Podcast Summary
Microsoft-CrowdStrike IT outage: An IT outage caused by Microsoft and CrowdStrike led to disruptions in various industries and services worldwide, including flights, trains, businesses, financial institutions, retailers, and GP surgeries, at a particularly inconvenient time.
A major IT outage involving Microsoft and a security file run by CrowdStrike has caused widespread disruption to various industries and services around the world. This includes flights being grounded, train services being affected, and businesses, financial institutions, and retailers being knocked offline. The issue is compared to a car engine not starting due to a small error in one part. The disruption comes at a particularly inconvenient time, including the start of the school year and the busiest day of the year for UK flights. Additionally, many GP surgeries are affected, and the police are reportedly failing to meet public expectations, according to a report by the chief inspector of Constabulary. The IT outage could lead to significant last-minute cancellations and disruptions throughout the weekend.
Environmental concerns vs Energy production: Trump's pledge to expand oil exploration contrasts with environmentalists' concerns, while social unrest can occur in communities affected by energy production
Environmental campaigners in the United States have expressed their anger over Donald Trump's pledge to expand oil exploration if he gets reelected as president. During his headline speech at the Republican National Convention, Trump promised to bring back the American dream by maintaining high levels of US crude and natural gas production, lowering energy costs, and ending inflation. Meanwhile, in the UK, there have been disturbances in Leeds following the removal of children from a property, leading to arrests expected in the coming days. These events highlight the ongoing tensions between environmental concerns and energy production, as well as social unrest in some communities. Trump's commitment to expanding oil exploration contrasts with the concerns of environmentalists, while the incidents in Leeds demonstrate the potential for conflict and unrest in certain situations.