Yosemite hiker slips on cables in Half Dome and falls to death during storm | National parks
A father-daughter hike that began as a bucket list for an Arizona college student ended tragically when she fell to her death. Yosemite’s Half Dome Earlier this month. Hiker Grace Roeloff, 20, and her father, Jonathan Roeloff, were descending a cable from the summit of Yosemite on July 13 when they reportedly slipped and fell. […]
Thefts of charging cables pose yet another obstacle to appeal of electric vehicles
DETROIT (AP) — Just before 2 a.m. on a chilly April night in Seattle, a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck pulled up to an electric vehicle charging station at the edge of a shopping center parking lot. Two men got out of the car, one of them wearing a head light. Security cameras showed them getting […]
Google, Meta warned that undersea internet cables at risk for Chinese espionage: report
US national security officials have reportedly warned companies including Google and Meta that their undersea internet cables are at risk of being tampered with by Chinese-controlled repair ships. At the center of the concern is an undersea fiber-optic cable in the Pacific Ocean that is partly owned by Big Tech companies and is used to […]
Thieves Steal Tesla’s Electric Vehicle Charging Cables for Copper in California
If Democratic-run California wants to force its residents to ride electric vehicles (EVs), Democratic-run California should start cracking down on crime. Let’s talk about the law of unintended consequences… “Thieves are targeting Tesla and other EV charging stations and stealing the heavy cables for the copper metal inside.” report NBC affiliate station in San Francisco. […]
Red Sea cables damaged, disrupting global internet traffic
A report says undersea cables in the Red Sea have been damaged, causing “significant” disruption to global communications networks. It was not immediately clear how the cable was damaged, but Yemeni government officials reportedly warned that the Houthi rebels could target the undersea cable. CNNThis has forced internet providers to divert up to 25% of […]
Houthis deny targeting underwater cables amid marine disaster warning | Houthis
Houthi leaders say they have lost access to vital undersea communications, as Yemen’s UN-recognized government warns of an impending marine environmental disaster if a cargo ship rammed by rebels last week is not quickly rescued. He denies targeting Cable. The Belizean-registered but British-owned bulk carrier Rubimar is adrift in the Red Sea after being hit […]
Houthis Sever Undersea Communications Cables Linking Europe and Asia
The Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group has destroyed four undersea communication cables connecting Saudi Arabia and Djibouti, Israeli news agencies reported on Monday. The submarine cable has been shut down in recent months due to sabotage. claimed Israeli news agency Globes. It is widely believed that the Houthi attack damaged cables believed to belong to the […]
Yemeni Telecom Companies Warn Houthis May Cut Undersea Cables
In December, Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group wrote a threatening post on the messaging platform Telegram suggesting it may try to cut the undersea cables that carry internet traffic from around the world. Telecommunications companies affiliated with Yemen’s legitimate government said on Monday that the Houthis have no such interference, as global companies foolishly do […]