Fact Check: CrowdStrike CEO did not say the July internet outage was a test run for November

A headline shared online quoting CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz as saying the July 19 global internet outage was a “test run” ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election is false, the company said. Read More

Last week's CrowdStrike outage was bad. The sun has something worse planned.

In what some have dubbed an "internet apocalypse," activity originating on the sun's surface could cause a massive communications outage on Earth. Read More

It’s My Job to See the Worst of the Internet. I Still Wouldn’t Force My Child Off Social Media.

And just yesterday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a ... digital content is identified and removed from the internet. I know the worst of what’s out there and the very real risks of dangerous ... Read More

Startup shutdowns and AI showdowns: The 2023 chronicles

This is the first of a two-part series that we built for you going back over critical themes from 2023. It was a very, very busy year in the worlds of technology, startups and venture capital ... Read More

Why is the internet down worldwide? Everything you need to know

A massive IT outage has knocked out Windows computers around the world, taking websites, airports and banks offline as engineers scramble to reboot their systems. Read More

Internet Services Resume Across Amhara Region After Near Year-Long Shutdown

Data internet services have been restored in 19 cities across Ethiopia's Amhara region, ending a shutdown that began in August 2023.The outage started following clashes between the non-state militia, ... Read More

Global IT outage: More than 5,000 flights cancelled; how security 'arms race' led to crash | As it happened

Businesses including banks, airlines, telecommunications companies, TV and radio broadcasters, and supermarkets have been taken offline following a mass global outage. The outage appears to be ... Read More

Internet shutdowns major hindrance to digital rights inclusion in Africa, report

[File, Standard] Internet shutdown across African countries remains the major hindrance to digital rights and inclusion, a report has shown. The LONDA 2023 Digital Rights and Inclusion in Africa ... Read More

India tops list of most Internet shutdowns recorded, six years in a row: Report

The report indicates that ... in the country. In 2023, India topped the global charts for Internet shutdowns, recording 116 instances out of the 283 globally reported shutdowns, accounting for ... Read More

Active shooters targeting the public spiked from 2019 to 2023 compared to prior 5-year period, FBI report says

Washington — Active shooters violently targeted members of the public across the U.S. at a rate that was 89% higher from 2019 to 2023 ... five-year period, according to a new FBI report released ... Read More

New York metro area ranks first in country for congestion, report says

The New York metropolitan area ranks as the most congested region in the country, according to a new report, with the average driver losing 101 hours from traffic jams in 2023. The 2023 INRIX ... Read More

Illinois has worst economic health of any state in the US, new report finds

One new report says no. In order to determine the best state ... on the ranking scale included change in GDP from 2022 to 2023, and the number of firms in the Deloitte Fast 500 List. Read More