Climate change could lead to blackouts, higher power costs on West Coast
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Cyberattack on Payroll Provider Sets Off Scramble Ahead of Holidays
A cyberattack on a popular payroll software provider sent work-tracking systems offline this week, forcing companies to resort to manual methods to pay workers.…
Amazon Outage Disrupts Lives, Surprising People About Their Cloud Dependency
Kyle Lerner and his girlfriend sensed something was amiss when they came home Tuesday and found their two Persian-Himalayan cats meowing nonstop.Normally, an internet-connected feeding…
Researchers point the way to avoiding blackouts with clean, renewable energy
Graphs showing timeline of energy sources for meeting all U.S. energy needs with wind, water and solar (WWS) power…
With gas prices and power blackouts on the rise, is green technology the solution?
“We know what can work. It's just a question of building the right infrastructure and having the right software…
Machine learning helps to predict blackouts caused by storms
Koli, Eastern Finland. Credit: Roope Tervo
Doctoral candidate Roope Tervo will defend his…
After Facebook Went Down, the Outage Shows Its Far-Reaching Presence
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hourslong global outage hit users from those waking up in Australia to attendees at a political conference in…
A Hospital Hit by Hackers, a Baby in Distress: The Case of the First Alleged Ransomware Death
When Teiranni Kidd walked into Springhill Medical Center on July 16, 2019, to have her baby, she had no idea the Alabama hospital was deep in the midst of a ransomware attack.For nearly…
New approach to electricity measurement could mean fewer blackouts, better automation and more clean…
PNNL researcher Harold Kirkham is leading the charge to overhaul outdated electricity measurements. Credit: Shannon…
Apple’s Biggest iPhone Production Site Hit By Flooding in Central China
TAIPEI—The severe flooding in central China cut power temporarily at Apple Inc.’s biggest iPhone manufacturing site as water seeped into some areas and the site’s…