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An outage has hit computers around the world, affecting airlines, hospitals, retailers and other businesses. Microsoft’s cloud service status page indicated the company had identified a preliminary cause. Some users may still be unable to access certain Microsoft 365 apps and services, including Teams video conferencing. The company was aware of the issue “affecting a subset of customers,” a Microsoft representative said in a statement. “We’re aware of an issue affecting Windows devices due to an update from a third-party software platform,” according to the representative.

Persons: “, ” Organizations: Microsoft Locations: United States

The drones began crashing on Ukraine’s front lines, with little explanation. For months, the aerial vehicles supplied by Quantum Systems, a German technology firm, had worked smoothly for Ukraine’s military, swooping through the air to spot enemy tanks and troops in the country’s war against Russia. Then late last year, the machines abruptly started falling from the sky as they returned from missions. “It was this mystery,” said Sven Kruck, a Quantum executive who received a stern letter from Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense demanding a fix. “All we could do is get information from the operators, try to find out what wasn’t working, test and try again,” Mr. Kruck said.

Persons: ”, Sven Kruck, ” Mr, Kruck Organizations: Quantum Systems, Russia, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense Locations: German

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which is manufacturing the world’s most advanced microchips, conducts business on the island of Taiwan, dead center in one of the most geopolitically volatile places on the planet. That makes people in Washington very nervous. TSMC dominates the semiconductor industry; it’s a company that the United States can’t do without, 80 miles off the coast of China. The U.S. government has appropriated tens of billions of dollars to strengthen America’s own semiconductor sector and help fund TSMC’s nascent operations in the United States, far from China, which has never renounced the use of force to absorb Taiwan. But TSMC has invested billions of its own over nearly four decades growing deep roots in Taiwan.

Persons: TSMC Organizations: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Locations: Taiwan, Washington, United States, China, The U.S

That has thrust Mr. Chang, and the company he created, into the spotlight. “It doesn’t make me feel particularly good,” said Mr. Chang, who retired in 2018 but still appears at TSMC events. Even as the rivalry for tech leadership intensifies, he does not give China much of a chance for semiconductor supremacy. “We control all the choke points,” Mr. Chang said, referring collectively to the United States and its chip-making allies such as the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. When TSMC stumbled after the 2008 financial crisis, he returned as chief executive at age 77 to take over again.

Persons: Chang, ”, “, ” Mr, TSMC Organizations: Samsung, Intel Locations: United States, China, Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, TSMC

What’s the difference between Russia’s internet before and after the invasion of Ukraine? That was the finding of a report published on Wednesday by Citizen Lab, a group from the University of Toronto that studies online censorship in authoritarian countries. The new report was one of the first attempts to quantify the extent of Russian internet censorship since the war began in February 2022. Before the war, Russia’s government issued internet takedown orders to Vkontakte, known as VK, once every 50 days on average. The government also used keyword blocking to censor lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer terms on the site, the report said.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin Organizations: Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Lab, Vkontakte, VK Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Vkontakte

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