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Milwaukee — In the middle of a glamorous party Republican National ConventionIn Milwaukee, the atmosphere is even more triumphant, as many major tech companies are throwing their political and financial support at the former president. Donald Trump And Republicans have also weighed in, signaling a possible realignment of support from traditionally liberal Silicon Valley.It began with reports earlier this week that Elon Musk had pledged to donate $45 million per month to Trump’s campaign for at least the next three months. Election of Ohio Senator J.D. VanceFormer venture capitalist, Cultivating Intimate Relationships Right-wing and libertarian tech leaders from Silicon Valley…
A global IT outage caused delays and cancellations for airline passengers around the world.Several U.S. airlines, including American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, grounded all flights early Friday due to communications issues.The aviation industry has been particularly hard hit because of its timing sensitivity.Get more stories like this by emailSign up for our travel newsletter here.William Sikora III was scheduled to fly from Philadelphia to Detroit on Friday morning.”I’m stuck at this airport,” he wrote in a 6 a.m. video posted to X, zooming in on a blue airport screen showing system errors. “United, Delta, American, everything’s down.…
Something sinister is happening in Jammu. Doda, June 13 (ANI): Indian troops are conducting search operations in dense forests in different districts to track and neutralise terrorists after a special police officer was injured in a gunfight with terrorists in Gandho area of Doda on Thursday. (ANI Photo) (ANI) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} While any act of terrorism is horrific and any loss of soldier lives on the front line is tragic, the nature of this attack suggests the challenge is different to the norm to which security forces are accustomed. Want to become a technology leader? Join MIT’s Technology…
Washington (Associated Press) President Joe Biden The Trump campaign has repeatedly insisted that Trump has no intention of stepping down as it faces the harsh reality that many top Democrats want him to withdraw from the 2024 election and field a new candidate to prevent a major defeat for the party in November.Segregated He is battling COVID-19 infection. The debate at a Delaware beach house further shrunk Biden’s already small circle of aides before his debate debacle. Donald Trumpstaying with his family and relying on a few longtime aides. He is considering whether to give in to the mounting pressure.…
Madhuri Missal, the incumbent Parvati MP and the city’s senior-most BJP legislator, is facing difficulty in getting the party’s nomination from other party leaders who want to foray into state politics. However, Missal is determined to contest the election from the Parvati constituency. Missal has won three consecutive Assembly elections from Parvati constituency. He was first elected to the Assembly in 2009 and subsequently retained as MP in 2014 and 2019. Prior to that, he was elected as a member of the Pune Municipal Council (PMC). “I am aware that there are many candidates in the party who are contesting…
Sabrina Carpenter loves pastel colors, especially when it comes to her stage costumes. She often performs in sweet, candy-colored mini dresses, but she’s also taken the butter yellow trend a step further and applied it to her nails—with her own adorable twist, of course.The singer shared a photo of her new manicure, which instead of the traditional white French manicure has a subtle base with pale yellow tips. Carpenter’s nails are medium length, rounded almond shaped, and painted with a clear, shiny color at the base. They’re not polished nails, but they’re definitely very shiny, despite not having any color…
Air travel, banking, media and hospital systems were just some of the industries affected by a bug in a software update that disrupted business operations at many companies around the world on Friday morning. Many users who use Microsoft Windows may experience a “blue screen” or error page. The issue is caused by a bug in a software update from CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company that provides antivirus software for Microsoft users. The company released a software update overnight, and at 1:30 a.m. ET, CrowdStrike announced that its “Falcon Sensor” software was causing Microsoft Windows to crash, displaying a blue screen…
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Global tech shutdown A glitch in a software update on Friday grounded flights, took banks and media offline and disrupted hospitals, small businesses and other services, highlighting the fragility of a digitalized world that relies on just a handful of providers.The issues with an update issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike that affected computers running Microsoft Windows were not the result of a hacking incident or cyberattack, CrowdStrike said, apologizing and saying a fix was on the way.But the unrest continued and intensified several hours later. Long lines formed at airports in the U.S., Europe and Asia…
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A wave of IT outages hit the world on Friday morning, causing some Microsoft-based computers to stop functioning, leading to the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights and halting internal and external systems across a range of industries, including hospitals, banks, stock exchanges and other institutions.CrowdStrike, a US cybersecurity technology company that provides cloud workload protection, threat intelligence and cyber-attack response services, said the outage was not the result of a cyberattack, but rather a software issue that had been identified and patched.While some systems can be repaired and put back into operation quickly, others “could take hours or even…