Hospitals, banks, airlines scramble to provide service during IT outage

Hospitals, banks, airlines scramble to provide service during IT outage

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A global tech outage caused by a Crowdstrike software update has disrupted various industries worldwide, affecting emergency services, airlines, and financial transactions. The issue, linked to Microsoft Windows, has led to manual operations in airports and healthcare systems. Crowdstrike has identified the problem and is working on a fix. The UK faces widespread disruption, with impacts on transport, healthcare, and retail sectors. Businesses are urged to be patient as services are restored.

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What measures did the National Health Service take in response to the disruption?

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How did the tech outage affect the financial services sector?

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What challenges did the retail sector face due to the outage?

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