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Defects are not so much a technological problem as a sociological problem.
It's the system for building systems that we should be correcting.
The only unforgivable failure is the failure to learn from past failure.
Tom DeMarco: "Controlling Software Projects - Management Measurement & Estimation"
The lamp of experience... I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.
Patrick Henry
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:39:00 GMT CrowdStrike boss says 97% of crashed systems fixed |
It's estimated 8.5 million devices were disabled by a faulty update from the cyber-security firm.
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Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:31:35 GMT Autumn date to fix blood transfusion services |
The systems were affected by a hack on the NHS, which caused significant disruption.
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Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:31:36 GMT ChatGPT reveals search feature in Google challenge |
OpenAI is working on adding new search powers to its artificial intelligence (AI) bot.
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Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:44:28 GMT Actors go on strike over video games AI threat |
The union has been in talks with big games studios, like Activision and Walt Disney, for 18 months.
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Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:56:59 GMT CrowdStrike backlash over $10 apology voucher |
Cybersecurity firm is branded a "clown show" for gesture after an update caused widespread disruption.
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Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:17:42 GMT What's behind the global self-storage boom? |
Rising rents, e-commerce and available property are contributing to a boom in self-storage.
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Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:34:19 GMT Instagram removes 63,000 sextortion accounts in Nigeria |
The scammers were posing as young women online to trick people into sending sexually explicit material.
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Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:37:34 GMT Cyber-security firm rejects $23bn Google takeover |
In an internal memo to staff, the firm's founder and chief executive said he was 'flattered'.
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Tue, 23 Jul 2024 10:36:26 GMT Google U-turn over long-running plan to ditch cookies |
The UK’s privacy watchdog said it was 'disappointed' by the decision not to block internet tracking.
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Tue, 23 Jul 2024 23:37:29 GMT Musk says Tesla to use humanoid robots next year |
The billionaire has been pushing Tesla to cut costs as car sales weaken.
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Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:16:07 GMT CrowdStrike shares hit again as IT disruption continues |
Shares in the cybersecurity firm drop a further 13% after last week's global IT outage.
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Sat, 20 Jul 2024 11:50:44 GMT Scam warning as fake emails and websites target users after outage |
Agencies in the UK and Australia are warning people to be vigilante to fake emails, calls and websites.
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Sun, 21 Jul 2024 23:46:10 GMT IT working but delays possible after outage, says NHS |
NHS England says services are back online after the global IT outage, but there could still be disruption.
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Sat, 20 Jul 2024 04:42:10 GMT Global services slowly recovering after bug causes IT chaos |
The incident has sparked concern over the vulnerability of the world's interconnected technologies.
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Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:11:28 GMT CrowdStrike and Microsoft: What we know about global IT outage |
A mass IT outage has caused chaos around the world, with major airlines among the victims.
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Sat, 20 Jul 2024 00:43:58 GMT IT outage exposes fragility of tech infrastructure |
Ultimately, when systems wobble, there is little that can be done - except wait for a fix.
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Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:54:15 GMT CrowdStrike says IT problems will take time to fix |
Experts say the manual fix required means it could take days for big organisations to get back to normal.
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Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:24:19 GMT Mass IT outage affects airlines, hospitals, media and banks |
Cyber-security firm Crowdstrike said its update had caused the problem on computers running Windows.
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Thu, 18 Jul 2024 07:01:36 GMT Can we make work meetings more bearable? |
The providers of video meetings software are now offering AI tools that help the participants.
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Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:35:33 GMT Musk to move SpaceX and X HQ over gender identity law |
Mr Musk wants to move his two high-profile firms from California to Texas over controversial new law.
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