Neowin News Feed for: Crash

Tesla faces a $345 million verdict over fatal Autopilot crash in 2019

Hamid Ganji — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:40:01 +0000

The 2019 Tesla Autopilot system failure that caused a fatality may lead to a $345 million fine for the EV maker. Read more...

Microsoft can't help break Windows Outlook as even opening an email now sends it crashing

Sayan Sen — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:02:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that it has broken Windows Outlook again as the app crashes when a user tries to open an email or write one. Read more...

Bad day: Falcon 9 crashes upon landing after a record 23 flights, Polaris Dawn postponed

Martin Hodás — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 09:36:01 +0000

Today, SpaceX experienced a series of bad luck. Weather stopped a historic crewed mission from launching, and another Falcon 9 rocket crashed upon landing, halting the third planned flight, too. Read more...

Ford's hands-free system BlueCruise prompts investigation following two fatal accidents

Martin Hodás — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:40:01 +0000

Federal safety regulators are investigating Ford's advanced driver assistance system BlueCruise which allows driving hands-free. Three were killed in two Mustang Mach-E accidents with stationary cars. Read more...

NASA confirms space junk from ISS crashed through a house in Florida

Martin Hodás — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:16:01 +0000

In March, a Florida man was alerted by his son after an unknown object crashed through two layers of the ceiling of their house. It turned out the object was released from the ISS three years ago. Read more...

Microsoft issues KB5002500 OneNote 2016 fix to stop sync-related crashes

Paul Hill — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 04:44:02 +0000

Microsoft has released KB5002500 for OneNote 2016 to stop the program from crashing whenever users tried to sync notebooks that were shared to them from newer versions of Microsoft OneNote. Read more...

Steam Client Beta update fixes crashes on Linux when using Nvidia GPUs

Paul Hill — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 03:18:01 +0000

The latest Steam Client Beta update fixes a crash on Linux that was being caused by Nvidia GPUs when hardware acceleration was switched on. There were also a bunch of other non-related fixes. Read more...

YouTube TV revamp rolling out for Apple TV customers again, another bug discovered

Usama Jawad — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:36:01 +0000

The rollout of the YouTube TV revamp has been restarted for Apple TV customers again, following a pause earlier. However, yet another crashing issue has been discovered in the latest update. Read more...

iPhone 14 saves the day after couple's car falls 300 feet off a cliff

Usama Jawad — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:36:01 +0000

An iPhone 14 has been credited with helping save the lives of a couple whose car fell 300 feet off a mountain and into a canyon with no cellular service or obvious means of external communication. Read more...

Google Play will now prompt you to update your app if it crashes

Justin Luna — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 05:32:01 +0000

An update to the Google Play Store will now ask users to update their app if it crashes. Google Play will also have new formats for search results and automatic updates over mobile data connections. Read more...

How to restart your display driver

Adam Bottjen — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:00:02 +0000

Have you ever had your computer screen go black and no matter what you do you are unable to get your screen back? Join us today on this week's Tech Tip Tuesday to see how to possibly fix the issue. Read more...

VMware confirms Carbon Black is indeed causing Windows BSODs and boot-loops

Sayan Sen — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:58:01 +0000

VMware confirms its Carbon Black EDR is causing Windows systems to crash at boot with a BSOD or run into boot-loops, which impacts over 50 companies. Thankfully, a workaround is also provided. Read more...

Janet Jackson song is now an official exploit for Windows PCs

Usama Jawad — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:36:01 +0000

The MITRE Corporation has officially declared that Janet Jackson's music video of Rhythm Nation is an exploit. It has assigned it a CVE ID nearly two decades after its initial discovery. Read more...

How an ad from Microsoft broke the Windows 11 Start menu and Taskbar

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 16:18:02 +0000

Microsoft had pushed a promotional notification to Windows 11 users which is currently in beta. The notification left Explorer totally unresponsive and crashed the Start menu and Taskbar of Windows 11 Read more...

Starship SN11 explodes as SpaceX tries low-visibility landing

Paul Hill — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:24:01 +0000

SpaceX's Starship SN11 mission turned into a catastrophe today as the firm attempted to launch in low-visibility conditions. Despite the thick fog, debris could be seen falling after the mishap. Read more...

Microsoft is working on a fix for 'Error code 6' crash on Microsoft Edge for Mac

Mehrotra A — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 05:44:01 +0000

Microsoft has found a fix for the 'Error code 6' crash on Edge that has been causing problems for the Mac users. The company has not releaved all the details but is expected to roll out a patch soon. Read more...

Segway stops CES S-Pod demo after a journalist crashes into a wall

Paul Hill — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 15:16:01 +0000

Segway has cancelled demonstrations of its S-Pod after a journalist crashed into a wall at CES. The firm has said that it's planning to add a seatbelt with future models to increase safety. Read more...

U.S. transport safety agency blames driver and Tesla's Autopilot for January 2018 crash

Paul Hill — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 23:18:01 +0000

The National Transport Safety Board recently released documents pertaining to a crash involving a Tesla Model S back in January 2018. It warned that Autopilot allows drivers to disengage from driving. Read more...

Tesla vehicle explodes on Russian highway after truck smash, was possibly on Autopilot

Paul Hill — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 13:44:01 +0000

A Tesla vehicle burst into flames and exploded over the weekend after it crashed into a tow truck along Moscow MKAD highway. The vehicle was believed to be using Autopilot at the time of the crash. Read more...

PlayStation 4 bug that crashed consoles last week has now been fixed

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:50:01 +0000

Sony has enlightened its community, letting folks know through its U.K. Twitter account that it has fixed the issue that would cause the PlayStation 4 to crash when receiving a malicious message. Read more...

New CSS-based vulnerability crashes iPhone, freezes Microsoft Edge, Safari, and IE

Usama Jawad — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 09:28:01 +0000

A CSS-based web vulnerability has been found that crashes iPhones and freezes various browsers including Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 11, and Apple's Safari when an a webpage is rendered. Read more...

Amazon had 300 people on a conference call to fix Prime Day woes

João Carrasqueira — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 00:38:02 +0000

Internal documents show that the environment at Amazon was "chaotic" due to the huge influx of customers on Prime Day, and the company had 300 people on an emergency conference call fix the issues. Read more...

Prime Day caused Amazon's website to crash in a few minutes

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:56:01 +0000

The great deals offered by Amazon on its Prime Day sale attracted a bit more customers than the website was prepared to handle, and many users were faced with error pages shortly after it started. Read more...

A text bomb can freeze or lock your iPhone; Fix coming next week [Update]

John Keefer — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:42:01 +0000

Security researchers are always trying to find ways to break devices or get into their code. If a problem is found, they alert the manufacturer to it can be fixed quietly. Others can be more vocal. Read more...

Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies, are recording massive losses in value

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 18:56:01 +0000

Following a massive hike in its value over the last month alone, and after reaching a record $19,500 valuation last Sunday, bitcoin - and other digital currencies - have experienced a loss in value. Read more...

Safety board probes truck collision with self-driving shuttle in Las Vegas

Paul Hill — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 09:14:01 +0000

The US National Transportation Safety Board has gone to Las Vegas in order to investigate the recent traffic incident involving a self-driving shuttle bus and a lorry doing an illegal manoeuvre. Read more...

Self-driving shuttle hit by lorry after failing to move

Paul Hill — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:58:01 +0000

A newly deployed driverless shuttle has been involved in a minor traffic collision with a lorry just two hours after beginning services. The police blamed the incident on the lorry driver. Read more...

Bitcoin exchanges buckle after traffic load

Paul Hill — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:10:01 +0000

Several bitcoin exchanges came under a heavy load of traffic yesterday coinciding with wild fluctuations in the price of bitcoin. It was likely caused by eager buyers and sellers eager to profit. Read more...

A new bug allows any website to crash a Windows Vista, 7, or 8 PC

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 27 May 2017 00:00:02 +0000

The as-yet unfixed bug was recently discovered and allows any website to significantly slow down PCs running older versions of Microsoft's OS, possibly even to the point of crashing. Read more...

Tech support scam piggybacks off Windows app crash alerts

Justin Luna — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:56:01 +0000

A tech support scam program called Event Monitor was recently discovered. It displays a bogus "Your PC is at risk" message every time a Windows app crashes, flashing a number to call fake technicians. Read more...

Google reveals yet another vulnerability in Microsoft's software, this time in Edge and IE

Usama Jawad — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 13:52:01 +0000

Google has publicly revealed yet another unfixed vulnerability in Microsoft's products. This time, the flaw affects Edge and IE, causing the browsers to crash along with arbitrary code execution. Read more...

Twitter shares crash 10% on weak revenue growth, weak outlook

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 14:38:01 +0000

Twitter's stock took a sharp dive today as the company unveiled its recent financial reports for the fourth quarter of 2016 and the entire fiscal year. Twitter missed investor expectations. Read more...

Random string of emojis including ? can crash any iOS device

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:08:01 +0000

What do you get if you mix up the white flag emoji with the rainbow emoji? A rainbow flag of course. That's unless you throw in a couple more characters; then you can crash any iOS device. Read more...

Tesla radar function pre-empts crash right before it happens

Paul Hill — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 02:50:01 +0000

Dashcam footage recorded in the Netherlands shows the Tesla Model X's autopilot radar system detect a crash... before it even happens. The car went on to automatically deploy the car's brakes. Read more...

Facebook's internet-delivering drone under investigation by NTSB after 'accident'

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:32:01 +0000

Facebook's internet-delivering Aquila drone took its first test flight earlier this summer. Though deemed a success at the time, the drone crashed on landing, prompting an investigation by the NTSB. Read more...

Simply watching a specific video can crash any iPhone in minutes

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:28:01 +0000

A video that's being passed around online can easily crash almost any iPhone in a matter of minutes. Users just have to watch it, and iPhones crash very soon afterwards. Luckily, the fix is simple. Read more...

Windows 10 Anniversary Update crashes when a Kindle is plugged in

Justin Luna — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:12:01 +0000

A number of users are reporting that plugging in an Amazon Kindle causes the Windows 10 Anniversary Update system to crash. A few fixes have been suggested online, but none universally solves it. Read more...

You can brick recent iOS devices just by setting them to a specific date

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 12:42:01 +0000

A new flaw in iOS can easily break almost any Apple device including the iPhone 6s Plus and the most recent iPads. And triggering it is as simple as manually setting your device to a specific date. Read more...

This link is making the rounds, causing browser crashes and iOS device reboots

Timi Cantisano — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 17:36:01 +0000

If you're an iOS user, you may want to steer clear of this website that is causing devices to crash and reboot. A majority will still be affected, but should be able to get away with a browser crash. Read more...

Bug in WhatsApp allows smileys to crash it

Paul Hill — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:08:01 +0000

An independent researcher has uncovered a problem with the Android and browser versions of WhatsApp. An attacker can send around 4,000 smileys to their target which causes the victim's app to crash. Read more...