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Jul 2024
18m 51s

Fri. 07/19 – The Big CrowdStrike Outage ...

Brian McCullough
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The big tech outage caused by a single software update that even my mom is texting me about. The new mini AI models are bring prices down as we hoped. How Netflix completely righted its ship. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Miro.com The Next Wave Podcast Links: Major Windows BSOD issue takes banks, airlines, and broadcaster ... Show More
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