Algorithms · September 1947Gaffe level: Typo
The Original Bug Was an Actual Bug
Harvard's Mark II computer started throwing errors, and Grace Hopper's team traced the fault to a moth beaten to death inside Relay #70. They taped the corpse into the logbook with the note 'first actual case of bug being found,' and handed every programmer since a way to blame nature instead of themselves. Eight decades of 'it's just a bug' started with a literal one.
Source: Smithsonian
A Belfast Surgical Robot Has Treated 130 Complex Cases Since May
Belfast City Hospital's Da Vinci 5 robotic platform for gynaecology has treated 130 patients needing complex surgery since its launch in May 2026, and the longest inpatient wait in Belfast Trust has fallen from seven years to three. A new 1.95 million pound investment in endometriosis services will expand the specialist centres and local care behind that progress.