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Microsoft: 'Cyberattack triggered latest outage'

Microsoft: 'Cyberattack triggered latest outage'

Tech & Science Daily


Published: 31 July 2024 at 12:00 UTC

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Dr Harjinder Singh Lallie, Director of the Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education at the University of Warwick, discusses Microsoft's latest outage that was triggered by a cyberattack. Overnight, products such as email service Outlook and video game Minecraft were impacted.


Scientists say that spaceships with warp-drive technology could be detected by looking for ripples in spacetime. Dr Katy Clough, the study’s lead author from Queen Mary University of London, explains the research and what this tells us.


Wildfire warning is currently high or extreme across most of southern Europe - as many Brits prepare to take their summer holidays in destinations across the area.


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  • OpenAI to start rolling out its new voice mode
  • Australia starts world-first peanut allergy treatment for babies
  • Why 'three second' goldfish memory is a myth 


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