CrowdStrike Failure Highlights Fragility Of Globally Connected Technology | Technology News

Washington: Airlines, banks, hospitals and other risk-averse organizations around the world chose cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to protect their computer systems from hackers and data breaches. But all it took was one faulty CrowdStrike software update to cause global disruptions Friday that grounded flights, knocked banks and media outlets offline, and disrupted hospitals, retailers and other […]

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July 20, 2024

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Microsoft Launches New Unified Windows App For MacOS, iOS, Android Devices | Technology News

New Delhi: Microsoft has officially launched a new Windows app designed for a variety of platforms, including macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Android, and Windows PCs. This innovative application serves as a central hub for streaming Windows from multiple sources, such as Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Remote Desktop, effectively unifying the experience for users across […]

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September 22, 2024

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Microsoft Updates Notepad App On Windows 11, Introducing New Features 40 Years After Launch | Technology News

New Delhi: Microsoft has rolled out an update to its Notepad app on Windows 11, more than 40 years after the simple text editor was first introduced in Windows in 1983. This upgrade includes spell-checking and an autocorrect feature. Notably, the software giant initially tested these writing tools in March and has now released them […]

ABHISEK RAJPUT

July 14, 2024

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Microsoft Systems Global Outage: 5 Indian AMCs Report Disruptions In Functioning | Technology News

New Delhi: Mutual fund industry AMFI on Saturday said the outage in Microsoft services impacted five asset management companies, which reported disruptions to some important functions but the issues were resolved during the day. A widespread Microsoft outage disrupted flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world on Friday. A new CrowdStrike (cybersecurity software […]

ABHISEK RAJPUT

July 20, 2024

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Indian Tech Leaders Stand Behind Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal In His Fight Against Microsoft And LinkedIn | Technology News

New Delhi: Indian tech industry leaders have come out in support of Ola Founder and CEO, Bhavish Aggarwal, after his tirade against Microsoft-owned LinkedIn for deleting his posts and “bullying Indians” into agreeing with the Big Tech platforms or cancelling them out. Homegrown IT software company Zoho’s CEO Sridhar Vembu agreed with Aggarwal, saying “We […]

ABHISEK RAJPUT

May 12, 2024

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LinkedIn Adds Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi And Telugu Language Options | Technology News

New Delhi: Leading professional networking platform LinkedIn on Thursday announced it has added 10 new language options, including four Indian regional languages.  The new language options are Vietnamese, Greek, Persian, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, along with four Indian regional languages — Bengali, Marathi, Telugu and Punjabi. The new additions bring LinkedIn’s support to five Indian languages, […]

ABHISEK RAJPUT

September 26, 2024

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Donald Trump Shooting: From Sundar Pichai To Elon Musk; Here’s How World Leaders Responded? | Technology News

New Delhi: Former US President Donald Trump was attacked by a gunman during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Sunday. Trump was hit in the ear in an apparent assassination attempt and was hurried offstage, covered in blood after a string of gunshots erupted at the rally. However, the former US President was evacuated from the […]

ABHISEK RAJPUT

July 14, 2024

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Microsoft Outage: 8.5 Million Devices Affected By CrowdStrike Update | Technology News

New Delhi: Microsoft announced that a global tech outage caused by a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike impacted nearly 8.5 million Microsoft devices on Saturday. In a blog post, Microsoft stated, “We currently estimate that CrowdStrike’s update affected 8.5 million Windows devices or less than one percent of all Windows machines.” Microsoft announced that […]

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July 21, 2024

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Microsoft Asks 700-800 Employees In China To Relocate Amid US-China Tensions

Most of the employees affected by this move are engineers holding Chinese nationality. Source link

ABHISEK RAJPUT

May 16, 2024

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Infosys, Microsoft Expand Collaboration To Help Boost GenAI Adoption Globally | Technology News

Bengaluru: Tech majors Infosys and Microsoft on Wednesday announced to expand their collaboration to help accelerate customer adoption of generative AI and Microsoft Azure globally.  The move is aimed at helping Infosys’ and Microsoft’s joint customers realise the value of their technology investments and secure transformative outcomes. Infosys became an early adopter of GitHub Copilot. […]

ABHISEK RAJPUT

October 9, 2024

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Microsoft Down Globally: IndiGo, Akasa, SpiceJet Check-In Impacted By Massive Outage | Companies News

New Delhi: The massive Microsoft global outage has impacted check-in services in Mumbai, with airline companies like IndiGo, Akasa, SpiceJet taking to X to inform passengers regarding temporary unavailability of services. IndiGo, AkasaAir and SpiceJet check-in services have been impacted due to the global Microsoft outage, affecting  flights across the country. However, Indigo has tweeted […]

ABHISEK RAJPUT

July 19, 2024

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Here’s Why This Country Was Unaffected By Microsoft Outage Triggered By CrowdStrike? | Technology News

New Delhi: A global outage at Microsoft has affected almost all sectors, including finance (stock market, banks, and NBFCs), public transport, aviation, businesses, media, and hospitality. Many computers crashed with a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) error. This outage was mainly due to a problem with CrowdStrike, which caused Microsoft systems to fail to boot […]

ABHISEK RAJPUT

July 21, 2024

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