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
or CrowdStrike Microsoft : HELPFUL LINKS — Get notified of outages that impact you — Building reliable applications on Azure The Record : IT teams scramble to recover from CrowdStrike incident as ...
Meta launches Instagram's text-based Threads app on the App Store and Google Play in 100+ countries; users log in via Instagram and can follow the same accounts
As Twitter has become even less-filtered … Michael Muchmore / PCMag : Hands On With Instagram Threads: Does Meta's Twitter Killer Deliver? John Palmer / Cryptopolitan : Meta's Threads Promises Decentr...
Netflix says Basic with Ads will cost $6.99/month in the US and debut on November 3 in 12 countries, offering most titles, at up to 720p, and without downloads
Basic with Ads Firstpost Tech : Netflix set to launch its ad-supported tier on November 3, check pricing, ad frequency and other details Mitaksh / MediaNama : Netflix announces ad-supported plan in 12...
Netflix joins the British ratings agency, or BARB, as a full member, publishing independently audited viewing figures on individual shows for the first time
in the UK at least Jessica Bromley / BARB : Netflix signs up to BARB Mariella Moon / Engadget : Netflix will finally disclose how many people watch its shows, in the UK at least Preslav Mladenov / Pho...
Snowden calls for spyware trade ban amid NSO news, saying the industry should not exist and “they don't make vaccines—the only thing they sell is the virus”
the only thing they sell is the virus. https://www.theguardian.com/ ... Jim Waterson / @jimwaterson : This explanation of the Pegasus spyware and how it no longer even requires a target to click a dod...
Sources: unusually large purchases of call options by SoftBank over the past month partly fueled the latest tech stock rally
Hello and welcome to Pipeline. I hope this kicks off a great three-day weekend for you. Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch : Stocks are selling off again, and SaaS shares are taking the biggest lumps Tara Lac...
Companies like Facebook and Twitter, which have positioned themselves as the new public square, should absolutely be questioned on their role in cancel culture
Last week, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan asked a question at a Congressional hearing that seemed to come out of nowhere. Tweets: @carnage4life , @jimwaterson , @bradesposito , @mrjkilcoyne , @verba_et_ve...
The BBC releases first beta of Beeb, its English language voice assistant, to UK Windows Insider members, with an ability to understand a range of UK accents
but Amazon won't be worried Jon Porter / The Verge : BBC releases its own ‘Beeb’ voice assistant in beta Rachel Thompson / Mashable : BBC launches voice assistant that will learn regional accents Dami...
In a rare public protest at Facebook, hundreds of staff staged a virtual walkout, pushing back on Zuckerberg's choice to let Trump's inflammatory posts stand
Since macOS 10.12 there's … Theodore Schleifer / Vox : Change will be harder for Silicon Valley than just donating money Wall Street Journal : Social Media Becomes Battleground Over Days of Street Pro...
UK's Communication Workers Union says it's had reports of about 120 cases of abuse, including murder threats, directed at engineers believed to be working on 5G
Telecoms engineers have told Radio 1 Newsbeat they're being threatened and harassed by people who believe they're working on 5G … Tweets: @jimwaterson , @ldrogen , @offbeatorbit , and @cwunews Tweets:...