Tech Triumphs and Tragedies

A monthly snapshot of what’s good and bad in tech

TRIUMPHS

AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

Audi has shown its forthcoming new A8 parking itself in a garage without the driver being in the car.

EAT YOUR WORDS

Been sent a nasty message? A New York bakery will send the troll a lovely cake with their words iced on to it.

WI-FI AS STANDARD

Wireless is now seen as part of a house’s infrastructure—Wi-Fi Certified homes will ensure there are no deadspots.

TRAGEDIES

UBER LOSES BOSS

Troubled CEO Travis Kalanick is to take an indefinite leave of absence after a damming report on the Uber workplace culture.

WEBSITE WINDOWS BSOD

A bug enables any site to slow and crash a Win 7, 8, or Vista machine just by visiting the page.

$100 MILLION CRASH

An engineer caused a power surge at a British Airways data center, leaving 75,000 people stranded around the world.