๐ฆIn just over a day, Microsoftโs email went dark for 13 hours and the FAA grounded every departing flight in the country until it lifted the order tonight. Officials say neither was a hack, and both appear to trace back to routine updates that went wrong.
My Take
Hackers spend years trying to shut down something as big as U.S. air travel, and a botched update did it by accident. Flights are moving again, and Iโd treat today as a free warning about where the weak spots are.
We spent the last decade squeezing the slack out of everything. Companies cut backup systems and experienced staff to save money, and now AI writes a growing share of the code (Microsoftโs CEO has said up to 30% in some projects). It all looks great in an earnings report until the day it breaks, and then the bill falls on travelers and workers instead of the companies.
Banks got stress tests after 2008 because one failure could drag everyone down with it. So much of daily life now runs through a handful of tech and telecom companies that they deserve the same kind of test, and big customers and shareholders can start asking for proof these systems survive a bad day before a bigger outage forces the question.
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@koitaxoumemesa Leftist and RINO rich people, locking in future elections for their own self-enrichment. This has been around a long time. For elected officials, there's lots of money to be made by supporting this.
@SenMcCormickPA Too little too late. WTF, do you think this stunt is going to make Republican voters hate you less? Get a clue Dave.
No one is going to believe you or your fake friends at @FoxNews ever again.
@ScottLSternberg@BillSimmons@_CharlesBarkley The NBA has turned into the WWF. It's more play acting than an athletic event. No wonder the league is a mess. The product just isn't that good.