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.

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How to keep your kids safe online — without taking away their phone

Here’s what parents and caregivers really need to look out for -- and how to talk to their kids about the potential harms lurking in their direct messages. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/07/social-media-safety/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Trump’s Truth Social steps closer to a financial cliff

A Trump-allied investment company could be forced to liquidate if holders of 65 percent of its shares don't approve a one-year extension of its merger with Trump’s company. https://wapo.st/3et6F5A

Dad of War: What Kratos taught me about being a father

What Kratos tells Atreus "You are not ready," I wondered if he was talking to the boy or me. https://wapo.st/2V4MpdY

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