Tag: Power outages
Rolling blackouts plague Iran and some suspect bitcoin mining may have a role in the outages
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran’s capital and outlying provinces have faced rolling power blackouts for weeks in October and November, with electricity cuts disrupting...
US says $365 million is available to install solar and battery storage systems in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday that $365 million is available to install solar and battery storage...
Power shortages in Ecuador are melting away the future of a small town’s ice-cream industry
SALCEDO, Ecuador -- Ice-cream production in Salcedo, a quaint town in Ecuador's central highlands, began in the mid-20th century, born from the ingenuity...
Cellphone outage in Denmark causes widespread disruption and hits emergency services
COPENHAGEN -- One of Denmark's largest cellphone networks suffered severe outages Thursday that prevented people from contacting emergency services, forced at least one...
Is Outlook down? Thousands of Microsoft 365 users report outage issues
NEW YORK -- Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers worldwide reported having issues with services like Outlook and Teams on Monday.In social media posts...
Delta sues cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike over tech outage that canceled flights
ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines sued CrowdStrike on Friday, claiming the cybersecurity company had cut corners and caused a worldwide technology outage that...