Hacker News with Generative AI: Technical Issues

Zoom is down? (zoom.us)
We are investigating domain name resolution issues on the zoom.us domain that is affecting multiple services. Regular updates will be provided.

Technical Issues, Service Outages, Zoom

9 points by mbb70 10 days ago | 1 comments

Et Tu, Grammarly? (dbushell.com)
For a few months now I’ve received sporadic reports that my website was broken. They said the layout was askew and things were sized strangely. They had screenshots to prove it. This was embarrassing for a professional website builder.

Web Development, Website Building, Technical Issues, Software

279 points by dbushell 28 days ago | 74 comments

Windows Server 2025 locking up after Feb patch, no word of when a fix will land (theregister.com)
Microsoft is warning that a faulty patch pushed out in February is causing Windows Server 2025 Remote Desktop sessions to freeze under certain circumstances.

Windows Server, Security Patches, Technical Issues, Microsoft

5 points by cf100clunk 29 days ago | 1 comments

Google admits it deleted some customer data after 'technical issue' (theregister.com)
Google has admitted it lost some customer data, possibly forever.

Google, Data Privacy, Security, Technical Issues

7 points by LinuxBender 33 days ago | 0 comments

I think we need a bigger boot partition (fernvenue.com)
Long ago, during the time of creation, I confidently waved my hand and allocated a 1GB ESP partition and a 1GB boot partition, thinking to myself with a confident smile that this would surely be more than enough for the foreseeable future. However, this foreseeable future quickly vanished along with my smile. What was bound to happen eventually came, but I didn’t expect it to arrive so soon. What could possibly require such a large boot partition?

Operating Systems, Disk Management, Technical Issues, Software

26 points by fernvenue 42 days ago | 21 comments

Samsung Q990D unresponsive after 1020 firmware update (samsung.com)
Since the update, the soundbar is unresponsive and can't be reset.

Firmware Updates, Samsung, Audio Equipment, Technical Issues

591 points by ftufek 43 days ago | 562 comments

The Chromecast 2's device authentication certificate has expired (reddit.com)
I'm sure you've all seen the numerous posts today about broken casting and setup for Chromecast 2s and Chromecast Audios. Many people are assuming this was an an intentional change pushed by Google, or related to some recent device release or feature rollout, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Google, Chromecast, Hardware, Software, Technical Issues

29 points by varjag 47 days ago | 5 comments

Cosmic ray giving 4096 votes incident (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.

Social Media, Technical Issues, Voting

10 points by miohtama 50 days ago | 4 comments

Hulu Outage During Oscars (reddit.com)

Streaming Services, Oscars, Technical Issues

11 points by stephenhandley 54 days ago | 2 comments

Smoke in the cabin of two 737 MAX caused by Load Reduction Device system [video] (youtube.com)

Aviation, Safety, Technical Issues, Video

242 points by dz0ny 75 days ago | 80 comments

HTML whitespace is broken (2024) (dwac.dev)
Recently, I was working on a project which required a deeper understanding of how whitespace works in HTML.

HTML, Web Development, Technical Issues

131 points by marban 78 days ago | 70 comments

Tell HN: Potential example.com outage on January 15, 2025 (ycombinator.com)
example.com, example.net, and example.org are currently served by EdgeCast CDN (now Edgio).Edgio went bankrupt and the CDN will be shutdown on January 15 [0].As of January 14, the example domains still resolve to 93.184.215.14 which is an EdgeCast IPv4 address [1][2].I'm not sure who in IANA or IETF manages these domains [3].If you have scripts, tests, or infrastructure that reference these domains, you might get errors or outages if these domains are not updated by January 15.Disclosure: I previously worked

Internet, Domain Names, CDN, Outages, Technical Issues

10 points by ptio 101 days ago | 2 comments

Ask HN: Is Proton Mail Down? (ycombinator.com)
Getting this error for a while now but their status page (https://status.proton.me/) doesn't show any issue so far:""Something went wrong We couldn't load this page. Please refresh the page or check your internet connection. Error: Servers are unreachable. Please try again in a few minutes"

Email, ProtonMail, Downtime, Technical Issues

15 points by pythux 107 days ago | 13 comments

Why won't Mercedes let owners open the hood? [video] (youtube.com)

Mercedes, Automobiles, Car Maintenance, Technical Issues

13 points by impish9208 115 days ago | 3 comments

macOS 15.2 breaks the ability to copy the OS to another drive (shirtpocket.com)
macOS 15.2 was released a few days ago, with a surprise. A terrible, awful surprise.

macOS, Operating Systems, Software Updates, Technical Issues

359 points by zdw 133 days ago | 317 comments

Apple Dev account problem taking 2 months to resolve? (ycombinator.com)
I've had an Apple developer account since March 2024.

Customer Service, Technical Issues

15 points by connectsca 172 days ago | 2 comments

Windows 11's big 2024 update leaves behind 9GB of undeletable files (pcworld.com)
Microsoft’s big annual Windows 11 update has ended up being a massive headache for numerous users, with new problems constantly cropping up and getting in the way of otherwise useful changes and features.

Windows 11, Operating Systems, Software Updates, Microsoft, Technical Issues

51 points by m463 198 days ago | 26 comments

Intel Core 13th and 14th Gen Desktop Instability Root Cause Update (intel.com)
Following extensive investigation of the Intel® Core™ 13th and 14th Gen desktop processor Vmin Shift Instability issue, Intel can now confirm the root cause diagnosis for the issue. This post will cover Intel’s understanding of the root cause, as well as additional mitigations and next steps for Intel® Core™ 13th and 14th Gen desktop users.

Hardware, CPUs, Intel, Technical Issues, Troubleshooting

48 points by transpute 206 days ago | 17 comments

PS5 Dashboards Flooded with Unwanted Ads–Sony Claims It Wasn't Intentional (questalerts.com)
Looks like Sony’s doing a bit of damage control—again. So, if you’ve been seeing your PS5 dashboard suddenly littered with ads after the latest update, you’re definitely not alone. But don’t sweat it, Sony says it wasn’t supposed to happen. Yep, they’re blaming it on a “tech error.”

Gaming, Sony, Advertising, Software Updates, Technical Issues

79 points by RahulBodana 207 days ago | 76 comments

The web fun fact that domains can end in dots and canonicalization failures (utoronto.ca)

Domains, Web Development, Internet, Technical Issues, Canonicalization

6 points by speckx 239 days ago | 2 comments

Intel confirms oxidation and excessive voltage in 13th and 14th Gen CPUs [video] (youtube.com)

Intel CPUs, Hardware, Technology, Technical Issues

204 points by tagyro 276 days ago | 128 comments

July 2024 Update on Instability Reports on Intel Core Processors (intel.com)

Hardware, Intel, Processors, Technical Issues

13 points by jhoho 277 days ago | 5 comments

Microsoft pauses Windows 11 update as it's sending some PCs into infinite reboot (techradar.com)