Neowin News Feed for: Apology

GitHub Copilot ads in PRs were due to a "programming logic issue", claims Microsoft

Usama Jawad — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:28:01 +0000

A quiet GitHub Copilot change sparked backlash from angry developers, forcing Microsoft into damage control and a sudden reversal. Read more...

Microsoft publicly apologizes for confusing customers about M365 price hikes, offers refunds

Usama Jawad — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:18:01 +0000

Microsoft was sued for using a deceptive dark pattern to raise the price of Microsoft 365 for all customers, it has now issued a public apology. Read more...

Google commits to Home upgrades following major backlash

Usama Jawad — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:46:01 +0000

Lots of Google Home customers have taken to the internet to voice their displeasure with the enshittification of the product line. Google has now issued an apology. Read more...

iApologize: 6 times Apple said sorry to the public

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:00:01 +0000

It's not every day that Apple apologizes for unlucky accidents with its products. However, there have been times when the company stepped forward to acknowledge problems and apologize to the public. Read more...

Apple apologises for new iPad Pro commercial due to online backlash

Steve Bennett — Thu, 09 May 2024 21:02:01 +0000

Apple has released an apology for its new iPad Pro ad which showed creative tools and other objects being crushed by a hydraulic press, saying that it "missed the mark" after drawing criticism. Read more...

Tails 5.9 arrives with an apology from the developers

Paul Hill — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 20:18:01 +0000

Tails 5.9 has been released bringing a lot of fixes and workarounds to address issues introduced in the last version. The developers apologized for the impact issues had on Tails users. Read more...

Bethesda's Pete Hines: I'm sorry about Starfield Xbox exclusivity, but it is what it is

Usama Jawad — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 05:44:01 +0000

Bethesda SVP Pete Hines has issued an apology to people who are frustrated that Starfield will not be available on their preferred platform, while also emphasizing that it is what it is. Read more...

TikTok apologizes for taking down account that posted a video about Uighur persecution

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 08:48:01 +0000

ByteDance-owned social media app TikTok has issued an official apology for blocking the user who posted a viral video which talked about the oppression of Uighur ethnic minority in China. Read more...

Intel issues sincere apology for CPU shipment delays

Boyd Chan — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 09:46:01 +0000

While Intel has bolstered first- and third-party manufacturing capabilities, the company has yet to resolve the challenge it faces to improve supply in response to meet the demand for its PC CPUs. Read more...

Twitter apologises for using personal information to advertise to users

Paul Hill — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:12:01 +0000

Twitter has issued an apology to users after security information, including phone numbers and email addresses, was inadvertently used for targeted ads. This data was not available to third parties. Read more...

DO Global responds to Google's accusations about using fraudulent tactics in apps

Usama Jawad — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:14:01 +0000

After Google removed nearly 50 apps developed by Baidu-owned company, DO Global, a couple of days ago, the Chinese firm has published a public apology saying that it agrees with Google's decision. Read more...

Oculus apologizes for hiding Easter eggs in Touch VR controllers

Usama Jawad — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 15:00:02 +0000

It appears that Oculus Rift S and Quest dev kits shipped with phrases such as "Big Brother is Watching" hidden in them. An executive has stated that the company has now fixed this problem. Read more...

Google admits error in not mentioning microphone in the Nest Secure

Paul Hill — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 14:06:01 +0000

Google has issued an apology over its Nest Secure which comes with a microphone that was previously not mentioned in the tech specs. It was revealed after Google enabled voice controls on the device Read more...

Ubisoft issues apology for promotional email joking about the government shutdown

Usama Jawad — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 06:10:01 +0000

Ubisoft has issued an apology for making light of the latest U.S. government shutdown in a promotional email for its upcoming game, The Division 2. The move was deemed to be insensitive by many. Read more...

YouTube star Logan Paul gets into hot water for insensitive dead body video

Usama Jawad — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 12:16:01 +0000

American YouTuber Logan Paul is receiving backlash for publishing an insensitive video featuring an apparent suicide victim in Japan's Aokigahara forest. The vlogger has already apologized. Read more...

Uber's new CEO apologises on behalf of the company

Paul Hill — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:26:01 +0000

Uber's new CEO has taken to the London newspaper, the Evening Standard, to apologize for the company's conduct in recent years but that it will fight back against the decision to revoke its license. Read more...

Microsoft apologizes again - this time for "less-than-perfect experience" on new Surfaces

Andy Weir — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 05:04:26 +0000

Microsoft has apologized to buyers of its Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, acknowledging that some of them have "had a less-than-perfect experience" with its latest high-end Windows 10 devices. Read more...

OnePlus CEO apologizes: "We messed up the launch of the OnePlus 2"

Andy Weir — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 10:38:01 +0000

The OnePlus 2 was unveiled in July, but is only now "shipping in meaningful numbers", leading its CEO to apologize for screwing up the launch like "we messed up the launch of the OnePlus One as well". Read more...

Controversial game 'Hatred' now available for digital pre-order

Usama Jawad — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 21:54:01 +0000

Controversial mass murdering game 'Hatred' is now finally available for digital pre-order. Was all the hype surrounding the game actually worth it? We'll soon find out. Read more...

Google apologizes for homophobic slurs in its translator

Andy Weir — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:46:01 +0000

Google has apologized after tens of thousands of users signed a petition complaining that the company's translator software was spitting out offensive and inappropriate terms to describe gay people. Read more...

HTC apologizes for $199 Nexus 9 snafu

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 06:48:01 +0000

Yesterday, HTC kicked off the shopping season by offering a limited number of Nexus 9s at an unbelievable $199. Unfortunately, the demand was overwhelming, leading to a poor shopping experience. Read more...

After Tim Cook's apology, Chinese state media likes Apple again

Max Slater-Robins — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:02:17 +0000

Chinese state media have returned to their previous position in favour of Apple, praising Tim Cook for apologising over allegations of unfair treatment towards Chinese customers. Read more...

Amazon apologizes for cloud outage and permanent data loss

Christopher White — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:49:42 +0000

It’s been a rough week for service providers. First Sony’s Playstation Network (PSN) was broken into and the service has been down ever since. Then part of Amazon’s EC2 cloud service went down without warning.... Read more...

Neowin: An apology to IE8 users

Steven Parker — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:02:59 +0000

Time for a bit of site news. We have determined that guests who browse Neowin Forums using Internet Explorer 8 experienced frequent lock-ups. After investigating the issue, we found that it came from an advertising... Read more...