2026Hyundai
Hyundai's front camera software slammed the brakes for nothing — 421,000 cars recalled
camera software misreads empty road421,078 vehicles recalled; free camera software update
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2026TSMC
TSMC's Arizona mega-fab costs US$165 billion and still runs 30% dearer than Taiwan
reshoring to a costlier operating modelUS$165B project, 30% higher running costs, years of delay
2026Hyundai Motor Company
Hyundai, Kia and Genesis ICCUs keep failing and leaving EVs without drive power
ICCU failure drains the 12V batteryICCU recalls across three brands plus a 2026 class action
2026ZEGO Textilveredelungszentrum
A cyberattack stopped ZEGO's machines for six weeks — then came the insolvency
a cyberattack on 29 March 2026insolvency after a six-week standstill
2018–2026Boeing
Boeing took a fixed-price deal to build Air Force One — it has eaten $3B in losses
a fixed-price bid on a one-off buildover $3B absorbed; delivery slipped 2024→2028
2025SK Telecom
SK Telecom found hackers in 2022 and didn't investigate — it ran three more years
A 2022 intrusion found, not investigated$97M fine, 90% Q3 profit drop, share below 40%
2025Marks & Spencer
M&S let a contractor's help desk reset any password by phone — hackers just asked
A call to the help desk reset a password£300M (~$400M) lost profit, £1B+ market value drop
2025Ford Motor Company
A single aluminum mill fire forced Ford to cut F-150 output for months
a fire in Novelis's Oswego hot mill$500 million to $1 billion in lost F-150 earnings
2025BYD
A production battery fault forced BYD to recall 88,981 Qin PLUS DM-i hybrids
a battery-pack consistency faultfree replacement of the whole battery pack on 89,000 cars
2021-2025BYD Auto
BYD recalled 89,000 Qin Plus hybrids after regulators found a battery flaw
Battery cell inconsistency in production88,981 vehicles recalled; free battery pack replacements
2025Red Eléctrica de España
Spain and Portugal went dark for a day when the Iberian grid lost voltage control
a generation loss and a voltage collapsesome 50 million people without power for up to 12 hours
2025Airbus
Airbus grounded some 6,000 A320-family jets after a flight-control software fault
an uncommanded descent on a JetBlue A320about 6,000 A320-family jets grounded worldwide
2025Honda
Honda's engine software could stall the car on sudden acceleration — 294,612 recalled
fuel-injection stalls on acceleration294,612 vehicles recalled; free ECU software reprogram
2025CyrusOne
A chiller failure in an Aurora data centre froze global futures trading for 10 hours
chiller plant failure overheats exchange10+ hours of halted global futures trading
2025Chrysler
No software fix for a battery that burns — 320,000 Jeeps parked outside
separator-damaged cells caused fires320,065 vehicles parked outside; 19 battery fires; 1 injury
2025Tesla
One solenoid in the battery pack could silently cut a Tesla's drive power
failed contactor cuts drive power12,963 vehicles recalled; contactor replaced free
2025Mazda
Mazda's airbags could go silent when the battery ran low — 171,412 vehicles recalled
airbag sensor faults on low battery171,412 vehicles recalled; SAS unit reprogrammed or replaced
2025LandSpace
LandSpace's Zhuque-2E suffered an in-flight failure after a voltage issue
second-stage voltage anomalyfour satellites lost in-flight
2025Galactic Energy
Galactic Energy's Ceres-1 fourth stage shut down early, losing three satellites
premature fourth-stage shutdownthree satellites lost in orbit insertion failure
2025Tesla
Tesla recalled 10,500 Powerwall 2 units after overheating led to fires
overheating lithium-ion cellsrecall of ~10,500 Powerwall 2 systems