How one bad line of code shut down UK air traffic for an hourShortly before the Christmas vacation break got under way, a single line of bad code at the UK's national air traffic control center left thousands of people grounded for days.February 11, 2015 by Zack Whittaker in CXO
Yahoo 'Resumegate': Storm in a teacup, or scandal in the making?Yahoo's chief executive is accused of lying about his college education. Storm in a teacup, much? What's the worst that could happen?May 3, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in CXO
Dropbox adds link file-sharing; Welcome to the Megaupload clubDropbox has painted a giant target on its back by offering one simple, additional feature to its file-storage service: a link-generating button to enable public file-sharing.April 23, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in CXO
U.S. IBM supercomputer is world's fastest: Does it matter?In a world where supercomputers are an expensive commodity, shouldn't the focus be on the scientists rather than the tools?June 17, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in CXO
Bill Gates retains richest American title; tech industry continues to fuel wealthForbes' list of the wealthiest 400 Americans includes many prominent, high-profile company executives, and boosted this year thanks to contributions from the technology industry.September 16, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in CXO
European PC shipments fall 11 percent during third-quarterEuropean PC sales are looking grim, with netbooks suffering the most and dragging notebook sales down with it, as consumers turn to iPads and other tablets.November 13, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in CXO
Facebook's Sandberg joins board as first female memberFacebook's Sheryl Sandberg has been elected to the board of directors after four years at the social networking company. She is the first female member of the board.June 25, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in CXO
HP cuts 27,000 jobs, to plow savings into R&DHP will cut jobs and expand its recent R&D bets in services, software and hardware.May 23, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in CXO
Should students sue universities over poor degrees?A student who qualified with a low GPA lost his case in court, arguing discrimination and obsolete equipment. It does raise questions over student-university relationships and academic integrity.February 16, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in CXO
Student sensei: Becoming the ultimate storage ninjaStoring your files, documents and media is in no way just hitting the save button and that being that. But there really is a very simple, free, and easy way out.June 11, 2010 by Zack Whittaker in CXO