McDonald's blames 'configuration change' for global outage

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McDonald's blames 'configuration change' for global outage
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McDonald's blames 'configuration change' for global outage

Fast food titan McDonald's faced a worldwide technical outage on Friday, leaving numerous outlets temporarily closed and scores of customers disgruntled across various countries.

The outage hampered operations across various countries, including the UK, Australia and Japan, prompting the closure of numerous outlets. The international restaurant chain attributed the globa...

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