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Microsoft outage shows risk of relying on a single tech provider

TVNZ ·

A global Microsoft outage this week disrupted email and other workplace tools, plunging business chatter and everyday services into disarray worldwide and highlighting the risks of depending on one of just a few major providers of essential technology. Microsoft 365 services , including Outlook…

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  4. Netflix Officially Removes Major Awards Contender From Over 100 Theaters Collider ·

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  6. Bitcoin miners pay Paraguay $350 million a year, but AI is pushing them out CoinDesk ·

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  7. Texas brothers convicted in $240m cattle scheme that defrauded 2,200 people The Times of India ·

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  9. Six Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza Middle East Eye ·

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  10. South Korea's top university considers $748 monthly stipend, free tuition for first foreign-only class VnExpress ·

    Seoul National University is considering covering full tuition and paying a monthly stipend of 1 million won (US$748) for every student in the first intake of its international-only undergraduate division, which will start admissions in fall 2027.

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