UPS and FedEx packages might be delayed because of the CrowdStrike outage [Video]

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You’ll have to bear with FedEX and UPS. It’s probably hard to coordinate deliveries when every computer simultaneously crashes because of a CrowdStrike bug.

That may not be a literal description of what happened to UPS and FedEx on Friday, but you get the point. Both of the major mail carriers issued statements (FedEx via its website and UPS via CBS) in the hours after a faulty CrowdStrike software update temporarily rendered most Windows PCs on the planet inoperable. According to both companies, packages might be a little delayed.

“The FedEx network is operating across the globe, but potential delays are possible for package deliveries with a commitment of July 19, 2024,” FedEx said. UPS, in a similar statement, said “there may be some service delays” but noted overall that its delivery fleet was functional.

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