A worldwide technology outage is affecting everything from personal computers to major businesses Friday morning.

Users of Microsoft365 reported outages that have now taken down personal computers, airlines, media companies, banks, and telecom firms around the world. The software giant stated it was aware and working to resolve a problem “impacting users’ ability to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services.”

On Friday morning, Crowdstrike, a U.S. firm that advertises being used by over half of Fortune 500 companies, said one of its recent content updates had a defect that impacted Microsoft’s Windows Operating System.

Here’s what we know so far about the outage and what is being affected.

What is Crowdstrike?

Crowdstrike is a U.S. firm that launched in 2012 and currently has the “world’s most advanced cloud-native platform that protects and enables the people, processes and technologies that drive modern enterprise,” according to the company’s website.

Was the Microsoft outage a cyberattack?

After Crowdstrike stated that it was a defect in an update if also added that the incident was “not a security incident or cyberattack.”

“The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed,” said a statement from Crowdstrike. Microsoft, meanwhile, said “the underlying cause has been fixed,” but that residual impacts continue to affect some of its Microsoft 365 apps and services.

What caused the Microsoft365 outage? What is happening?

The blue screen of death.

We all know it and according to an alert sent by Crowdstrike to its clients and reviewed by Reuters, the company’s “Falcon Sensor” software is causing Microsoft Windows to crash and display a blue screen.

Why are planes grounded? Airports affected across Tennessee, U.S.

According to reports and social media posts from airports across Tennessee and the United States, hundreds of flights were canceled Friday morning. Spirit, American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines were among those who grounded or canceled flights on Friday morning, disrupting travel plans for thousands.

More than 600 flights were canceled and more than 900 delays were reported as of 5:45 a.m. CT, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.

Airports across Tennessee have been impacted by the outage. Passengers should check with their airlines to see if their flights have been affected.

Tennessee is heading into another college football season too, but this year just seems a little different. The SEC is now bigger with Texas and Oklahoma, Nick Saban is no longer at Alabama, and the world of college football is constantly changing.

The Volunteers are heading into the 2024-2025 season hopeful to find the success that they have had in the last two to three years under Josh Heupel. Even with changes at quarterback, Heupel is hoping his team can find a way to take the SEC by storm.

So looking ahead to the 2024-2025 season, Tennessee has played almost every team on their schedule. The Volunteers have their sights set on not just an SEC title but a College Football Playoff National Championship.

So let’s take a look at Tennessee’s all-time record against every team on their schedule this season.

Number of meetings: 44
Tennessee all-time record: 40-2-2
Last meeting: 2019 Tennessee win 45-0

Number of meetings: 3
Tennessee all-time record: 2-1
Last meeting: 2012 Tennessee win 35-21

Number of meetings: 0
Tennessee all-time record: N/A
Last meeting: N/A

Number of meetings: 4
Tennessee all-time record: 1-3
Last meeting: 2015 Oklahoma win 31-24

Number of meetings: 19
Tennessee all-time record: 13-6
Last meeting: 2020 Arkansas win 24-13

Number of meetings: 53
Tennessee all-time record: 21-32
Last meeting: 2023 Florida win 29-16

Number of meetings: 108
Tennessee all-time record: 39-60-7
Last meeting: 2023 Alabama win 34-20

Number of meetings: 119
Tennessee all-time record: 84-26-9
Last meeting: 2023 Tennessee win 33-27

Number of meetings: 46
Tennessee all-time record: 29-16-1
Last meeting: 2019 Tennessee win 20-10

Number of meetings: 53
Tennessee all-time record: 23-28-2
Last meeting: 2023 Georgia win 38-10

Number of meetings: 3
Tennessee all-time record: 3-0
Last meeting: 2018 Tennessee win 24-0

Number of meetings: 117
Tennessee all-time record: 80-32-5
Last meeting: 2023 Tennessee win 48-24

We haven’t seen too many impact freshmen during the Josh Heupel era at Tennessee, but that could change this year. Boo Carter wasn’t the highest ranked player in Tennessee’s class of 2024, however his play-making ability might just be immediately put to use in the Vols’ rebuilt secondary.

The four-star athlete was a two-way player in high school, winning the Mr. Football award as a senior. He could have landed on either side of the ball at this level too, but Tennessee has a more immediate need on the defensive side of the ball. The Vols saw their entire starting secondary — and plenty of veteran depth — exit the program. That’s going to open the door for someone like Carter to find some early playing time.

“Oh, man, I’m not sure how he’ll be used, but a special player, really athletic,” Tennessee center Cooper Mays said during SEC Media Days. “You said you’re from Chattanooga. I’m sure you’re familiar. You’ve watched him. Super athletic kid. Cool kid too. Really easy to get along with, fits right in. I’m not sure how we’ll use him, but you’ve got to find ways to use somebody like that, you know.”

Carter ended up finishing ranked 149th overall in the 2024 class, according to 247Sports. The 5-11, 195 pounder was dynamic in all phases for Bradley Central High School near Chattanooga. Now in Knoxville, it’s up to the staff to figure out where to play him.

“The way he moves — he moves really well and makes some plays, his frame. You can tell by how he carries himself he loves football, and you can tell he cares,” Tennessee linebacker Keenan Pili said. “But I’d say most importantly those talents that he carries. The sky’s the limit for him as he goes on throughout his career.”

Though Carter only just arrived this offseason, he’s made a big impression throughout the spring and summer periods.

“I feel like Boo has come in with a mindset as a young guy wanting to learn, wanting to be great, wanting to actually be on that field this year, his freshman year, and you see that in a guy who’s putting in the extra work, looking up to older guys and is always hanging out with older guys just trying to learn the way fast so he’s able to be on the field and help us,” Omari Thomas told reporters. “He’s a great athlete. He’s going to make a bunch of plays for us, so it’s great to see a guy like Boo doing that.”

So where will he end up playing? Tennessee’s cornerback depth chart seems fairly set but the safety spot and STAR position are very much up in the air. The Vols brought in safety Jakobe Thomas from MTSU, while Andre Turrentine should push for the other safety position. Jourdan Thomas handled STAR responsibilities late last season and should return as the likely starter there this fall. After that though? Carter could likely man any of those three positions.

How quickly can he earn the trust of the staff? That will be the key here. He’ll likely see plenty of time on special teams to start, but I’ll be interested to see how long it takes him to find the field.