Google says a Chrome update might be killing some MacsWhat you need to know
It was originally believed that the issue lay with Avid Media Composer software.
However it appears that a rogue Google Chrome update is at fault.
Google has shared steps impacted users can take.
Avid Media Composer might have just been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
We shared a story yesterday in which a number of Mac Pro users were reporting that their machines would not start correctly after being shut down. At the time it was thought that the presence of Avid Media Composer was the cause, although now it seems that isn't the case at all. Instead, Google has confirmed that its Chrome update corrupted some macOS file systems.
Google confirmed the issue in a Chrome support thread, saying that "a Chrome update may have shipped with a bug that damages the file system on macOS machines with System Integrity Protection (SIP) disabled." SIP is designed to prevent apps from modifying system files, but it needs to be disabled to allow apps like Avid to have ...
Source:
Google says a Chrome update might be killing some Macs
