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'Large-scale' IT outage hits companies worldwide

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A man takes a picture of the blue screen at self-checkout terminals of a supermarket in Sydney on July 19, 2024. A large-scale outage wrought havoc on IT systems across Australia, with the country's national broadcaster, its largest international airport and a major telecommunications company reporting issues. [AFP]

A major outage wrought havoc on global computer systems on Friday, grounding flights in the United States, derailing television broadcasts in the UK, and impacting telecommunications in Australia.

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