How cold weather puts pressure on the US electric grid and might cause power outages
U.S. Power Grid Faces Challenges Amid Cold Weather BOSTON, Jan. 24 — On Saturday, U.S. power grid operators increased their precautions to prevent rolling blackouts as frigid conditions affected half the country’s population, disrupting normal operations. PJM Interconnection, the largest regional power grid that supplies electricity to 67 million people primarily in the Eastern and […]
Two people killed in Russia after drone strike as millions in Ukraine experience power outages
Authorities reported that two individuals lost their lives in a drone strike in southwestern Russia, while a Russian assault on energy infrastructure left parts of Ukraine without electricity. This incident coincided with ongoing U.S.-led peace negotiations aimed at resolving the conflict. The drone strike reportedly damaged several residential structures and shattered windows at a kindergarten […]
Close to a Data Center? Get Ready for Power Outages This Winter
Winter Power Demand on the Rise The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) released a report on Tuesday indicating that winter power demand is growing, particularly in regions with a high number of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. NERC’s 2025-2026 Reliability Report warns that many parts of North America might struggle to meet power demand […]
Reddit, X users report outages, according to Downdetector
According to Downdetector data, Reddit and X users encountered widespread service disruption on Thursday afternoon. The issue was reported as thousands of users were flooded down detectors, so they started spikes around 3pm. This is a site that tracks real-time issues and outages across websites and services. At peak, more than that 30,000 users reported […]
Pro-Hamas group claims responsibility for ‘massive cyberattack’ causing outages on X platform
The X social media platform owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk is facing a “massive cyberattack” that has disabled several features, and ProHamas Group has argued responsibility for it. Musk said platform workers were trying to track the attack on Monday after several outages were reported by users. Newsweek Report He said at least three […]
Elon Musk Blames ‘Massive Cyberattack’ for X Outages
Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, has been working on multiple major outages within just one day, causing users around the world to have no access to the platform. In a post on a still unstable platform, Musk wrote: Toms Guide Report The social media giant, formerly known as Twitter, faces multiple major outages […]
DeepSeek hit by outages as users flock to Chinese AI startup
Chinese emerging companies, DeepSeek, announced on Monday that registration will be temporarily restricted for large -scale malicious attacks on its services. Deepseek was hit by a website failure after the AI Assistant was the top of the free application available at the Apple App Store in the United States. According to the company's status page, […]
Widespread power outages due to winter storm FOX 5 News
Thousands of customers were in the dark Saturday after a winter storm dropped snow and ice on Friday that knocked down some … source
Biden says intentional power outages to prevent more fires led to California water shortages
President Biden said Thursday that water shortages are due in part to rolling power outages in the Los Angeles area to prevent further fires as authorities battle historic wildfires near city limits. said. Biden said at a White House briefing with administration officials that generators are being prepared and that he has discussed water shortages […]
AT&T to credit qualifying customers after service outages: Who is eligible?
(WKBN) – AT&T made a “bold promise” to customers Wednesday, telling them it plans to issue credits to consumers who have lost phone service or fiber-optic connectivity. The telecom giant touted its new “AT&T Guarantee” in a press release issued Wednesday. “The AT&T Guarantee will set a new standard in customer experience across network, customer […]