The global tech outage affected about 8.5 million Windows-based computers and laptops worldwide. A global tech outage following a faulty update from Crowdstrike caused business operations around the world to stop on Friday, leading to an estimated $1 billion in damages.
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Big European Banks to Report Q2 Earnings This Week
The largest banks in Europe, such as Santander, BNP Paribas, and Deutsche Bank, are set to report their earnings for the second quarter of 2024 this week following the announcement from the European Central Bank that it would not change its interest rates.
Biden Quits White House Race: Here’s Some Possible Impacts for the Stock Market, Interest Rates
GoBankingRates provided several immediate impacts that would affect Wall Street and other financial institutions following US President Joe Biden’s decision to stand down from the race to the White House.
Anthropic, Menlo Launches $100M Fund To Invest in AI Startups
In addition to funding, selected AI entrepreneurs will also be given access to a network of investors as well as advanced AI research and tools.
Driving Change: Hylomorph's Breakthrough in Surgical Infection Prevention and Beyond
Competition drives innovation, efficiency, and improvement across various fields and endeavors. Look at Google and Apple, there is a need and room for both in the smartphone industry; innovation begets innovation. The same is true for infection prevention—the more competition, the better the solutions. Hylomorph, a clinical-stage medical device company, has developed one such solution that has the potential to minimize post-surgical complications greatly.
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The new round of monthly payments will be sent out to eligible retirees born on or after the 21st of a month.
More than 2,000 flights in the US were canceled by Sunday evening following the tech outage. Hundreds to thousands of businesses worldwide are still struggling following a faulty software update that caused global tech outages on Friday.
US President Joe Biden announced that he was standing down from the country’s presidential election this November, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris on his stead.
Hong Kong company known for its fermented Tofu, Liu Ma Kee, faces backlash after it was revealed that they imported and repackaged tofu under unsanitary conditions, contrary to its claims of producing it from scratch.
Disneyland employees in California have authorized a potential strike, with nearly 99% of union members supporting the move amid ongoing contract negotiations over wages and benefits.
President Xi Jinping announced strategies to strengthen the finances of China's indebted local governments, which include increasing their financial autonomy and opening infrastructure to private enterprises.
On July 19, a global Microsoft Windows outage disrupted foreign businesses and luxury hotels, but China’s key infrastructure remained largely unaffected, following the country’s push for tech self-sufficiency.
Reliance Industries Ltd. reported a 5.4% profit decline for the quarter ending June 30, falling short of expectations due to ongoing issues in its oil-to-chemicals sector, despite a 12% revenue increase.
Bissell has recalled 3.3 million Steam Shot Handheld Steam Cleaners in North America due to a burn risk, following over 150 injury reports linked to the defect.
