'This could have taken down the entire internet': Global tech meltdown explained 

For those who may not be fully versed in tech terminology, programming, and what could possibly cause a global computer issue strong enough to ground planes - but also wasn't an intentional attack?
Pete Ashdown, founder of Utah's oldest internet service provider, XMission, breaks down how exactly a CrowdStrike update to its cyber security agent Falcon left millions of businesses that rely on Microsoft's servers without access to their internet, their data, and their computers, as systems across the planet became suspended in an emergency restart mode (and how it's all being resolved)
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