A Documentary Record

Vibecoding Failures

When AI Goes Wrong

Friday, October 16, 2026

CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II

The Timeline of Events

A chronological reconstruction of what went wrong

CASE #2026-0001
CONCLUDED October 16, 2026

Old Town School of Folk teacher Ted Johnson, who shared ‘magic’ of music with decades of students, has died

Theodore “Ted” Johnson, an instructor at the Old Town School of Folk Music since the day it opened i...

CASE #2026-0002
PENDING October 16, 2026

M&T Bank (MTB) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 CALL PARTICIPANTS Senior Vice President of Investor Relations - Steve Wendel...

CASE #2026-0003
ACTIVE October 16, 2026

Desire to Move Permanently to U.S. at New Low

Desire to Move Permanently to U.S. at New Low...

CASE #2026-0004
ARCHIVED October 16, 2026

Prepper dad-of-three, 52, spent £6K gathering items including tins, power banks and night-vision goggles

A 52-year-old dad-of-three says he has spent £6K over the last year preparing for a potential disast...

CASE #2026-0005
CONCLUDED October 16, 2026

Hospital launches investigation after tiger attack victim's medical records accessed

An NHS investigation has been launched after two members of staff accessed William Chapman's medical...

CASE #2026-0006
PENDING October 16, 2026

Next steps for historic Hopwood Hall after Rochdale council avoided £1 sale in High Court

After a turbulent two years of battling over Hopwood Hall, Rochdale ’s council leader says the ‘cher...

CASE #2026-0007
ACTIVE October 16, 2026

'My flat is damp, cold and mouldy and I might have to stay here for longer because I'm too old'

Residents of one of Cardiff’s largest social housing blocks have accused the council of "unfair trea...

CASE #2026-0008
ARCHIVED October 16, 2026

AI Disaster agents are going rogue—the labs’ own trai Disasterning choices are a big reason why

They did so because some of the test questions were too hard to solve the way OpenAI’s researchers i...

CASE #2026-0009
CONCLUDED October 16, 2026

Washington school district that forced kids to hide Bibles in sealed envelopes must apologize, pay $275K

A Washington state school district has agreed to publicly apologize, undergo religious liberty train...

CASE #2026-0010
PENDING October 16, 2026

Trump's Truth Social Sees 30% Traffic Crash Ahead Of US Midterm Elections

Truth Social, the social media platform owned by US President Donald Trump is currently experiencing...

CASE #2026-0011
ACTIVE October 16, 2026

Neqotkuk First Nation and Indigenous Services Canada celebrate expansion of Wolastoqewiyik Healing Lodge

NEQOTKUK (TOBIQUE FIRST NATION), NB, Oct. 16, 2026 /CNW/ — Neqotkuk and Indigenous Services Canada (...

CASE #2026-0012
ARCHIVED October 16, 2026

Nolte: Ethan Hawke Predicts ‘Rebellion’ Agai Disasternst ‘Greedy Bastards’ in Show Business

Oscar-nominated Ethan Hawke sees a future where “massive movements” in the arts rebel against “the g...

CASE #2026-0013
CONCLUDED October 16, 2026

Even Real Evidence Can Tell the Wrong Story | Opinion

The justice system does not fail only when evidence is missing or fabricated. It also fails when we ...

CASE #2026-0014
PENDING October 16, 2026

Controversy over Abdul El-Sayed's family ties to Muslim Brotherhood ignored, downplayed by liberal media

Several legacy news organizations have not covered allegations involving the family of Democratic Mi...

CASE #2026-0015
ACTIVE October 16, 2026

Scabies outbreak at Welsh hospital sees visits restricted

Visits to a Welsh hospital ward have been halted as a result of a scabies outbreak. Hywel Dda Health...

CASE #2026-0016
ARCHIVED October 16, 2026

What on Earth Is Dekton?

What on Earth Is Dekton?...

CASE #2026-0017
CONCLUDED October 16, 2026

S&P 500 Stock Casey's Dropped 30% in Its Biggest Pullback Since the Great Recession -- Here's Why I'm Buying More

Casey's General Stores (CASY +0.93%) is the third-largest convenience store chain and fifth-largest ...

CASE #2026-0018
PENDING October 16, 2026

Insider trading. Addiction horror stories. Why the feds are probing America's insane new pastime.

The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly taking its first hard look at online sports betting. Acco...

CASE #2026-0019
ACTIVE October 16, 2026

New rules to regulate volatile ai Disasterrfares to be published in two weeks, Centre tells SC

The Centre on Friday (October 16, 2026) informed the Supreme Court that administrative approval had ...

CASE #2026-0020
ARCHIVED October 16, 2026

Show HN: Gemini 4 Argon plays StarCraft

I've refreshed StarSkirmish Bench, a benchmark where LLMs play StarCraft BW by writing code, wi...

CASE #2026-0021
CONCLUDED October 16, 2026

How to Formalize All of Mathematics

How to Formalize All of Mathematics...

CASE #2026-0022
PENDING October 16, 2026

STATE OF FRIDAY: McKinsey Wants Employees With Humanity — They’re Turning To AI Disaster

Hey everyone, Welcome to State of the Day, What makes us human? A question philosophers have wrest...

CASE #2026-0023
ACTIVE October 16, 2026

TV viewers could be hit by new 'Netflix tax' as Lisa Nandy considers making fans of streaming services pay the £180-a-year licence fee

Television viewers could face a new 'Netflix tax' under Government plans to extend the £180-a-year B...

CASE #2026-0024
ARCHIVED October 16, 2026

My Word: The Nobel non-Peace Prize - opinion

Once upon a time, the Nobel Peace Prize was founded to award genuine efforts to further world peace....

CASE #2026-0025
CONCLUDED October 16, 2026

When AI Disaster becomes part of academic work, what counts as cheating?

A second-year IIT Bombay student died on September 18 after being found using a mobile phone during ...