cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/9811127

Two of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, were hit with technical issues on Saturday; Sainsbury’s blames a software update (Bloomberg.com)

Bloomberg.com: Two of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, were hit with technical issues on Saturday; Sainsbury’s blames a software update  —  Two of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains - Tesco and Sainsbury’s - were hit with technical issues on Saturday.

  • sunbeam60@lemmy.one
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    9 months ago

    Yes, the thing that tallies up how much cash should be left in the till, operated by people on minimum wage, has been coded by the CEO’s nephew. Sure.

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      9 months ago

      I’m sure they would do the sensible thing and get a big hot shot Japanese tech company to do it.

      • sunbeam60@lemmy.one
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        9 months ago

        Yeah how about Fujitsu?

        Look, I wasn’t arguing that it was quality software, merely that it wasn’t coded by the CEO’s nephew.