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🧠 Big IT failures

What IT project failure cost the UK government £10 billion in 2011?

Which airline faced a $150 million loss due to an IT outage in 2017?

What retailer lost nearly $1 billion due to a failed supply chain management system in Canada?

In 2012, which major financial institution experienced a trading loss of approximately $6 billion due to software errors?

Which automotive company faced significant losses due to software glitches delaying its hybrid car launch in 2004?

The Ariane 5 rocket exploded shortly after launch in 1996 due to a software bug, costing how much?

In 1999, NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter was lost due to what specific IT error?

Which telecommunications company wrote off $2 billion after failing to implement a billing system in 2005?

The FBI’s Virtual Case File system, scrapped in 2005, resulted in losses totaling approximately how much?

Which Australian bank suffered significant public backlash and financial loss due to a prolonged outage in 2010?

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