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CrowdStrike prepares for battle as Delta given go-ahead for outage lawsuit
Delta Air Lines has been told it can take CrowdStrike to court to seek damages after last summer’s outage forced the airline to cancel 7,000 flights. In July 2024, a flawed update to CrowdStrike software knocked offline more than eight million Windows devices globally, causing widespread disruption for the companies that relied on them, from banks to retailers, broadcasters and…
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Fortnite Galactic Battle First Update Trailer Released: Iconic Star Wars Characters Return
Fortnite has officially released the first content update trailer for Galactic Battle: Pull of the Force. The trailer gives fans a sneak peek at the latest content arriving in the Star Wars-themed season. Although the patch notes previously confirmed, the trailer showed us the return of two fan-favorite characters — Darth Maul and Mace Windu — as part of the…
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Mozilla Firefox could be collateral damage in Google’s antitrust battle – Computerworld
“Banning default search placement deals may weaken Google’s grip, but it risks crippling the very alternatives meant to provide choice,” said Sanchit Vir Gogia, CEO and chief analyst at Greyhound Research. “The remedy must distinguish between dominant gatekeepers and dependent participants.” Financial dependency creates unexpected vulnerability In a court testimony on Friday, Muhlheim revealed the extent of Mozilla’s financial dependence…
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Harrods hit by cyber attack as UK retailers battle threats
Harrods, the iconic luxury department store, has become the third UK retailer to be targeted by cyber criminals in the space of two weeks. The London-based retailer said on 1 May that it had “restricted internet access at our sites”, according to BBC News. “We recently experienced attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems,” it said, adding…
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Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Battle Pass Rewards Revealed
The Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 is coming, and this season will be all about Star Wars. Fortnite revealed the key art for the ‘Galactic Battle’ battle pass before its release. The Star Wars-esque battle pass brings all the iconic skins and items. Keep reading as we tell you all about the new Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 battle pass…
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DOJ targets Google’s AI strategy in landmark antitrust battle – Computerworld
Federal prosecutors warned that Google might leverage artificial intelligence to entrench its search monopoly, demanding “strong measures” to prevent the tech giant from extending its market control into the AI era. In the latest phase of the major antitrust trial that began on Monday, government lawyer David Dahlquist argued that Google has built a system where its control of search…
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Intel facing a ‘monumental uphill battle’ – Computerworld
Changes to Intel’s executive management team by its new CEO, after just over a month on the job, is proof of the sense of urgency in the company to act quickly to compete with rivals Nvidia, AMD, and TSMC, an industry analyst said Monday. Mario Morales, group vice president, enabling technologies and semiconductors at IDC, was responding to a recent…
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Siri’s ‘Non-Existent’ AI Features Spark Apple Legal Battle
Image: TheClimateGroup/Creative Commons (2014) A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of disgruntled consumers claims that Apple misled buyers with promises of advanced artificial intelligence features for Siri that never materialized. The complaint alleges that during a high-profile marketing campaign for the iPhone 16 series, Apple touted a suite of capabilities — collectively branded as Apple Intelligence — that were never…
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Elon Musk doesn’t work for DOGE, says White House as battle for government servers intensifies – Computerworld
Furthermore, “The intelligence team recommended the DOGE members be monitored as an insider threat. Critically, they called for “suspending” any access to payment systems and “conducting a comprehensive review of all actions they may have taken on these systems,” it continued. “Mr. Musk has gained sweeping and unprecedented access to sensitive data, information, systems, and technological and financial infrastructure across…
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Apex Legends: all you need to know about the Titanfall battle royale
Instead of making Titanfall 3, developer Respawn took the franchise in a completely different direction with Apex Legends. A free-to-play battle royale game that mashes together elements of Overwatch and Fortnite, Apex Legends was a complete surprise when it launched, but it has turned out to be a big hit early on, luring tens of millions of players. Keep up…
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