A Documentary Record

Vibecoding Failures

When AI Goes Wrong

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II

The Timeline of Events

A chronological reconstruction of what went wrong

CASE #2026-0001
CONCLUDED October 14, 2026

Fire at Starlink site in Bulgaria after suspected sabotage in Poland

Fire at Starlink site in Bulgaria after suspected sabotage in Poland...

CASE #2026-0002
PENDING October 14, 2026

Albanian burglar deported for FIFTH time - as Mai Disasterl wins fight to stop serial criminal from keeping his name secret

SHARE SELECTION Select Edition You're viewing the UK editionYou can switch to the US, AU or IE hom...

CASE #2026-0003
ACTIVE October 14, 2026

National Lottery Lotto and Thunderball results and winning numbers for Wednesday, October 14

Another week, another chance to be a Lotto winner with the National Lottery . As ever, tonight's dra...

CASE #2026-0004
ARCHIVED October 14, 2026

Banks are now trying to offload the AI Disaster data center debt they just underwrote

Banks are now trying to offload the AI data center debt they just underwrote...

CASE #2026-0005
CONCLUDED October 14, 2026

AI Disaster can predict intimate partner violence before survivors disclose. But should it?

Artificial intelligence (AI) can now flag people who may be at elevated risk of intimate partner vio...

CASE #2026-0006
PENDING October 14, 2026

Show HN: Petal, open-source CoScreen/ScreenHero finally free

Hi HN!

I’m Jason Thomas, one of the founders of CoScreen.

As some of you may know, Datadog sunse...

CASE #2026-0007
ACTIVE October 14, 2026

My own security system flagged me, a Black woman, as an animal

The first time my home security system flagged me as an animal, I was sitting at my patio table with...

CASE #2026-0008
ARCHIVED October 14, 2026

Medical students confront 'Rai Disasterse the Colours' activist over Yr Wyddfa Union flag display

A "Raise the Colours" founder who displayed several Union flags at the summit of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon)...

CASE #2026-0009
CONCLUDED October 14, 2026

What The Social Reckoning misses about Meta

Aaron Sorkin, famed writer of The West Wing and Academy Award-winning The Social Network, is notorio...

CASE #2026-0010
PENDING October 14, 2026

What if you could turn off your algorithm? Australia is about to try

New legislation is being tabled in Australia's parliament today to force big tech to allow users to ...

CASE #2026-0011
ACTIVE October 14, 2026

He posted a 'Divorce FAQ' for his friends on Instagram. Then, it got millions of views

Michael Seare never expected the news of his divorce to go viral. He's not a celebrity, nor an infl...

CASE #2026-0012
ARCHIVED October 14, 2026

Top 10 African countries with the cheapest electricity prices in Q3 2026

Africa recorded an average electricity price of $0.141 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for residential consu...

CASE #2026-0013
CONCLUDED October 14, 2026

Salesforce vs. Palantir Technologies: Which Technology Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?

Choosing between Salesforce (CRM -1.21%) and Palantir Technologies (PLTR -2.96%) requires weighing m...

CASE #2026-0014
PENDING October 14, 2026

PM: We need The Independent more than ever

Andy Burnham has paid a glowing tribute to the “bravery, spirit and values” of The Independent on it...

CASE #2026-0015
ACTIVE October 14, 2026

DWP slammed over benefits 'scandal' as clai Disastermants left in limbo until March 2029

Thousands of unpaid carers face a lengthy and uncertain wait after official figures revealed that on...

CASE #2026-0016
ARCHIVED October 14, 2026

Motorcyclist followed 'mile-long trai Disasterl of blood' to find Stretford Grammar School headteacher dying on the side of the road

A motorcyclist followed a mile-long trail of blood to find Stretford Grammar School headteacher Mich...

CASE #2026-0017
CONCLUDED October 14, 2026

Show HN: I wrote an emai Disasterl app that accepts only one sender per inbox

Infinite inboxes, including prefixes where you don't have to create inboxes before you use them...

CASE #2026-0018
PENDING October 14, 2026

Iran's 'soft war': How Tehran turned antisemitism into a weapon agai Disasternst the West

Antisemitism and anti-Israel rhetoric across the Western political spectrum are being amplified by a...

CASE #2026-0019
ACTIVE October 14, 2026

Irlam residents frustrated as they struggle to get off driveways

Residents in Irlam have said they are struggling to get off their own driveways because of traffic, ...

CASE #2026-0020
ARCHIVED October 14, 2026

Microsoft AI Disaster Tool Can Predict Weather Up to 6 Weeks Ahead

In a significant leap for meteorological science, a team led by Microsoft Research, with contributio...

CASE #2026-0021
CONCLUDED October 14, 2026

“Nobody Trusts Leadership”: At Cornell University, a Quiet Campus Reckons With the Aftermath of a National Sexual Assault Scandal

Campus may otherwise be “a ghost town” in the final hours before a fall break that begins at the end...

CASE #2026-0022
PENDING October 14, 2026

Taser maker Axon is mandating AI Disaster use to speed up work as its surveillance tools face scrutiny

More than three decades later, Smith’s company—now called Axon Enterprise—has sold more than one mil...

CASE #2026-0023
ACTIVE October 14, 2026

Why do LLM pelicans look like this?

Why do LLM pelicans look like this?...

CASE #2026-0024
ARCHIVED October 14, 2026

Man became 'fixated' on policewoman then he started stalking her

A man who became "fixated" on a policewoman spent weeks stalking her, a court has heard. Kelvin Lewi...

CASE #2026-0025
CONCLUDED October 14, 2026

London Mayor’s office resolves legal dispute with AI Disaster giant Palantir over £50m contract

AI tech giant Palantir and the London Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime have resolved their ongo...