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A widespread San Francisco power outage left more than forty thousand customers without electricity Saturday morning, disrupting daily routines, public transit and traffic across large sections of the city’s west side. The outages, reported as unplanned by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., affected residential and commercial areas from the Inner Sunset to the Presidio, according … Read more
An escalating military standoff between the United States and Venezuela has led both sides to jam satellite navigation signals across parts of the Caribbean, according to satellite data and defense officials, increasing the risk of accidents for civilian aircraft and maritime traffic that rely on GPS technology. The surge in Caribbean GPS jamming reflects parallel … Read more
LONDON — British officials confirmed Friday that the UK government hack detected in October affected systems at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), prompting an ongoing investigation into the incident and the security of sensitive data. Trade Department Minister Chris Bryant acknowledged the breach during an interview on Times Radio, partially validating media reports … Read more
YouTube down reports surged across the United States early Friday after thousands of users said they were unable to access the popular video streaming platform, according to outage tracking website Downdetector. The disruption affected both mobile and desktop users and appeared to peak during morning hours on the East Coast, raising concerns about the reliability … Read more
Global data center dealmaking reached a record $61 billion in 2025, fueled by an unprecedented push to expand infrastructure for energy intensive artificial intelligence workloads, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The milestone, slightly higher than last year’s $60.8 billion, underscores a worldwide construction boom in the sector even amid investor concerns about inflated AI … Read more
TikTok has signed agreements to spin off its US operations into a new entity controlled by a group of mostly American investors, a move aimed at complying with a federal law that threatens to ban the app if it remains under Chinese ownership. TikTok CEO Shou Chew informed employees of the development in a memo … Read more
Roblox, the popular online gaming and game creation platform, experienced a significant service disruption late Thursday and into Friday, leaving tens of thousands of users in the United States unable to log in, access the website or play games smoothly. The outage triggered a surge of complaints across multiple regions, raising questions about the platform’s … Read more
OpenAI is in discussions with Amazon about a potential investment and a broader partnership that could exceed ten billion dollars, according to a person familiar with the matter. The talks, which remain confidential and subject to change, would also involve OpenAI using Amazon’s artificial intelligence chips, CNBC confirmed Tuesday. If completed, the OpenAI Amazon investment … Read more
Spotify largely restored service Monday after a widespread Spotify outage disrupted access for tens of thousands of users around the world, according to outage tracking website Downdetector. The music streaming platform experienced technical issues that affected logins, homepage access and song playback, prompting a surge of complaints across social media and monitoring platforms. The disruption … Read more
A JetBlue flight from Curaçao narrowly avoided a midair collision with a US Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, prompting concerns over flight safety in Caribbean airspace. The pilot of JetBlue Flight 1112 said the military aircraft crossed directly into the plane’s path, forcing a temporary halt in ascent. Flight 1112, en route from the … Read more
