Select date

May 2025
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Huge Microsoft Outage Caused by CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World

24-7-2024 < Attack the System 33 269 words
 
Culture Wars/Current Controversies


Don’t miss out on more stories you may enjoy.


Huge Microsoft Outage Caused by CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World


Matt Burgess


A software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike appears to have inadvertently disrupted IT systems globally.


READ



Enough With the Arrogant Attitudes Towards Extreme Heat


Umair Irfan and Aja Romano


In so many aspects of our culture, we view severe heat as something that should be willingly embraced, bravely endured, or blithely ignored.


READ



How One Bad CrowdStrike Update Crashed the World’s Computers


Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, and Andy Greenberg


A defective CrowdStrike update sent computers around the globe into a reboot death spiral, taking down air travel, hospitals, banks, and more with it. Here’s how that’s possible.


READ



Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Everywhere. This Company Thinks It Has the Secret to Making Them High-End


Chris Hall


Now that it’s possible to grow affordable gems in the time it takes to watch a movie, the race is on to save the value of the most precious stone.


READ



The Best DAW Software Recommended by WIRED’s Resident Musicians


Parker Hall


From Ableton and Pro Tools to iPad apps—get the most out of your music with these digital audio workstations, or DAWs.


READ



The Top 5 Prime Day Apple Deals on Our Favorite Gadgets


Brenda Stolyar


From MacBooks and iPads to AirPods and Apple Watches, here are our favorite Prime Day Apple deals.


READ









Print