Tony Scott had already boarded his flight from Seattle to Dallas back in July when his problems started. It was about 8 p.m. on a Sunday night when the flight crew asked the passengers to get off the ...

Failure in computer systems used in hospitals, satellites, and Mars rovers can be catastrophic, so they are designed not to fail. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

Catastrophic computer outages that paralyze an entire airline are few and far between. Except this summer. Last month, Southwest Airlines canceled 2,300 flights after a router in one of its data ...