LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - A CrowdStrike ( CRWD ) software update that crashed computers globally last week hitting services from aviation to banking and healthcare was caused by a bug in the U.S. cybersecurity firm's quality control mechanism, the company said on Wednesday. Friday's outage happened because CrowdStrike's ( CRWD ) Falcon Sensor, an advanced platform that protects systems...

July 24 (Reuters) - Software firm Roper Technologies ( ROP ) forecast third-quarter profit below estimates on Wednesday, owing to weak spending and delayed contract renewals by its target industries. An uncertain economy and high borrowing costs are forcing businesses to spend cautiously, delaying contract signing and renewals by clients and impacting firms such as Roper. The company forecast third-quarter...

July 24 (Reuters) - AT&T ( T ) exceeded market expectations for wireless subscriber additions in the second quarter on Wednesday, as the telecom operator's higher-tier unlimited plans attracted customers. The company added 419,000 monthly bill-paying wireless phone subscribers, compared with expectations of 284,800 additions, according to five analysts polled by FactSet. AT&T's ( T ) unlimited plans that are...

Perfect Corp ( PERF ) announced financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2024, the second quarter. Total revenue was $13.9 million, compared to $12.7 million year ago, an increase of 9.6%. The increase was primarily due to growth in the revenue of AI- and AR-cloud solutions and mobile app subscriptions. Gross profit was $11.0 million compared with...