#technical-issues
#technical-issues

Morning meltdown: Tech glitches make for a messy remote learning day

Teachers and students in NYC were unable to access virtual classes due to technical issues during a snowstorm.

The outage affected logging into remote learning platforms, Zoom, and email accounts. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

NYC Revived Remote Schooling for a Day. It Was a Mess.

New York City public schools experienced major technical issues with remote learning during a winter storm.

Many teachers, parents, and students were locked out of their virtual classrooms and unable to join video meetings. [ more ]

Romper

NYC Public Schools Tried Remote Learning On A Snow Day & It Did Not Go Well

New York City's remote learning test on a snow day did not go well

Parents believe kids should be allowed to enjoy snow days [ more ]

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Futurism

1 week ago

Science

Boeing Forced to Scrub First Astronaut Launch After Strange Buzzing Detected

Boeing's Starliner launch delayed due to a valve issue on United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket, not Boeing's spacecraft. [ more ]

Investing.com UK

1 week ago

London

UK rules out cyber threat after resolving passport gate outage By Reuters

The UK Home Office confirmed that the border control systems were operational post-outage, denying any cyber attack suspicions and assuring no security compromise. [ more ]

Kotaku

3 weeks ago

JavaScript

Tomb Raider (2013) Definitive Edition Quietly Arrives On PC After A Decade

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, previously only available on console, quietly launched on PC with various technical issues. [ more ]

New York Post

NYC's $43M plan to install door-locking system in public schools marred by 'mishaps,' delays

The installation of remote door-locking systems in public schools by the city Department of Education is significantly delayed due to poor planning and technical issues. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Inside the Blunders That Plunged the College Admission Season Into Disarray

Federal financial aid applications faced processing delays due to a backlog of 70,000 emails.

The Education Department conducted a three-day crash effort involving 200 employees to extract crucial student information. [ more ]

eLearning Industry

Course Abandonment: 7 Ways To Re-Engage Students

Course abandonment is a significant problem for online learning institutions.

Common reasons for course abandonment include lack of motivation, poor design/content, technical difficulties, lack of time, and lack of support. [ more ]

The Verge

Apple

The App Store is down along with Apple TV, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Music

Apple's online services are experiencing an outage affecting the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, and more.

The outage started around 6:31 PM ET, impacting various Apple services with users reporting problems accessing services like TestFlight and Apple Business Manager. [ more ]

Engadget

Apple

Apple has reportedly made foldable iPhone prototypes

Apple has created two clamshell-style foldable iPhone prototypes.

Foldable iPhones likely wouldn't come to market until at least 2026. [ more ]

Coindesk

Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Lightning Exchange FixedFloat Sees 'Suspicious' Transfers of $3M to Ethereum, Tron

Over $3 million suspicious transactions from FixedFloat via Ethereum and Tron networks.

FixedFloat exchange facing technical issues and has not addressed the situation publicly. [ more ]

GameSpot

Dragon's Dogma 2 Microtransactions, Including Optional $2 Appearance Change, Aren't Going Over Well

Players criticize Dragon's Dogma 2's technical issues and microtransactions, leading to mixed reviews on Steam.

The game offers 21 microtransactions, including items like character appearance changes and resurrection tokens, some of which were part of deluxe edition DLC. [ more ]

Kotaku

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Is A Messy Stumble Down Memory Lane

Classic Star Wars: Battlefront games remastered in a new collection with bugs and issues.

Features like all DLC, new modes, and easier access on modern consoles enhance the experience. [ more ]

Kotaku

Tweak These Settings If You're Playing Helldivers 2 On Steam Deck

Helldivers 2 runs well on Steam Deck with unique controls

Helldivers 2 performance is solid but may have technical issues [ more ]

Engadget

5 months ago

Baldur's Gate 3 is available now on Xbox Series X/S

Baldur's Gate 3 is now available on Xbox after a delay due to technical issues with the Series S.

The game won several awards at The Game Awards 2023, including Game of the Year. [ more ]

www.independent.co.uk

UK news

Greggs shops close across the UK as IT glitch causes payment issues

Many Greggs stores in the UK closed due to technical issues, only accepting cash payments.

Other major chains like Sainsbury's, Tesco, and McDonald's have also faced IT problems in recent days. [ more ]

TechCrunch

DevOps

YouTube is down too, site confirms | TechCrunch

Social media websites experiencing outages like YouTube, Discord, Facebook, and Instagram.

Users facing issues such as empty home pages, error messages, and lack of videos on Shorts. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Tech industry

AT&T Offers $5 Credit to Customers Affected by Service Outage

AT&T offers $5 credit to customers affected by outage

Service restoration after seven hours [ more ]

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