Oracle says Java flaw will be fixed 'shortly'
Oracle Corp. says it will soon fix a flaw in its Java software that caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Software
Jan 13, 2013
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News tagged with computer glitch
Holiday shopping madness: When do consumers seek to punish fellow shoppers for behaving badly?
Consumers seek to punish fellow consumers who violate social norms while shopping but also make exceptions depending on the situation, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2012
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Vote glitch reports pile up in US election (Update)
Voting went smoothly in Tuesday's US elections, except when it didn't. Some computer problems, as well as human ones, drew complaints across the country as millions of Americans went to the polls.
Other
Nov 6, 2012
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High-frequency stock trade risky, unfair: experts
The increasing power of computerized high-frequency trades on US markets has been assailed in Congress as dangerous and unfair, as pressure builds to reel in the powerful industry.
Business
Sep 21, 2012
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Problems dogging new high-tech air traffic system
A high-tech overhaul to the nation's air traffic control system is mostly on track to completion, but has yet to produce the benefits that airlines and passengers were told to expect, federal investigators said.
Engineering
Sep 12, 2012
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Glitch forces RBS, NatWest, Ulster Bank to open Sunday
The Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank and NatWest were to take the unusual move of opening 1,200 branches on Sunday after a computer glitch hit millions of customers.
Internet
Jun 24, 2012
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Nasdaq readies payouts for Facebook IPO glitch: WSJ
Nasdaq is taking steps toward compensating investor losses due to computer glitches that fouled trading on the first day of Facebook's $16 billion IPO, the Wall Street Journal said Tuesday.
Business
Jun 5, 2012
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ICANN targets May 22 to resume name expansion
(AP) -- The organization behind a major expansion of Internet address suffixes hopes to resume taking proposals on May 22 following a technical glitch that shut down its computer system for weeks.
Internet
May 9, 2012
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How to break Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law is a useful scapegoat for human error: "If something can go wrong, it will." But, a new study by researchers in Canada hopes to put paid to this unscientific excuse for errors by showing that the introduction ...
Other
Dec 21, 2011
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Astronauts woken up by second computer failure
(AP) -- After getting a little free time Thursday, the last space shuttle crew was woken up to deal with a second computer failure on Atlantis.
Space Exploration
Jul 15, 2011
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