Current:Home > reviewsKrispy Kreme giving away free doughnuts Friday due to global tech outage: What to know -DataFinance
Krispy Kreme giving away free doughnuts Friday due to global tech outage: What to know
View
Date:2025-04-16 15:39:08
Krispy Kreme is responding to Friday's global technology outage by offering customers a sweet treat for a limited time.
The doughnut chain is offering customers a free Original Glazed doughnut from 5-7 p.m. local time on Friday, no purchase necessary, the company said on Instagram.
"Sweet-ware update available! Does technology have you down today? Our windows are working great and so is our Hot Light," Krispy Kreme's Instagram post said. "Come on in and help yourself to a FREE Original Glazed Doughnut from 5-7 pm to add some sweetness to this sour day!"
The company says the offer is valid only at participating shops and is subject to product availability. Customers can redeem the offer in-shop or via the drive-thru, with a limit of one per guest.
Live updates on global tech outage:Global tech outage hits airlines, banks, healthcare and public transit
Microsoft outage memes:Workers take to social media amid worldwide Microsoft outage: 'Knock Teams out'
Tech outage hits airlines, banks, healthcare and public transit sectors
The technology outage grounded flights, hampered public transit systems and disrupted operations at banks and hospitals around the globe Friday in an incident a cybersecurity firm blamed on a faulty system update.
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, adding 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. The company's CEO, George Kurtz, apologized for the disruptions in an interview with NBC's Today. Microsoft, meanwhile, said "the underlying cause has been fixed," but residual impacts will affect some of its Microsoft 365 apps and services.
In the U.S., hundreds of flights were canceled Friday morning. American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines were among those who grounded flights less than an hour after Microsoft said it resolved a cloud-services-related outage that impacted several low-cost carriers.
Public transit systems in the U.S. reported impacts. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in Washington, D.C., said its "website and some of our internal systems are currently down," but that trains and buses were running as scheduled. In New York City, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority also said its buses and trains were unaffected but that "some MTA customer information systems are temporarily offline due to a worldwide technical outage."
Around the world, the outages disrupted London's Stock Exchange, caused major train delays in the U.K., sent British broadcaster Sky News off air, forced medical facilities in Europe and the U.S. to cancel some services and caused disruptions at airports in Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong and India.
Contributing: Kim Hjelmgaard, Christopher Cann, Felecia Wellington Radel and Arianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY
Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at Gdhauari@gannett.com.
veryGood! (561)
Related
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- Save 50% On This Tarte Lip Gloss/Lip Balm Hybrid and Get Long-Lasting Hydration With a Mirror-Like Shine
- Kate Spade 24-Hour Flash Deal: Get This $240 Crossbody Bag for Just $59
- To fight climate change, and now Russia, too, Zurich turns off natural gas
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- This Adorable $188 Coach Outlet Bag Is Currently on Sale for $75— & Reviewers Are Obsessed
- Matthew McConaughey Recalls Scary Plane Incident With Wife Camila Alves
- Pilot says he jumped into ocean to escape New Zealand volcano that killed 22
- How to watch new prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin': Premiere date, cast, streaming
- California is getting a very dry start to spring, with snowpack far below average
Ranking
- 'As foretold in the prophecy': Elon Musk and internet react as Tesla stock hits $420 all
- Iran's morality police to resume detaining women not wearing hijab, 10 months after nationwide protests
- How the war in Ukraine could speed up Europe's climate plans
- After a rough year, new wildfire warnings have Boulder, Colo., on edge
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- World's largest cruise ship that's 5 times larger than the Titanic set to make its debut
- Millie Bobby Brown's Stranger Things Family Reacts to Jake Bongiovi Engagement
- 27 hacked-up bodies discovered in Mexico near U.S. border after anonymous tip
Recommendation
Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
Get ready for another destructive Atlantic hurricane season
Halle Berry Claps Back at Commenter Criticizing Her Nude Photo
Russia says Ukraine killed 2 in attack on key bridge linking Crimea with Russian mainland
Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
Corporate climate pledges are weaker than they seem, a new study reports
Vanderpump Rules to Air New Specials With Alums Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright
Misinformation is derailing renewable energy projects across the United States