The mass IT outage is causing chaos, but social media users are having a field day

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While some deal with the widespread impact of a global IT outage, social media users are making memes.

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Airline passengers face chaos and uncertainty after massive IT outage

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Crowds are seen building up in an airport lounge at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.
Crowds build up in Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand after a Microsoft outage impacted businesses globally.

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Why it's taking time for companies to recover from the CrowdStrike IT outage

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Commuters in NYC and DC should get ready for a difficult, disrupted journey due to the global IT outage

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People wait to board a 1-line train at the 59th Street - Columbus Circle subway station on July 10, 2024, in New York City.
Commuters in NYC and DC should prepare for some disruptions over the global IT outage.

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Photos show the chaos behind the global IT outage that's impacting retailers, flights, and hospitals

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Long lines at Luton Airport, near London, on July 19, 2024, as airlines and other companies reeled from a mass IT outage involving Microsoft and Crowdstrike.
Major airports have reported issues because of the IT outage, with some warning of delays and disruption.

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Some airports were forced to use whiteboards to handwrite flight information due to the global IT outage

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A man stands looking at a piece of paper in front of a whiteboard displaying flight information in an airport lounge.
A whiteboard displaying check-in information in Terminal 1 of Singapore's Changi Airport.

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Crowdstrike says the global IT outage was not caused by a cyberattack

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George Kurtz is CEO of Crowdstrike, the cybersecurity firm linked to a mass IT outage.

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How one IT update gone wrong has sparked chaos around the world

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passengers queue at counters in Hong Kong International Airport amid IT outage
A global IT outage has caused problems at airports and many other organizations.

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Elon Musk mocks Microsoft over the global IT outage

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Elon Musk poked fun at Microsoft by sharing a meme about the global IT outage

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The only solution to the 'blue screen of death' may be a manual fix — here's what you can try

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Many Windows computers are displaying a "blue screen of death" message.

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