Plus: Microsoft says Delta Air Lines’ outdated technology likely contributed to its slow recovery from last month’s global IT outage. And Uber shares jump after its return to profitability. Danny Lewis hosts.
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[00:00:00] Here's your TNB Tech Minute for Tuesday, August 6. I'm Danny Lewis for The Wall Street Journal. Elon Musk's social media company X is suing an advertising industry group in federal court for allegedly illegally boycotting the platform.
[00:00:18] X is accusing members of the World Federation of Advertisers, including CVS, Mars and Unilever, of conspiring to withhold billions of advertising dollars to force the company to maintain certain safety standards. Advertisers have fled the platform since Musk bought it, partially in response to his inflammatory posts.
[00:00:37] The World Federation of Advertisers and other defendants didn't respond to requests for comment. Microsoft says Delta Airlines' outdated technology was likely responsible for its struggles to recover from the CrowdStrike IT outage last month.
[00:00:52] In a letter, a lawyer for the tech giant said a preliminary review suggests Delta had not modernized its IT infrastructure, contributing to its slow recovery and that the airline likely refused Microsoft's offers to help during the outage.
[00:01:06] Delta said it has invested billions of dollars in upgrading its IT systems since 2016. And Uber says it is back to being profitable thanks to solid growth in its rideshare and food delivery businesses last quarter. The company posted higher than expected profits of more than $1 billion from April through
[00:01:25] the end of June. Shares ended the day up nearly 11%. For a deeper dive into what's happening in tech, check out Wednesday's Tech News Briefing podcast.