Down, but not out: Seattle Public Library shuts the book on two-pronged tech challenge Despite the one-two punch of a ransomware attack over Memorial Day weekend — then the Crowdstrike software outage last week — Seattle Public Library officials say all services should be back wi Sami West
Protecting the Paris Games from cyberattacks As the Paris Olympics get underway, teams of IT experts have been thinking about one thing for months, and it’s not the sports. It’s the possibility of a disruptive cyberattack. Jenna McLaughlin
World Meta takes down thousands of Instagram and Facebook accounts linked to sextortion The social media owner announced it has taken down thousands of accounts in Nigeria that were linked to financial sexual extortion scams. Emmanuel Akinwotu
FTC launches probe into 'surveillance pricing' The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether companies are using artificial intelligence to glean personal shopping habits and then use that information to set prices.
National As new tech threatens jobs, Silicon Valley promotes no-strings cash aid Many tech entrepreneurs have long suggested that guaranteed income could cushion job losses from AI and automation. The latest and largest study of the idea was spearheaded by the man behind ChatGPT. Jennifer Ludden
National Disruptions continue after IT outage affects millions around the globe Airports, hospitals, and banks said they were recovering after a failed software update delivered by the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to Microsoft’s Windows systems. Rebecca Rosman
A cybersecurity glitch triggered a global technology outage Airports, hospitals, banks, and government agencies are recovering from a failed software update delivered by the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to Microsoft’s Windows systems. Scott Simon Jenna McLaughlin
Microsoft outage inconveniences Seattle area, but emergency services remain functional Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
A worldwide IT outage disrupted airlines, banks, hospitals and businesses today One of the biggest IT outages ever caused mayhem around the world today, hobbling airlines, businesses and government agencies. A faulty update from the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike is to blame. Jenna McLaughlin Joel Rose
Major Microsoft outage disrupts flights and banking around the world A global computer glitch apparently triggered by software distributed by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused widespread global outages late Thursday and into Friday morning. Bobby Allyn A Martínez