vox populi : It ’s been another jam packed calendar week in the world of tech so it ’s meter to run through who came out best ( and worst ) at the destruction of it .
If you ’d inquire us a few weeks ( or even days ) ago , we would have confidently called Amazon’sPrime Daysale the big event of the hebdomad .
However , cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike inadvertently took a last - minute run for that title by incidentally taking numerous global society offline on Friday with a surety update for Windows machine .
Keep reading to learn who we named our winner and failure this week .
Winner: Nintendo
Our victor this calendar week isNintendo as the company announced a ready to hand Switch accessorythat seemed a long time do .
It ’s been more than seven days since Nintendo establish the originalSwitchback in 2017 . Since then , we ’ve been introduced to multiple variation of the console , from the handheld - onlyNintendo Switch Liteto the updatedSwitch OLED .
However , despite all of these console updates , Nintendo never eject an supplement that could charge Joy - Con controllers without connect them to the Switch itself . There is the Nintendo Switch Joy - Con Controller Charging Grip but this is project to keep the battery move as you punt rather than only recharging the Joy - Con controllers .
This is where the raw Joy - Con Charging Stand ( Two - Way ) make out in . Nintendo late post the accoutrement on its X story , stating that it would be available from October 17 in the UK .
The commove sales booth is certain to be useful for those with multiple pairs of Joy - Cons , especially when preparing for their nextMario Karttournament orSmash Brossession .
However , withless than a twelvemonth to go until the Nintendo Switch 2 , the accouterment does seem a act late to the game although it could be a means of ensuring compatibility with existing Joy - Cons going forward , particularly if hearsay ofmagnetic Joy - Cons on the Switch 2come to pass .
Loser: Everyone
Our unsuccessful person this calendar week is reasonably much everyone after an update from cybersecurity business firm Crowdstrike took Microsoft’sWindowsoperating system down , causing outages across the globe .
This was n’t a small hemipterous insect by any means . The update grounded hundreds of flights and took major broadcaster like Sky News off - air . Other major institutions affected by the outage let in banks , hospitals and supermarket .
Even high street bakehouse Gails was temporarily taken down , according toa report by the BBC .
Crowdstrike President and CEO George Kurtz releaseda affirmation on Xsoon after the outage occurred reassuring user that there was no certificate falling out or cyberattack and that a kettle of fish had been deployed . However , the executive soon welcome flack from follower for the absence seizure of any apology within that tweet .
Microsoft , meanwhile , has posit that it is take “ mitigation action ” to direct the effects of the ball-shaped outage .
While Microsoft was n’t the root cause of the outage , the knowledge that a single update can take down entire manufacture overnight sure as shooting is n’t going to pep up faith in the company . as well , Crowdstrike ’s share have takena Brobdingnagian hitin the viewing of the outage .
However , it seems the existent losers this week were the people leave frustrated in airport , blocked from accessing their money or unable to make GP appointments due to the belt - on effects of Crowdstrike ’s mistake .
