malfunction

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The report states that the fuze that was used in the exercise is “extremely reliable” and had only one previous recorded malfunction, in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Founder Shield incorporates "AI malfunction and hallucination" scenarios specifically into professional services policies covering losses the technology causes clients.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

A KC-135 crashed in 2013 when a tanker taking off from a base in Kyrgyzstan experienced a flight-control-system malfunction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Kidneys require gravity to function properly, and the longer people spend in space, the more their kidneys start to malfunction.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026

At the time, it was believed that computer systems would malfunction when internal program systems reset to the year 00.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly