Microsoft reveals scope of CrowdStrike impact on Windows machines

Above: One of many Delta Airlines Windows PCs taken down by the CrowdStrike update at Sea-Tac Airport. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper)

🎙️ The long view on the CrowdStrike outage: On a new episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we explore the aftermath of the outage and the larger forces at play in the world of cybersecurity. Read more and listen here, and subscribe to GeekWire in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

Seattle venture capital firm Flying Fish is raising a new fund, according to a new filing we spotted Friday. The firm focuses heavily on AI. Read more.

Donald Trump’s account on Amazon-owned Twitch was reinstated this week, three years after the video streaming platform suspended the former president indefinitely for his “incendiary rhetoric” related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Read more.

Upcoming events: Tech and startup community gatherings on our radar next week in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

• July 20: Innovative Approaches in AI for Social Impact

• July 22: Aviation & Space Camp

• July 23: EDGE 2024

• July 26: WasabiCon PDX 2024

• July 31: Ascend Pitch & Run – Seattle Tech Week 2024

Check out the GeekWire Calendar for more.

Hot Links:

• Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is helping reimagine the fan experience at the new L.A. Clippers arena — including t-shirt cannons that can target specific seats. (X)

• Employees at Microsoft subsidiary Bethesda Game Studios voted to join the Communication Workers of America, in the latest example of union activity within the game industry. (VentureBeat)

• Seattle Children’s researchers call for a “middle ground” when it comes to building AI technologies for pediatrics care and adolescent mental health. (Seattle Magazine)