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TechCrunch Minute: What caused last week’s major tech outage?


A worldwide tech outage affected everything from airports to banks to healthcare. But what actually happened? Let’s break it down.

Every big social network and internet platform has been hyping new AI features, so it’s probably no surprise that LinkedIn is moving in that direction,… The source of all those problems seems to be a popular cybersecurity company called CrowdStrike and its flagship software product Falcon Sensor. You can expect more discussion about this in the coming weeks, as everyone from governments to private companies try to wrap how an issue with a single piece of software could cause so many problems.

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