CrowdStrike shares tank 15% in premarket after major outage hits businesses worldwide
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike saw its shares plunge Friday, after an update led to a major outage, impacting businesses across the world.
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Crypto firm Ledger hikes prices of iPod-inspired wallet by 40% and launches new mid-tier option
Cryptocurrency storage company Ledger is raising the price of its iPod-like Stax hardware wallet by 40% — just three months after shipping it to customers — and launching a cheaper version, in a major product revamp for the French startup.
Revolut clinches UK banking license, ending three-year wait
British fintech startup Revolut said on Thursday that it had received a banking license with restrictions from the U.K.'s Prudential Regulation Authority, bringing to an end a three-year wait.
Britain will soon lay out new plans to regulate 'buy now, pay later' firms like Klarna after delays
Britain's new Labour government will soon set out updated plans to regulate the "buy now, pay later" industry, a government spokesperson told CNBC.
What Google's decision to keep cookies means for the internet
Google on Monday announced a bold move that has some big implications for advertisers and the future of the internet.
How a software update from cyber firm CrowdStrike caused one of the world’s biggest IT blackouts
A fault with an update issued by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike led to a cascade effect among global IT systems Friday, with industries ranging from banking to airlines facing outages.
Britain's Labour faces an uphill battle as it looks to rein in AI's key players
LONDON — Britain is set to introduce its first-ever law for artificial intelligence — but Prime Minister Keir Starmer's new Labour government faces a delicate balancing act of forming rules that are strict enough while also allowing for innovation.
The next front in U.S.-China tech battle? Underwater cables that power the global internet
U.S.-Chinese tensions surrounding technology have have sunk to sea lows.