Lingxing warehouse outage sent shipped orders back to pending ↗
Reports ahead of Black Friday describe warehouses checking orders manually to prevent duplicate dispatches after software records became inconsistent.
Unexpected technology events
KLM power-bank fire becomes a criminal investigation ↗
A September cabin fire has led to a police report. KLM has not confirmed the passenger’s identity.
Quantum Systems says drone flights resumed after cyberattack precaution ↗
The company confirms an October intrusion; reporting about a malicious QBase update is attributed to the Financial Times.
Communications trouble triggers a nationwide halt to U.S. flight departures ↗
The FAA orders departing aircraft to wait while inbound international flights are handled case by case.
A Print-Status Loop Helped Trigger Bambu’s Cloud Traffic Emergency ↗
A repeated lookup and a borrowed client identity complicated the response.
A silent queue server left some GitHub Actions events too old to run ↗
GitHub’s November 9 incident shows why clearing a backlog and completing the work behind it are different recovery milestones.
MUJI kept obsolete credit-card numbers without encryption ↗
A new briefing exposes obsolete sensitive data retained after its purpose ended.
Megaspeed GPU inventory review follows server investigation ↗
Singapore's investigation continues as the company announces an independent export-compliance review.
Faint airplane noise gave away where a video was recorded ↗
In a demonstration published November 2, creator colsto matched background aircraft sounds with public flight records and reported locating a recording within about 100 meters.
Microsoft’s outage also cuts off Claude’s access to work email ↗
Microsoft 365 problems are spilling into Claude’s mail, calendar and search tools. Most core Teams calling and chat features remain available, Microsoft says.
Who Decides Who Gets the "Add to Cart" Button? Japan's Regulator Approves Amazon Japan's Plan to Drop a Price-Matching Algorithm Rule ↗
On Nov. 11, Japan's Fair Trade Commission approved Amazon Japan's remedy plan: sellers previously had to price at or below rival sites' lowest prices to win the recommended-offer spot. Amazon must show its lowest on-site price including shipping within six months, for five years. No violation was found; MLex says it is the first such change secured through regulation worldwide.
Same Listing, Same Price, Worse Goods for Rural Buyers: China's Consumer Group Says Sellers Use Algorithms to Target People Unlikely to Complain ↗
On Nov. 12, the China Consumers Association spoke out on "AB goods," where online sellers ship different quality under the same listing and price, sending downgraded items to rural shoppers for whom returns are hard. It said platforms profile users by buying habits, delivery region and return history, and sellers ship based on those labels, violating personal-information and fair-trade rights and possibly amounting to fraud. It urged shoppers to keep evidence.
A Chinese Car Site Livestreamed a 'Cracked' Tesla FSD V14 in a Self-Driving Contest. Tesla Demanded the VINs Within 48 Hours. The Answer Was No. ↗
Chinese EV news site D1EV staged a driver-assistance competition in Changsha featuring a Tesla Model Y running an unofficially activated FSD V14. Tesla's legal department called it unauthorized cracking, demanded the content come down, the car's VIN be handed over within 48 hours and the software restored. D1EV's CEO Pang Yicheng refused, saying he doesn't believe anything illegal happened. Unlock tools sell for a few hundred yuan online.