Updates

19 Jul 2024

FBI unlocks Trump shooter’s phone in 40 minutes

The FBI was assisted by the Israeli firm Cellebrite.

19 Jul 2024

Microsoft says that the cause of the global outage is resolved

Despite resolving the initial issue, residual impacts continue, and the company is actively working to restore full functionality.

19 Jul 2024

CrowdStrike deploys fix for worldwide system crashes

Major corporations like McDonald’s, United Airlines, and the LSE Group experienced operational disruptions due to the IT outage.

19 Jul 2024

Cyber outage disrupts sectors across Australia and New Zealand

Authorities and impacted companies believe the outage was due to technical problems with third-party software, not a cyber attack.

19 Jul 2024

Worldwide IT outage grounds planes and disrupts airlines and banks globally

Key sectors including media, healthcare, and financial services also experienced significant impacts.

19 Jul 2024

OpenAI considers developing own AI chip with Broadcom

CEO Sam Altman is spearheading an ambitious plan to raise billions of dollars to fund the creation of semiconductor manufacturing facilities.

19 Jul 2024

MUFG penalises CEO and executives with pay cuts

MUFG reduced salaries of its Chief Executive Officer and five other executives following breaches of ‘firewall’ regulations.

19 Jul 2024

Singapore blocks 95 accounts linked to exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui

The action, the first under the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act of October 2021, aims to prevent the spread of false narratives that could harm Singapore’s interests and sovereignty.

19 Jul 2024

Google and NBC Universal revamp Olympic coverage with AI

The US team heads to Paris furnished with Google’s Gemini AI as part of the broadcasting team.

19 Jul 2024

Musk’s Grok AI struggles with news accuracy

AI model on the X platform, struggled with accuracy after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, posting incorrect information and failing to verify facts.