie developer
The gaming industry needs as many rays of sunshine as it can get right now. …
China removes sanctions on US communications company Viasat, saying the situation had changed but offering few other details, a rare reversal for the government
China said it was removing sanctions on a US communications company, a rare reversal after it targeted the company over proposed arms sales to Taiwan.
An investigation details how scammers are using crypto ATMs to commit fraud; the FBI says US losses from scams carried out via crypto ATMs was $120M+ in 2023
How Japan lured some AI companies with copyright laws that critics say allow widespread use of copyrighted images and other materials, alarming creators
Critics want changes to local laws that allow widespread use of copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence models
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
Yandex plans to triple its Nvidia GPU deployments
The officers of India's largest retirement fund, the EPFO, warn the organization's crash-prone IT systems require immediate attention of the Union Government
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 challengesMore:AppleInsider,The Register,Tom's Hardware,9to5Mac,Stratechery,Neowin,TechRadar,MSPoweruser,iThinkD...
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