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British Government Apologizes for Data Mishap

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:14:16 +0000

Prime Minister Gordon Brown tried to reassure Britons their personal details were safe Wednesday after the one of the biggest security breaches in the country's history left millions of people exposed to identity theft and... Read more...

Yahoo Exec Apologizes for Chinese Journalist Incident

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:33:29 +0000

Michael Callahan, executive vice president and general counsel at Yahoo Inc., has apologized for failing to inform U.S. lawmakers about the circumstances under which the Internet company gave the Chinese government information on one of... Read more...

Microsoft apologizes for update blunder

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:42:54 +0000

Microsoft has apologized for a Windows Server update that automatically installed the Windows Desktop Search (WDS) tool on users' desktops without approval. The mistake happened because Microsoft reused the same update package for when WDS... Read more...

Sony Apologizes For Decapitated Goat In 'God Of War' Launch

Tue, 01 May 2007 17:42:32 +0000

Sony Computer Entertainment in Europe has apologized for using a decapitated goat as the centerpiece of a party in Greece to generate a buzz around the European launch of God Of War II, one of... Read more...

Author apologizes but fails to fix Panda worm

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:00:03 +0000

The first man to be arrested in China for virus-writing goes by the name of Li Jun, a 25 year-old man from Wuhan, who was arrested last month for allegedly selling copies of Panda. In... Read more...

Apple's Jobs apologizes to shareholders

Steven Parker — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:49:27 +0000

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has apologized to shareholders after an internal investigation found that he had been aware of the company's practice of "backdating" employee stock options. "I apologize to Apple's shareholders and employees for... Read more...