Post Office experts knew about IT glitch 21 years ago: Experts were aware of issues since 1999

Post Office experts knew about IT glitch 21 years ago: Computer experts were aware of issues as far back as 1999… 15 years before company stopped prosecuting staff Director of Public Prosecutions heard Fujitsu new about glitches 20 years ago Specialists Gareth Jenkins, and Anne Chambers at the heart of the investigation Between 1999 and 2015, … Read more

Good Morning Britain plunged into darkness after technical glitch

‘Did someone forget to pay the bill?’: Good Morning Britain suffers technical glitch as the lights FAIL leaving Ben Shephard and Susanna Reid sitting in the dark By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 11:53 GMT, 12 November 2020 | Updated: 12:07 GMT, 12 November 2020 Good Morning Britain descended into chaos on Thursday morning as … Read more

GOP claims a software glitch in Michigan incorrectly gave 6,000 votes to Biden

Republicans claim a software glitch in Michigan incorrectly sent 6,000 Trump votes to Biden before local election officials caught the error The glitch was noticed and corrected by local election officials in Antrim County on Wednesday  Unofficials results now show that President Trump won the historically red county by just 2,000 votes  Michigan GOP Chairwoman … Read more

Gambler refused £1.7m blackjack payout by Betfred ‘would have made £500m on the glitch’

Gambler who was denied £1.7m online blackjack win by Betfred would have made £500million if he had kept playing due to computer glitch, bookmaker tells High Court Andrew Green, 54, from Lincolnshire, won £1.7 million from Betfred in Jan 2018 The betting shop has refused to pay out claiming there was a ‘glitch’ in software Mr Green … Read more

Glitch in NHS Covid-19 app causing phantom notifications is FINALLY ‘fixed’

The NHS Covid-19 app has finally been given an update to address the glitch causing phantom notifications which led to widespread alarm among users.  England and Wales’s contact-tracing app is based on the software blueprint laid out for free by Apple and Google.  Many people have reported receiving bizarre alerts which were said to be … Read more

NHS contact tracing app glitch that causes disappearing false notifications is STILL not fixed

Apple, Google and the UK Department for Health have still not fixed a glitch in the NHS Covid-19 app, which has resulted in thousands of users receiving phantom ‘exposure notifications’. The alerts have been popping up on both iOS and Android devices since last week, with the title: ‘Possible COVID-19 exposure’, ‘COVID-19 EXPOSURE LOGGING’ or ‘COVID-19 … Read more

Furious blame game after 16,000 Covid cases are missed due to Excel glitch

A furious blame game is under way today after 16,000 coronavirus cases were missed due to a computer glitch – meaning thousands more potentially infected contacts were not traced. The extraordinary meltdown is believed to have been caused by an Excel spreadsheet containing lab results reaching its maxium size, and failing to update.  Some 15,841 … Read more

Barges are left high and dry after mechanical glitch DRAINS canal in under 90 minutes 

That sinking feeling: Barges tip over and submerge while over are left high and dry after mechanical glitch at sluice gate DRAINS canal in just 90 minutes Boats were left stranded on the Kennet and Avon Canal in Bath, Somerset, on Tuesday evening The canal level dropped by almost two metres in an hour and … Read more

Youngsters troll BBC reporter with ‘glitch in the Matrix’ trick as he films report in Germany

Youngsters brilliantly troll BBC reporter with ‘glitch in the Matrix’ trick as he films report in Germany – and even the journalist has to praise their audacity Two young men pranked BBC cyber reporter Joe Tidy in Frankfurt, Germany The youngsters walked backwards in the background as he talked to the camera Mr Tidy said … Read more

A telehealth app glitch accidentally allowed users to view other patients’ video consultations

A telehealth app glitch accidentally allowed users to view other patients’ video consultations Babylon Health admitted to exposing some users’ video consultations  Three users in the UK were affected, the company says A glitch was introduced after the company added a new feature It has since been patched and affected users were notified  By James … Read more