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Google is putting the brakes on a change that would have made it more difficult to track users across different websites to serve them targeted ads. After years of testing, planning, and delays, Google has scrapped a plan to turn off third-party cookie tracking by default like Safari and Firefox already do. The change was supposed to reach…

Delta Air Lines is struggling for a fourth straight day to recover from the tech outage, even as other airlines are returning to nearly normal levels of serviceBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines WriterJuly 22, 2024, 8:26 AM ET• 3 min readDelta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty…

A Ryanair passenger plane lands at Cologne/Bonn Airport.Thomas Banneyer | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesRyanair shares fell on Monday after the company said its quarterly profit after tax had fallen 46% and fares will be lower than expected in the summer months.At 10:18 a.m. London time, Ryanair shares were down 13.59%.The budget airline said…

Global cyber security watchdogs have raised the alarm over malicious websites claiming to fix glitches in the wake of one of the world’s biggest IT outages that was still causing disruption over the weekend.US, UK and Australian cyberdefence agencies all issued separate warnings over the weekend against increased phishing activity exploiting the…

Mass flight cancellations snarled U.S. airports for a third consecutive day Sunday, the lingering fallout after a Friday tech glitch affecting Microsoft Windows clients caused worldwide I.T. infrastructure outages— and upended many airline operations, even prompting an apology from Delta Air Lines' CEO Sunday afternoon.Delta and United Airlines…

Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for freeThe stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White HouseNippon Steel has hired Donald Trump’s former secretary of state Mike Pompeo to help lobby for its controversial $14.9bn bid for US Steel, which has faced opposition from Republicans and Democrats.Pompeo — who spoke at…

CHICAGO — A mail carrier was fatally shot while walking a route in Chicago, authorities said. Investigators at the US Postal Service are offering up to $250,000 for tips that solve the case. Octavia Redmond, 48, was shot shortly before noon Friday on South Harvard Avenue on Chicago’s South Side, police said. The shooter dashed…

CNN  —  Operations are gradually being restored but delays continue for a second day after “the largest IT outage in history” disrupted sectors across the globe, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at airports, emergency…

A general view from Dusseldorf Airport as passengers gather and wait due to the global communications outage caused by CrowdStrike, which provides cyber security services to US technology company Microsoft, on July 19, 2024 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Hesham Elsherif | Anadolu | Getty ImagesSecurity experts said CrowdStrike's routine update of its…

Netflix moves forward in removing its cheapest ad-free plan from the platformNetflix plans to remove its cheapest ad-free plan this month.Fox - KtvuNetflix is phasing out its lowest-priced ad-free subscription plan in the U.S., which could drive more viewers to its cheaper ad-supported plan.The Los Gatos, California-headquartered streaming giant…