Snowflake software update caused 13-hour outage across 10 regions A software update knocked out Snowflake’s cloud data platform in 10 of its 23 global regions for 13 hours on December 16, leaving customers unable to execute queries or ingest data. Customers saw “SQL execution internal error” messages when trying to query their data warehouses, according to Snowflake’s incident report . The outage also disrupted Snowpipe and Snowpipe Streaming file ingestion, an… Offering more AI tools can't guarantee better adoption -- so what can? Meta's move to give employees broad AI access exposes a growing truth for CIOs: Adoption hinges on education, judgment and shared accountability. WatchGuard fixes ‘critical’ zero-day allowing firewall takeover WatchGuard has issued an urgent patch alert for its Firebox firewall appliances after discovering a critical-rated vulnerability that is under exploit by threat actors. Tracked as CVE-2025-14733 , with a CVSS score of 9.3, the flaw is an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability affecting the iked process, a WatchGuard Fireware OS component responsible for the IKEv2 key exchange in IPSec VPNs. According … ‘Uniquely evil’: Michigan residents fight against huge datacenter backed by top tycoons Locals band together in David v Goliath battle against facility they say would jack up bills, increase pollution and destroy area’s character A who’s who of the nation’s most powerful politicians and tech tycoons are forcing through a proposal for a huge datacenter in rural Michigan as locals from across the political spectrum have come out in force against it, with one calling it “uniquely evil”… Apple Becomes a Debt Collector With Its New Developer Agreement Apple released an updated developer license agreement this week that gives the company permission to recoup unpaid funds, such as commissions or any other fees, by deducting them from in-app purchases it processes on developers' behalf, among other methods. From a report: The change will impact developers in regions where local law allows them to link to external payment systems. In these cases, developers must report those payments back to Apple to pay the required commissions or fees. The cha… Sneaky Sasquatch comes to Apple Store locations this holiday season This holiday season, Apple Arcade players can dive deeper into the world of the hit game Sneaky Sasquatch. TikTok creators welcome deal to keep app in the U.S. Many had worried that the app might disappear after the Supreme Court upheld a ban on the platform due to national security concerns raised by President Trump in 2020. FBI Director Kash Patel says bureau ramping up AI to counter domestic, global threats FBI Director Kash Patel announces artificial intelligence expansion to combat evolving threats and keep America ahead of "bad actors" in the digital age. |
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