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Sky News Off Air Briefly, Planes Disrupted During Global Microsoft IT Outage Linked to Cybersecurity Firm Crowdstrike
The U.K.'s Sky News went off air for several minutes on Friday morning amid a global IT outage that also disrupted flights.
In a statement on X, Sky News chairman David Rhodes said that the network had “not been able to broadcast live TV this morning, currently telling viewers that we apologize for the interruption. In regards to air travel, the BBC reports that airports in New Zealand, Japan, India, Amsterdam’s Schipol, Hong Kong, Australia, Edinburgh, Berlin and more have experienced technical difficulties. According to the BBC, technical issues are also being reported within the NHS’ GP system in the U.K., preventing patients from booking new appointments.
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