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The CueCat was ranked No. 20 on PC World ' s list of "The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time". [7] It also landed on Time ' s list of "The 50 Worst Inventions", calling it "little more than a high-tech paperweight". [8] Despite its poor showing, the CueCat has been viewed as a precursor to QR codes, which have become ubiquitous. [6]
Although the contracts were drafted to ensure that the contractors would be forced to bear a significant portion of the cost of the project going wrong if it did go wrong, in reality this did not always happen. The NPfIT was described by Members of Parliament as one of the "worst and most expensive contracting fiascos" ever. [4] £12bn (£2.3bn)
Led by India with 116 shutdowns, governments weaponized Internet access at an all-time high in 2023, a new report finds. 2023 Was the Worst Year for Internet Shutdowns, Report Finds Skip to main ...
When computers and tech systems around the world went down Friday, snarling airports, closing Social Security offices and limiting jail operations, many people had one question: How on Earth could ...
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Russia and Iran—both restricted by international sanctions from using the services of American high-tech companies—reported no disruptions. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] Cyber risk quantification company, Kovrr, calculated that the total cost to the UK economy will likely fall between £1.7 and £2.3 billion ($2.18 and $2.96 billion).
The failure of Lehman Brothers opened the floodgates in September of that year, and the tech index got whacked for an additional 31% loss, losing some 40.5% by the time the year was up.
Inside.com: website and trade magazine that covered "the converging worlds of entertainment, media, music and technology," [27] received $34 million in financing in 1999–2000 and was shut down in late 2001. [28]