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A former Microsoft Software Engineer explains CrowdStrike's digital pandemic that left over 8.5 million Windows devices with annoying BSoD errors
By Kevin Okemwa published
CROWDSTUCK? Dave Plummer (aka Dave's Garage), a former Microsoft software engineer, recently shared a YouTube video explaining the digital pandemic caused by CrowdStrike.

"Not now sweetie, Mummy's making CrowdStrike memes" — a compilation of the finest jokes the internet has created amongst crippling digital chaos
By Jennifer Young published
CAN I HAZ MEMES As the digital world burned, so did some fire jokes. Here's the best the internet had to offer of CrowdStrike and Microsoft memes from around the world.

As the world wakes up to a "digital pandemic", Microsoft suggests turning it off and on again 15 times
By Jennifer Young published
HELLO? IT? The world came to a standstill this morning as many services reliant on Azure servers were affected by an outage. Microsoft's solution? A classic. Turn it off and on again.

Traveling today? Here's how airport delays and 911 outages triggered by 'CrowdStrike' bug and Microsoft downtime can affect you
By Sean Endicott published
Travel disruption A global IT outage has caused flights to be grounded, affected 911 services across the United States, and caused issues for banks. The outage is related to a CrowdStrike is, which is being fixed.

Microsoft's big AI ambitions helped it become the world's most valuable company but at the expense of its Azure team, according to a leaked email memo
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI-THEMED LAYOFFS Microsoft reportedly laid off its Azure team to pave the way for its AI advances and efforts.

Microsoft Azure AI can now create a digital copy of your voice to answer phone calls
By Sean Endicott published
Replication Microsoft's Azure AI Speech can replicate your voice, creating a digital copy you can use within apps. Truecaller is one of the first apps to take advantage of the feature.

Microsoft brings its lightweight Phi-3 model and OpenAI's 'magical' GPT-4o to Azure AI to help devs build transformational experiences
By Kevin Okemwa published
PHI-3 Microsoft says GPT-4o and Phi-3 in Azure will help developers build "transformational" AI experiences, further stating "there’s never been a more exciting time to be a developer."

Microsoft wants to bolster the manufacturing process of future Surface devices with AI and machine learning
By Kevin Okemwa published
SURFACE AI Microsoft plans to enhance the manufacturing process of Surface devices with AI and machine learning.

Forget red, this year Santa is all about Azure. Check out how Microsoft's cloud helps NORAD track the festive icon.
By Sean Endicott published
NORAD's website for tracking Santa Claus has been updated with various Azure technologies. It's now faster, more interactive, and helps you keep track of the festive icon over the holidays.
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