Yearly Archives: 2024
In what will go down as the most spectacular IT failure the world has ever seen, a botched software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. crashed countless Microsoft Windows computer systems around the world on Friday. Microsoft Corp. and CrowdStrike have rolled out fixes, and systems are gradually being restored. But for several hours, […]
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has deployed a fix for an issue that triggered a major tech outage that affected industries ranging from airlines to banking to healthcare worldwide, the company’s CEO said on Friday. Microsoft said separately it had fixed the underlying cause for the outage of its 365 apps and services including Teams and OneDrive, […]
Amazon Prime Day 2024 sale in India kicks off tomorrow (July 20) and goes on till July 21. During the two-day sale event, buyers have the opportunity to grab big discounts, bank coupons and other offers on a wide range of electronic products across categories such as smartphones, accessories, home appliances, laptops, PCs, and more. […]
Amazon Prime Day 2024, the company’s annual sale event for Prime members, starts on Saturday (July 20) and will end at 11:59pm on Sunday (July 21). One of the biggest sales by the e-commerce giant, it will feature products from a wide range of segments with lucrative discounts. The paying subscribers of the platforms will […]
CrowdStrike, the endpoint security software, caused a major global outage of Microsoft services, including Windows and Office 365, following an update on Friday. The alleged issue brought the ‘blue screen of death’ (BSOD) to Windows devices across the world, with users unable to access their devices. Furthermore, the problem is also reported to have resulted […]
Getty Images Even as Covid hit, the government and its health officials were bullish in their confidence about their ability to cope. Dr Jenny Harries, then the deputy chief medical officer for England, hailed the UK as an “international exemplar” in its preparedness at one of the early TV press conferences. She was not the […]
Dell recently introduced its first Copilot+ PCs lineup in India, comprising the XPS 13 and the Inspiron 14 Plus. While the company was already selling artificial intelligence (AI) PCs with Intel’s Core Ultra processors, the Copilot+ PCs feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series chipset. What’s the difference apart from the processor? On paper, not much. They […]
Business & Finance 17 July 2024, 1:57 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is considering slashing up to half its financial services auditing staff in China as a regulatory investigation and an exodus of clients darken business prospects. The move follows Chinese regulators’ scrutiny of PwC this year for its role as […]
Dell XPS 13 and Dell Inspiron 14 Plus were launched in India as the first Copilot+ PCs by the company on Tuesday (July 16). The refreshed laptops are equipped with the Snapdragon X series chipsets that come with a dedicated neural processing unit (NPU) offering up to 45 trillion operations per second (TOPS). These devices […]
Amazon Prime Day 2024 sale will start in India on July 20 and will last through July 21. A variety of items will be available at discounted rates, considerably lower than their usual prices. Products like personal electronic items such as smartphones, earphones, tablets and more will be available at lower prices, as well as […]