US court revives TikTok lawsuit over girl’s ‘blackout challenge’ death
A U.S. appeals court has resumed a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in the viral “Blackout Challenge,” which asked users of the social media platform to strangle themselves until they lost consciousness. Social media companies are generally protected by federal law from lawsuits over their […]
Bangladesh ends 11-day mobile internet blackout after deadly protests
Mobile internet services were restored in Bangladesh on Sunday after an 11-day internet shutdown following days of student protests over government job quotas. The country’s 4G mobile internet services were resumed on Sunday following a meeting with internet service providers and other leaders, Minister of State for Communications and Information and Communications Technology Zunaid Ahmed […]
Basilica Shined as ‘Anomaly’ Blackout Plunged Paris Into Darkness
The City of Light was hit by a power outage on Saturday evening, a day after the lewd LGBT-themed Olympic opening ceremony drew backlash from Christians around the world, with a “technical anomaly” plunging key parts of the city into darkness. Power was cut to tens of thousands of residents in the French capital at […]
Nationwide blackout reported in Ecuador
The Ecuadorian government said days earlier that production problems would cause power outages across the country, but on Wednesday it said a power line had failed, causing unexpected blackouts across the country. Ecuador’s Energy Minister Roberto Luque said in a message posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the outage was reported by the country’s state-owned […]
Cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge suffered power blackout hours before leaving port
The cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge suffered four power blackouts before colliding with the bridge, two occurring hours before the incident. A National Transportation Safety Board report found that the Singapore-flagged Dali cargo ship suffered two power blackouts 10 hours before leaving port, then suffered two more moments before colliding […]
Was the Super Tuesday Facebook blackout a trial run?
It’s no coincidence that two of the world’s largest and most influential social media platforms went down on Super Tuesday, when presidential primaries were held in a third of the United States. Facebook and Instagram motivate and sway voters. Combined with Meta’s recent ban on “political posts,” it’s hard to believe that last week’s hours-long […]
DOE says Puerto Rico can transition to ‘100% renewable energy’ by 2050 amid persistent blackout challenges
Biden administration’s Department of Energy announced Wednesday when Puerto Rico can migrate “100% renewable energy” by 2050based on a two-year analysis of Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy Study, also known as PR100. What was recently released PR100 summary report The report claims Puerto Rico, which suffers from long and […]