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Congress grills CrowdStrike about multibillion-dollar July outage

CrowdStrike senior vice president Adam Meyers apologized for the disaster, laying out the technical missteps that allowed a faulty configuration update to balloon into a “Blue Screen of Death” on more than 8 million Windows devices running CrowdStrike’s antivirus sensors. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/24/congress-grills-crowdstrike-about-multibillion-dollar-july-outage/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
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Your phone’s ‘5G’ icon and signal bars are lying to you

“5G” might just mean 5G networks are around you somewhere. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/24/5g-phone-signal-bars-meaning-iphone-android/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
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Russia, Iran use AI to boost U.S. influence operations, officials say

Moscow’s influence efforts center on undermining Democrat Kamala Harris, according to ODNI report. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/23/us-election-foreign-influence-russia-china-iran-ai/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
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U.S. pitches ban on Chinese tech in driverless and connected vehicles

U.S. to crack down on Chinese tech in driverless and connected vehicles https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/23/china-tech-cars-ban/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
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Elon Musk blinks first, bowing to pressure in Brazil to reopen X

Elon Musk blinks first, bowing to pressure in Brazil to reopen X. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/22/musk-brazil-x/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
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Cards Against Humanity sues SpaceX, alleging trespassing near Texas border

The game maker bought the land as part of a 2017 stunt to impede then-President Donald Trump’s border wall. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been using it, the suit says. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/21/cards-against-humanity-sues-musk-spacex/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
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When is the best time to buy a new iPhone 16? We crunched the numbers.

And pro tip: Switching to a smaller cellphone company may be the best way to save money. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/20/iphone-16-best-time-to-buy-phone-deals-free/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
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