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WATCH: Chinese space rocket accidentally takes off prematurely while testing and crashes into a hill within a minute

In an unexpected turn of events, Beijing-based aerospace company Space Pioneer conducted a static f…

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Google accidentally revealed its upcoming AI assistant Jarvis, here is what happened next

Google's upcoming AI agent, Jarvis, designed to automate web browsing and tasks, was recently leake…

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TikTok knew its algorithm harmed kids, accidentally revealed internal documents show

Officials across 14 states are suing TikTok for what they say is an addictive algorithm that endang…

Kenneth Niemeyer,Laura Italia…   


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A Chinese firm's answer to SpaceX's Falcon 9 blew up in a giant fireball after it accidentally launched during a test

Tianbing Aerospace Technology said it was testing its rocket engine when the Tianlong-3 left the la…

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TikTok's pressure campaign accidentally proved Congress' fears

TikTok urged users to call their local reps in protest of a potential ban, angering Congressional m…

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Russia keeps accidentally dropping bombs on its own people as it struggles to hit intended targets, UK intel says

The British Ministry of Defence said: "Such errors have destructive and lethal consequences for the…

Nathan Rennolds   


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Russian warplane accidentally bombed its own side during a massive missile attack on Ukraine

Russia's defense ministry claimed there were no casualties after an "emergency aircraft munition re…

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German frigate Hessen accidentally opened fire on an American drone, nearly costing the US another Reaper in its Red Sea fight

Germany's frigate Hessen accidentally targeted a US MQ-9 Reaper drone, but a malfunction saved it. …

Jake Epstein,Ryan Pickrell   


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A Russian plane accidentally dropped a bomb on Russia-occupied territory in Ukraine, an official said. It's the second such incident this month.

The Kremlin-installed head of the Luhansk region claimed that no one was hurt after the plane's "em…

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WhatsApp introduces 'Accidental delete' feature

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Monday introduced the new 'Accidental delete' feature, a …

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Meta exec calls Apple Watch Ultra 'infuriating' because of accidental shutoffs

Andrew Bosworth's frustrations with Apple's $799 smart watch may be, in part, tied to its large siz…

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Ukraine alleges that Russian forces accidentally bombed their own occupied territory when an air strike went wrong and hit an apartment complex

The Russians meant to drop the explosive at the Ukrainian-held right bank of the Dnipro River, a sp…

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A Ukrainian sergeant says the battleground was so thick with wounded soldiers that the evacuation vehicles were accidentally driving over their bodies

Soldiers today are surviving injuries they would not have survived in the past, which adds to the m…

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3 Indian Air Force officers were fired for accidentally launching a supersonic cruise missile into nuclear-armed neighbor Pakistan

Pakistan had initially prepared to retaliate, but held back when it noticed something was amiss abo…

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Russian embassy accidentally shares map ignoring Putin's bogus land claims in Ukraine

The map tweeted by Russia's embassy in Sweden showed regions Putin illegally annexed, including Cri…

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Taylor Swift accidentally swallowed a bug on stage during her Eras Tour: 'Is there any chance none of you saw that?'

The singer paused her Eras Tour concert in Chicago on Sunday after a bug flew into her mouth just a…

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NASA accidentally lost contact with its Voyager 2 probe after sending a wrong command. It could mean the end of its 46-year-old mission.

NASA said it inadvertently lost contact with its probe Voyager 2 over a week ago. The probe is hurt…

Marianne Guenot   


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Intuitive Machines almost lost its moon lander because somebody forgot to flip a switch before launch

Intuitive Machines almost lost its moon landing after someone forgot to flip a switch before launch…

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