<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>(July 25): Information technology (IT) workers who have been working long hours to restore computer service from a global outage last week got a US$10 (RM46.70) gift card from CrowdStrike Holdings Inc, the cybersecurity company whose flawed update triggered the chaos.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In a Tuesday email, chief business officer Daniel Bernard said the company recognises it caused “additional work” for cybersecurity and IT staff who helped CrowdStrike’s clients recover. “And for that, we send our heartfelt thanks and apologies for the inconvenience,” he said in the email, which was reviewed by <em>Bloomberg News</em>. The message, which includes a code for an Uber Eats credit, reads, “To express our gratitude, your next cup of coffee or late night snack is on us!”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>A CrowdStrike spokesperson, Kirsten Speas, confirmed that the credits were sent to “teammates and partners who have been helping customers through this situation”, but said they didn’t go out to “customers or clients.” Speas didn’t elaborate on who received the gift cards or how many were sent.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The gesture, which was previously reported by TechCrunch, was greeted with some scorn on social media.</p></div>

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<p>Donald Trump pledged on Saturday to make it too costly for countries to shift away from using the US dollar, adding a new pillar to his tariff platform.&nbsp;</p>


<p>All work at the construction site for the Sungai Rasau Water Supply Scheme (Stage 1) project, located at Taman Mas, Puchong, Selangor has been halted to evaluate the situation and implement additional safety protocols.</p>


<p>The oil party isn’t over yet — but for top merchants and executives gathering for talks and rooftop cocktails in Singapore this week, the exuberance that came with the outsized profits of recent years is quickly fading.</p>


<p>US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that she is "probably done" serving at the highest levels of government after President Joe Biden's term ends in January, but will likely meet again soon with her Chinese counterpart.</p>


<p>The European Central Bank will probably cut interest rates on Thursday in a prelude to a US move the following week, as the global monetary cycle tilts toward more synchronised easing.</p>


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<p>Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Islamic countries should form an alliance against what he called "the growing threat of expansionism" from Israel, drawing a rebuke from the Israeli foreign minister.</p>


<p>Kentucky police were searching rugged terrain near a national forest for a suspect after at least seven people were wounded by gunfire while driving down the rural stretch of an interstate highway, officials said on Saturday evening.</p>


<p>British tech tycoon Mike Lynch died of suffocation after running out of oxygen, an investigative source said, citing initial examinations carried out on Saturday after his body was recovered from the family yacht that sank off Sicily's coast last month.</p>


<p>SpaceX will launch its first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens, chief executive officer Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday.</p>


<p>Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has held talks for a share in future Tesla revenue in return for giving Musk's electric vehicle maker access to xAI's technology and resources, the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> reported on Saturday.</p>
