Racist Glitch Mystery

An employer's unreasonable request, a 'racist' glitch and a mystery reawakens: The news quiz

Apple rushes to fix a glitch, a royal theft goes to court, and a fixture steps away.

NBC News - 10h

Apple to fix dictation glitch that suggests replacing the word 'racist' with 'Trump'

Apple says it’s fixing a bug with its dictation feature on some iPhones that briefly suggests the word “Trump” when a word with an R consonant is spoken, including “racist.”

ABC News - 3d

Apple to Fix iPhone Dictation Glitch That Suggests Replacing the Word ‘Racist’ With ‘Trump’

The company is responding to the controversy after some iPhone owners posted videos this week detailing how the glitch works.

Inc. - 3d

Visionary Artworks Plumb the Mysteries of Creativity

The self-taught artist Abraham Lincoln Walker worked in his basement on phantasmagorical paintings, discovered by the art world more than 30 years after his death.

The New York Times - Feb. 15

Galatasaray to report Mourinho for 'racist' remarks

Turkish Süper Lig leaders Galatasaray said they will "initiate criminal proceedings" and report Fenerbahçe manager Jose Mourinho to FIFA and UEFA over what they call "racist statements."

ESPN - 4d

Mystery of body in wetsuit found in reservoir puzzles police

Police continue to investigate how a body of a man in a wetsuit was found in a Welsh reservoir.

BBC News - 6d

Congo mystery disease "investigation deepens," WHO says

The World Health Organization is investigating "another cluster of illness" in northern Congo, as a deadly mystery disease spreads in the region.

CBS News - 2d

Can I Fire Someone For Being Racist?

I did, and I’d do it again.

Inc. - Feb. 20

Galatasaray accuse Mourinho of making 'racist statements'

Galatasaray said they would "initiate criminal proceedings" against Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho after claiming he made "racist statements" following the teams' 0-0 draw on Monday.

BBC News - 4d

iPhone Dictation Feature Transcribes the Word ‘Racist’ as ‘Trump’

The company said it was working to fix the problem after iPhone users began reporting the issue.

The New York Times - 3d

Apple AI tool transcribed the word 'racist' as 'Trump'

Experts have questioned the company's explanation that it is due to the two words being similar.

BBC News - 3d

LaLiga fan convicted of racist abuse of player

A Granada fan who racially abused defender Carlos Akapo during a LaLiga game three years ago has been given a one-year prison sentence by a Spanish court.

ESPN - 3d

Mourinho 'not a racist' - Drogba defends former boss

Didier Drogba defends former manager Jose Mourinho and insists the Portuguese is "not a racist" after Galatasaray accused the Fenerbahce manager of making "racist statements" following the 0-0 draw ...

BBC News - 3d

Missing tomb of Egyptian pharaoh solves one of ancient Egypt's great mysteries

CAIRO — A long lost tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh has been found, the country’s antiquities ministry said Tuesday, answering a great mystery of one of ancient Egypt’s most prosperous eras.

NBC News - Feb. 20

No passengers, planes or benefits. Pakistan's newest airport is a bit of a mystery

Pakistan’s newest and most expensive airport is a bit of a mystery, with no passengers and no planes

ABC News - 6d

An Important Judicial Tool Mysteriously Goes Missing at the Supreme Court

The justices have all but stopped issuing summary reversals, which are unsigned decisions used to correct clear errors by lower courts.

The New York Times - 5d

Silent Hill 2 Remake Dev Working With Konami Again On A Mystery Game

Bloober Team and Konami are staying in business together following the successful launch of the Silent Hill 2 remake in 2024. The Polish developer said today that it has signed a deal with Konami ...

GameSpot - 4d

Mysterious illness claims dozens of lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

At least 53 people have died from a fast-spreading illness in two villages, with symptoms proving fatal within 48 hours. The World Health Organization has been monitoring the outbreak since ...

CBS News - 3d

Cause of death remains mystery after Gene Hackman, wife found dead

Authorities in New Mexico are expected to provide an update on the investigation into the death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa.

CBS News - 1d

Reporter's Notebook: Who took these mystery photos of 1960s San Francisco?

A Bay area photographer is raising money to find the photographer behind a trove of photographs from San Francisco in the 1960s, capturing cultural icons like Muhammed Ali, Janis Joplin and Alan ...

CBS News - 18h

Pacemaker data reveals new clues in mysterious deaths of Gene Hackman, wife

Authorities are searching for answers into the death of actor Gene Hackman, 95, who along with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, were mysteriously found dead in Santa Fe.

ABC News - 15h

Complaint: ICE attorney allegedly made racist, xenophobic posts on X

The Texas Observer claims it has identified James Rodden as an attorney employed by ICE who has allegedly posted racist content on an X account.

CBS News - Feb. 21

Galatasaray accuse Mourinho of ‘racist statements’ and vow to take legal action

He criticised Galatasaray behaviour and Turkish referees Fenerbahce say rivals’ claims ‘malicious’ and ‘distorted’ Galatasaray have accused José Mourinho of making “racist statements” and said ...

The Guardian - 4d

Apple promises to fix dictation bug that replaces ‘racist’ with ‘Trump’

Glitch comes as iPhone maker seeks to shore up its relationship with the US president

Financial Times - 3d

Apple to fix iPhone dictation bug that replaces word ‘racist’ with ‘Trump’

Tech company blames ‘phonetic overlap’ for problem where US president’s name appears. Apple has promised to fix a bug in its iPhone automatic dictation tool after some users reported it had ...

The Guardian - 3d

2025 WNBA free agency tracker: Breanna Stewart remains unsigned, Diana Taurasi's future a mystery

Free agency has slowed down but some marquee names are still on the board

CBS Sports - Feb. 21

Mystery illness kills more than 50 people in Congo after kids eat bat

The outbreak began in January, with 419 cases recorded so far, and comes after another mystery illness killed 143 in December

CBS News - 4d

A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick

Health experts say an unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks

ABC News - 4d

What to know about the mystery disease in Congo that has killed over 50 people

A mystery illness has caused over 50 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo. One of the outbreaks was preliminarily linked to children who had eaten a bat carcass.