Microsoft IT outage: Air travel, media, financial, telecoms hit by global cyber failure

A sign notifies customers of a temporary closure due to IT issues at a Liquorland store in Canberra, Australia on July 19, 2024.

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A global tech outage was disrupting operations in multiple industries on Friday, with airlines halting flights, some broadcasters off-air and everything from banking to healthcare hit by system problems.

Air passengers around the world faced delays, cancellations and problems checking in as airports and airlines were caught up in the massive IT outage.

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