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Starbucks says a ransomware attack on one of its software suppliers is affecting how it

pays its baristas. The coffee giant says the system its employees use to view and manage their

schedules has been disrupted since late last week. The outage has affected about 11,000 Starbucks-owned stores in North America,

forcing cafe managers to manually calculate employees pay. The company says it will ensure staff

are paid for all hours worked. Some individuals looking to invest in Bitcoin are instead buying

shares in a software company that holds tens of billions of dollars

of the cryptocurrency token. Micro Strategy has bought roughly $36 billion in Bitcoin since 2020

and is trading more than twice the value of those holdings. The company's shares have soared

more than sixfold this year and 77% since November 5th, with traders

betting that the digital assets industry will flourish under President-elect Donald Trump.

But while some investors say the company's volatility can help amplify gains quickly, skeptics

question if it's sustainable.

And Chinese tech company Billy Billy beat expectations for its third quarter earnings, according to Morningstar.

The financial services company says that's thanks to robust game revenue driven by the June release of a strategy game based on the 14th century novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

For a deeper dive into what's happening in tech, check out Tuesday's Tech News Briefing podcast.