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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler declared a state of emergency on Friday morning due to a global IT outage that has significantly impacted airlines, hospitals, and other services. The chaos originated from a flawed software update by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company based in Austin, Texas. When the new code was sent to computers running Microsoft Windows, the machines began to crash, leading to widespread disruptions.
The city of Portland is specifically experiencing outages with city servers, data centers, and employee computers. This extensive technology failure is also causing problems for travelers at Portland International Airport. Major airlines such as American, United, and Delta grounded their flights early Friday
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