Software Glitches

The glitch, stemming from a test software bug, affected 8.5 million devices and led to significant operational issues.

Microsoft, the US-based tech giant, estimated that 8.5 million computers worldwide were affected due to the outage. The tech glitch happened on July 19 after Crowdstrike, a cybersecurity software company, rolled out its routine update.

Petrol pumps in New Zealand that had stopped working on Thursday due to a "leap year glitch" in payment software are now mostly back operating, the company behind the software said in a statement on Friday.

Self-service petrol pumps across New Zealand were shuttered Thursday as several companies reported a leap year "software glitch" that left motorists stranded.

Tesla is recalling nearly 363,000 electric vehicles because of problems with their driver-assistance technology that heighten crash risk, according to a US regulatory announcement seen by AFP Thursday.

The Income Tax department on Saturday said software provider Infosys is taking "proactive measures" to deal with the 'irregular traffic' as taxpayers face issues in accessing the e-filing portal.

A software glitch in a Saudi women’s rights activist’s iPhone turned the tide against NSO Group, one of the world’s most sophisticated spyware companies, which is now facing a cascade of legal action and scrutiny in Washington over allegations that its software was used to hack government officials and dissidents around the world.

Twitter was not accessible for thousands of users around the world on Friday. The issue was acknowledged by the social network and fixed shortly after.

iPhone 13 users have reported of a glitch with the ‘Unlock with Apple Watch’ feature. Apple says it is looking to fix it in the future. A separate report highlights how third-party app animations are capped at 60Hz. Apple has confirmed that developers will need to opt-in for 120Hz support, and documentation on how to do that will be released so...

Russia has said that a software glitch and a possible lapse in human attention led to the incident that caused the International Space Station to pitch out of its normal flight position 250 miles above the Earth with seven crew members aboard. Russian cosmonauts gave a video tour of the interior of a research module, which briefly threw thes Intern...

NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter missed its fourth scheduled flight on Thursday, with the space agency blaming a software glitch and vowing to try again the next day.

NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter missed its fourth scheduled flight on Thursday, with the space agency blaming a software glitch and vowing to try again the next day.

On the second day of COVID-19 inoculation drive in the city, the civic body managed to administer vaccines to only 50 per cent of the targeted number of healthcare workers on Tuesday due to glitches in Co-WIN software application, officials said.

Users were pleased to experience iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 on their devices after Apple CEO Tim Cook at its virtual “Time flies” event on Tuesday announced that the new software updates would debut on Wednesday. However, the surprise wasn’t that pleasing for app developers as they had only a day’s time to give the finishing touches to the iOS 14...

Multiple software issues and a poor radio link doomed a test flight of Boeing's crew capsule late last year, NASA said Friday, revealing for the first time a glitch that could have destroyed the spaceship on its re-entry.

The glitch, stemming from a test software bug, affected 8.5 million devices and led to significant operational issues.

Microsoft, the US-based tech giant, estimated that 8.5 million computers worldwide were affected due to the outage. The tech glitch happened on July 19 after Crowdstrike, a cybersecurity software company, rolled out its routine update.

Petrol pumps in New Zealand that had stopped working on Thursday due to a "leap year glitch" in payment software are now mostly back operating, the company behind the software said in a statement on Friday.

Self-service petrol pumps across New Zealand were shuttered Thursday as several companies reported a leap year "software glitch" that left motorists stranded.

Tesla is recalling nearly 363,000 electric vehicles because of problems with their driver-assistance technology that heighten crash risk, according to a US regulatory announcement seen by AFP Thursday.

The Income Tax department on Saturday said software provider Infosys is taking "proactive measures" to deal with the 'irregular traffic' as taxpayers face issues in accessing the e-filing portal.

A software glitch in a Saudi women’s rights activist’s iPhone turned the tide against NSO Group, one of the world’s most sophisticated spyware companies, which is now facing a cascade of legal action and scrutiny in Washington over allegations that its software was used to hack government officials and dissidents around the world.

Twitter was not accessible for thousands of users around the world on Friday. The issue was acknowledged by the social network and fixed shortly after.

iPhone 13 users have reported of a glitch with the ‘Unlock with Apple Watch’ feature. Apple says it is looking to fix it in the future. A separate report highlights how third-party app animations are capped at 60Hz. Apple has confirmed that developers will need to opt-in for 120Hz support, and documentation on how to do that will be released so...

Russia has said that a software glitch and a possible lapse in human attention led to the incident that caused the International Space Station to pitch out of its normal flight position 250 miles above the Earth with seven crew members aboard. Russian cosmonauts gave a video tour of the interior of a research module, which briefly threw thes Intern...

NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter missed its fourth scheduled flight on Thursday, with the space agency blaming a software glitch and vowing to try again the next day.

NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter missed its fourth scheduled flight on Thursday, with the space agency blaming a software glitch and vowing to try again the next day.

On the second day of COVID-19 inoculation drive in the city, the civic body managed to administer vaccines to only 50 per cent of the targeted number of healthcare workers on Tuesday due to glitches in Co-WIN software application, officials said.

Users were pleased to experience iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 on their devices after Apple CEO Tim Cook at its virtual “Time flies” event on Tuesday announced that the new software updates would debut on Wednesday. However, the surprise wasn’t that pleasing for app developers as they had only a day’s time to give the finishing touches to the iOS 14...

Multiple software issues and a poor radio link doomed a test flight of Boeing's crew capsule late last year, NASA said Friday, revealing for the first time a glitch that could have destroyed the spaceship on its re-entry.