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Inside the global computer crash


On The Vergecast: CrowdStrike, zombies, and mobile games.

On this episode of The Vergecast, The Verge ’s Tom Warren joins the show to talk about the story and legacy of the CrowdStrike crash. We talk about what exactly happened, how CrowdStrike and Microsoft scrambled to fix it, and whether we’re due for a reckoning over how much we rely on complex and fragile technology. Hon tells us why he set out to build a game without streaks and aggressive notifications, why more data isn’t necessarily better, and why zombies are such a good motivator.

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