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Google News displays ‘02 United Airline story and causes $1 billion run
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by Matt Burns on September 12, 2008

Google News’ credibility is, ironically, in the news after the bots in charge decided that a 2002 news article about United Airlines then recent bankruptcy should belong under the “most viewed” section. Once the headline appeared, anxious investors purged over $1 billion of the companies stock, causing it to drop from around $12 a share to just under $3 before trading was stopped. Fortunately, for United Airlines, the stock rose back over $11 by the end of trading day. 

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The XP login: The new BSOD
by John Biggs on August 4, 2008


Former CGer and current PopMecher took this photo of a huge public display sporting a big fat XP login. It’s escpecially grand that this is in the United Red Carpet lounge. Nothing’s too good for frequent fliers, even failing to implement Windows in Kiosk mode.

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