文章核心观点 CrowdStrike更新漏洞引发全球技术故障，致达美航空等多行业受影响，达美航空面临5亿美元成本，将索赔，美国运输部展开调查 [1][3][5] 故障原因 - CrowdStrike更新漏洞致其网络安全系统向数百万客户计算机推送错误数据，引发全球技术故障 [1] 故障影响 - 故障导致航班停飞、电视停播，银行、医院和零售商运营受扰 [1] - 达美航空受影响最大，数千航班取消，面临5亿美元相关成本，含损失收入及补偿、酒店费用 [1][3] - 故障扰乱紧急服务、通信及数千家企业运营 [3] 预防措施 - CrowdStrike将采取措施防止问题复发，包括分阶段推出更新、让客户更多控制更新时间和地点、提供更新详情 [2] 调查情况 - 美国运输部调查达美航空未像其他航空公司快速恢复的原因，还将审查其客户服务 [4] 索赔情况 - 达美航空将因故障寻求赔偿，CrowdStrike未提供财务援助，仅提供免费咨询建议 [5]

文章核心观点 - 微软最新季度财报超出分析师预期,收入同比增长15% [1] - 但微软备受关注的Azure云计算服务增长未达预期,导致股价盘后下跌7% [1][2] - 微软CEO纳德拉试图提振对公司业绩的信心 [3][4] - 微软近年大幅投资人工智能,希望AI驱动未来增长,并支持OpenAI等AI公司 [5] - 但市场对科技巨头转向AI能否带来预期收益存在质疑 [6][7] - 微软本月遭遇全球性技术故障,导致航班大面积延误和各行业损失数十亿美元 [8] - 微软Azure云服务也在当天遭遇小规模中断,导致多国网络连接问题 [9] 文章分组总结 财务表现 - 微软最新季度收入同比增长15%,超出分析师预期 [1] - 但备受关注的Azure云计算服务增长未达预期,导致股价下跌 [1][2] 战略布局 - 微软大幅投资人工智能,希望AI驱动未来增长 [5] - 微软支持OpenAI等AI公司,成为AI商业化的中心力量 [5] - 但市场对科技巨头转向AI能否带来预期收益存在质疑 [6][7] 运营状况 - 微软本月遭遇全球性技术故障,导致航班大面延误和各行业损失数十亿美元 [8] - 微软Azure云服务也在当天遭遇小规模中断,导致多国网络连接问题 [9]

Wall Street suffered its worst day of trading in 19 months as disappointment around earnings from Tesla and Google challenged the recent big-tech rally.The benchmark S&P 500 index dropped 2.3% as a sell-off triggered its biggest single-day fall since December 2022.The technology-focused Nasdaq retreated 3.6%, its largest single-day decline since October 2022.Shares in Tesla sank 12% after it reported a 45% slump in quarterly profits amid discounting by electric carmakers. Alphabet, the owner of Google and Y ...

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, outperformed analysts’ expectations on Tuesday, reporting second-quarter earnings of $1.89 per share, the same as its first quarter results.Alphabet’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, touted the results as proof that the company’s investments across different areas of its tech empire were seeing positive returns.“Our strong performance this quarter highlights ongoing strength in Search and momentum in Cloud. We are innovating at every layer of the AI stack,” Pichai stated in the earnin ...

文章核心观点 - 美国运输部对达美航空展开调查，因其自周五全球网络故障后取消大量航班，公司表示全力配合调查，股价早盘下跌 [1] 事件背景 - 全球网络安全公司CrowdStrike的软件更新引发微软客户系统问题，众多航空公司受影响 [2] 达美航空航班情况 - 自周五起至周一，达美航空每日取消30%或更多航班，周二取消444个航班（占11点前航班计划的12%），延误590个航班（占16%），周一取消1150个航班 [1] - 达美航空首席执行官称公司运营还需几天才能恢复正常 [2] 相关方反应 - 美国运输部长表示调查是为确保航空公司遵守法律并照顾乘客，将充分利用调查和执法权力维护乘客权利 [1] - 达美航空称已收到调查通知并全力配合，团队正努力照顾受影响客户并恢复可靠准点服务 [1] - 客户不满，抱怨客服热线不堪重负，需等待数小时，部分人租车长途跋涉，部分人需等待数天新航班 [2] 行业过往案例 - 去年12月，西南航空因2022年假日航班崩溃事件同意支付1.4亿美元民事罚款，解决美国运输部调查 [2] 公司影响 - 达美航空股价早盘下跌0.5% [1]

The international success of hits including Baby Reindeer and Bridgerton helped Netflix gain another quarter of revenue increases, as the streaming giant continued to draw in subscribers with ad-supported subscriptions and live events streaming.The largest streaming service in the world added 8 million subscribers in the latest quarter, making its total subscriber count 277.7 million worldwide. Revenue grew 17% during the quarter, reaching $9.5bn.The company said the revenue growth was driven primarily by a ...

文章核心观点 黑客组织NullBulge宣称从迪士尼内部聊天平台窃取超1TB数据并在网上泄露，抗议迪士尼反艺术家立场，但有人质疑其动机 [1] 黑客组织情况 - 自称NullBulge，至少从5月开始活跃，动机是保护艺术家权利和确保其作品获得公平报酬 [1] - 似乎对经济利益不感兴趣，未向迪士尼公开索要赎金，窃取数据后很快公布首批文件 [1] - 曾通过篡改AI图像生成器插件植入恶意软件，窃取登录凭证并扩大影响范围 [2] - 网站有类似使命声明内容，反对加密货币推广、AI艺术作品和各种盗窃行为 [3] - 以拟人化蓝狮为吉祥物，裆部有明显凸起 [4] 攻击迪士尼情况 - 通过视频游戏修改工具入侵迪士尼网络，利用被篡改的游戏模组，经安装该模组的开发者实现 [2][3] - 周五通过去中心化BitTorrent文件共享平台公布迪士尼内部Slack频道全部内容 [1] - 立即公布数据，认为向迪士尼提要求无效，称应先发制人 [4] 外界质疑 - 网络安全公司ImmuniWeb首席执行官Ilia Kolochenko认为其说法可能是掩盖黑客真实身份和动机的烟幕弹，黑客不太可能为保护知识产权和艺术家权利开展大规模行动 [1][2]

The EU on Thursday accepted Apple’s pledge to open its “tap to pay” iPhone payment system to rivals as a way to resolve an antitrust case and head off a potentially hefty fine.The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm and top antitrust enforcer, said it approved the commitments that Apple offered earlier this year and will make them legally binding.Regulators had accused Apple in 2022 of abusing its dominant position by limiting access to its mobile payment technology.Apple responded by proposing in J ...

Google’s goal of reducing its climate footprint is in jeopardy as it relies on more and more energy-hungry data centres to power its new artificial intelligence products. The tech giant revealed Tuesday that its greenhouse gas emissions have climbed 48% over the past five years.Google said electricity consumption by data centres and supply chain emissions were the primary cause of the increase. It also revealed in its annual environmental report that its emissions had risen by 13% year-on-year.The tech comp ...

Tesla’s global sales fell for the second straight quarter despite price cuts and low-interest financing offers, another sign of weakening demand for the company’s products and electric vehicles overall.The Austin, Texas, company said Tuesday that it sold 436,956 vehicles from April through June, down 4.8% from 466,140 sold the same period a year ago. The sales were better than the 436,000 figure that analysts had expected.Demand for EVs worldwide is slowing, but they’re still growing for most automakers. Te ...