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watchOS 11 one month in: these three features have made the biggest impact

The Apple Watch was supposed to get a small update this year. With much of Apple’s attention focused on Apple Intelligence and other iOS 18 upgrades, plus last year bringing us the big watchOS 10 update, expectations were for an underwhelming watchOS 11 release. After a month of use, however, I’ve found that there are […]

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Deals: M3 Pro MacBook Pro all-time low, Nomad MagSafe Stand One Max, 2TB nano-texture M4 iPad Pro Cell $200 off, more

Friday has arrived, but let’s check out today’s fresh batch of deals before we all head into the weekend. We are, somehow, still tracking some wild hangover Prime Day deals on AirPods Pro 2 and Apple’s AirPods Max, with today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break roundup headlined by a $300 price drop on the most affordable M3 Pro

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CrowdStrike explained: How one faulty update killed half the world’s IT systems

The sheer scale of the global IT outage caused by a faulty software update has left many wondering how one update to one company’s security software could have such massive impact. Ironically, the effect of the CrowdStrike flaw has been almost identical to the very thing it’s intended to prevent … more…

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Global IT outage takes down airlines, banks, 911 services, more; CrowdStrike to blame

A huge mistake by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has caused a global IT outage on a massive scale, with airlines, banks, health services, and more affected – including some 911 centers. United, Delta, and American Airlines are among the airlines who have been forced to ground flights. Broadcaster Sky News was taken off-air for several hours.

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