7 things you need to know about the huge CrowdStrike IT outage

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The IT outage was triggered by a defect in an update issued by Crowdstrike.

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Most people hate this part of applying for a job — but it's still important to do

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As redundant as it may feel, you should still fill out those work history fields in a job application, even though that information is already in your resume.

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Could a dumb phone that's also a vape help break my iPhone addiction? I tried the Swype vape phone that's going viral.

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The Swype vape also has a touchscreen. Is this the future?

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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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Bill Gates hopes Elon Musk will talk about climate but says the Tesla CEO will 'talk about whatever he feels like'

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Elon Musk and Bill Gates have a history of disagreeing on many topics.

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Mass IT outage: here's a list of companies and operations affected

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Passengers waiting at Barajas Airport in Madrid following the IT outage on Friday.

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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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Inundated IT workers commiserate, marvel at 'historic' CrowdStrike outage

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IT professionals commiserated over the "historic" incident on Reddit.

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