Alphabet
What is CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm behind a global tech outage?
Companies across several industries were hit on Friday by a global tech outage tied to Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform and a software issue.
Aena
Global tech outage disrupts industries, highlights online risks
A worldwide tech outage crippled industries from travel to finance on Friday before services started coming back online after hours of disruption.
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Ford pivots from EV plans to heavy-duty trucks at Canada facility
Ford outlined plans to use a Canadian plant earmarked for future electric vehicles to instead build larger, gas-powered versions of its F-Series pickup truck.
5G technology
Nokia reports 32% drop in profit but sees recovery in 2nd half
The Finnish telecoms group said sales should recover towards the end of 2024 with the help of orders from North America.
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Musk Says SpaceX And X HQs Will Move To Texas Following New CA Trans Student Privacy Law
Elon Musk has stated that he will be moving both the SpaceX and X headquarters to Texas out of California following a new law by the California governor.
2024 election
Meta Removes Trump Account Restrictions With 2024 Election Looming
Meta, formerly Facebook, announced on Friday that the platform would be taking away restrictions from former President Donald Trump’s Meta and Instagram accounts in the next few weeks.
170 million Americans
US House committee votes to release closed-door hearing transcript in TikTok lawsuit
ByteDance, TikTok and a group of TikTok creators have filed suits to block the law that could ban the app if the company fails to divest by Jan. 19.
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CNN Says It Will Cut 100 More Jobs To Better Focus On Its Digital Service
CNN will cut an estimated 100 jobs as part of a new shift in the company to change its operations and strengthen its digital media presence, higher ups told employees in an internal memo viewed by multiple sources.
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Samsung bolsters AI in foldable phones, health monitoring in smartwatch, ring
Samsung unveiled its latest foldable smartphones, making its priciest flagship model lighter and slimmer and bolstering AI functions.
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Samsung Electronics Workers Announce ‘Indefinite’ Strike Calling For Better Pay
Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics declared an indefinite strike Wednesday in a move to pressure South Korea’s biggest company to accept their calls for higher pay and other benefits.