CrowdStrike's reputation has a 'major black eye.' Earning back customers' trust will be an uphill struggle.

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A CrowdStrike software update caused a global IT outage on July 19.

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The Microsoft-CrowdStrike outage could spur a Big Tech trust reckoning and threaten tech giants' plans for AI

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A CrowdStrike software issue caused a global Microsoft IT outage, disrupting a number of industries.

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Global computer glitch grounds flights, knocks out 911

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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.

The massive IT outage is a disturbing reminder of how dependent we all are on just a few companies

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I'm a software engineer stranded in the IT outage airport chaos. CrowdStrike broke a cardinal rule of software development and I can't believe the fallout.

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Check-in was congested at Barcelona-El Prat Airport.

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Global IT outage shows why you should be wary of turning on auto-updates

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IT professionals say there's one way the CrowdStrike outage could have been avoided.

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Why Apple doesn't suffer outages like this

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Mac users are safe from the global IT outage.

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This time-lapse map shows US air traffic slowing to a near-standstill after the massive IT outage

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IT issues forced major flight cancellations and delays across the US and the world.

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Did you turn it off and on? Microsoft says some users solved the CrowdStrike problem after rebooting up to 15 times.

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A mass IT outage has disrupted Microsoft systems.

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Airline passengers face chaos and uncertainty after massive IT outage

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Crowds build up in Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand after a Microsoft outage impacted businesses globally.

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