HP has faced recent controversy with several customers whose printers have been ‘bricked’ by automatic firmware updates, rendering the devices unusable.
This has occurred despite some users reportedly using genuine HP toner.
HP has suggested that this could be due to new security measures in the firmware update, advising users to purchase more HP toner, even if the current toner is still functional.
A software engineer was convicted for causing intentional damage to protected computers by planting a ‘logic bomb’ in the company’s system, triggered on the day he was fired.
An artificial intelligence (AI) software tool, Cursor, advised a user seeking help with coding for a video game that they should learn to code themselves, rather than rely on the AI.
Lastly, a YouTube video provides a tour of the mechanical areas of a container ship, which has been automated to such an extent that no human employees were visible during the entire hour-long tour.
