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A global IT outage made the world stop Thursday into the weekend when CrowdStrike's flawed update disrupted Microsoft software everywhere.

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• A massive IT outage Friday disrupted services globally, affecting companies from airlines to banks.
• The disruption was linked to a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
• Experts warn these technical disruptions could worsen but that there's no easy fix.

If you had to fly, log in to your bank account, or go for elective surgery, a massive

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• IT professionals convened on Reddit to mourn and marvel at the "historic" outage.
• The issue, linked to CrowdStrike, has brought various sectors to their knees.
• "Hug your IT guy," one Redditor wrote. "He needs it."

In addition to sparking global chaos, a mass outage linked to cybersecurity firm