Tag Archives: error
Disney+ isn’t working for some users on launch day
Like most new online services, it looks like Disney+'s launch isn't going to be hiccup-free. After the streaming service went live early this morning, some fans on the east coast are waking up to find that they can't connect to Disney's servers to wa...
Facial recognition tech misidentified 26 California lawmakers as criminals
The ACLU, which wants to ban facial recognition technology in police body cameras, says that its own tests of the technology mistakenly flagged 26 California lawmakers as criminals. More than half of those falsely identified were people of color. The...
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp hit by second outage within a month
Just as the US was waking up to a lovely Sunday, Facebook was sadly tackling yet another massive outage -- its second one within a month. According to downdetector.com, soon after 6AM ET today, users across the world started experiencing issues with...
Amazon blames technical error for exposing customer information
Amazon informed some of its users this morning that the company's website may have exposed their names and email address in a way that made the information publicly accessible. Amazon chalked the issue up to a technical error and said the problem has...
MIT uses brain signals and hand gestures to control robots
Robotic technology has a staggering range of applications, but getting it to perform adequately can be a challenge, requiring specific programming based around the way humans communicate with language. But now, researchers from MIT have developed a w...
MIT uses brain signals and hand gestures to control robots
Robotic technology has a staggering range of applications, but getting it to perform adequately can be a challenge, requiring specific programming based around the way humans communicate with language. But now, researchers from MIT have developed a w...
Oculus Rift headsets are offline following a software error
This morning, people around the world couldn't use their Oculus Rift VR headsets. System software couldn't "reach Oculus Runtime Service" according to error messages posted to the Oculus forums, spotted by Polygon. One possible explanation is that an...
Easy Fix for macOS Update Error: The path /System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg appears to be missing or damaged
I just encountered a problem while installing the latest macOS update 13.3.3. My iMac runs macOS High Sierra 13.3.2. During the reboot and install process the installer window comes up with the error...
How to Work Around Splatoon 2 Download Error 2811-7504 in eShop
Splatoon 2 is here. Many Nintendo Switch owners stayed up until midnight to download Splatoon 2 from the eShop on the Nintendo Switch console. All the excitement to start playing Splatoon 2 is thrown...