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Microsoft IT outage hits global businesses

Major IT outages have hit industries across the world; almost 1,400 flights are cancelled and banking, healthcare and shops affected.

As queues stacked up at airports, TV channels went off-air and medical appointments were postponed, anti-virus firm Crowdstrike quickly became a household name when it confirmed a bug in its software was to blame for IT issues on Microsoft devices across the world.

Gideon Long speaks to businesses affected by the outage.

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Fri 19 Jul 2024 14:32GMT
大象传媒 World Service

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