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Sony’s Plan to Kill Physical PlayStation Discs Faces Gamer Backlash (cnet.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ajay Kumar | tags: playstation, sony, physical discs

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I tested this backup power station during a real blackout - don't make my mistakes (zdnet.com)

2026-07-17 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | tags: bluetti apex, pjm, dte

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10 Million Cubans Suffer Nationwide Blackout - For The Second Time This Week (slashdot.org)

2026-07-12 | by Posted | tags: apart, blackouts, blackouts increasingly

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9 Things to Do Before a Summer Blackout Hits Your Home (cnet.com)

2026-06-21 | by See Full Bio | get Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) → | tags: us energy information administration, blackout, emergency kit

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Swiss parliament lifts ban on new nuclear power plants (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | by Petar Marjanović | get Nuclear Power Plant Model → | tags: nuclear power, federal council, swiss parliament

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Internet Starts Coming Back In Iran After Months-Long Blackout (slashdot.org)

2026-05-26 | get Portable Wi-Fi Router → | tags: iran, internet blackout, netblocks

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Internet Starts to Return in Iran After 3-Month Blackout (wired.com)

2026-05-26 | by Matt Burgess | get Portable Wi-Fi Router → | tags: iran, internet blackout, iranian networks

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The US Can Put People on the Moon. Why Can’t It Get Iranians Online? (wired.com)

2026-05-26 | by Katie Drummond | get VPN Proxy for Iran → | tags: iranian regime, washington post, internet blackout

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The Tech I Rely on Daily to Keep My Toddler’s Room Sleep-Friendly (cnet.com)

2026-05-18 | by See Full Bio | get Smart Baby Night Light → | tags: smartwings, cnet, lithium-ion

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After Spain's blackout, its shift to renewables and grid evolution power on (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-28 | by Ketan Joshi | get Smart Grid Monitoring System → | tags: spain blackout, renewable energy, solar power

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4 Tech Products I Rely on to Help My Toddler Sleep (cnet.com)

2026-04-24 | by See Full Bio | get White Noise Machine → | tags: smartwings, blackout shades, cnet

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Stealth Signals Are Bypassing Iran’s Internet Blackout (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-04-15 | by Evan Alireza Firoozi | get VPN Proxy Server → | tags: toosheh, iran, vpn

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Iran's internet blackout passes 1,000 hours as connectivity drops to near zero (techspot.com)

2026-04-13 | get Portable Wi-Fi Router → | tags: iran, netblocks, israeli

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Iran's internet outage passes 1,000 hours in one of the longest shutdowns ever recorded (techspot.com)

2026-04-13 | get Internet Outage Monitoring Tool → | tags: iran, netblocks, israeli

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TechCrunch Mobility: When a robotaxi has to call 911 (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-29 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Robotaxi Emergency Kit → | tags: waymo, robotaxi, techcrunch mobility

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A Historic Heat Dome Is Creeping Across the US. Here's How to Prepare (cnet.com)

2026-03-24 | by See Full Bio | get Smart Thermostat → | tags: national weather service, heat dome, climate change

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Final analysis of 2025 Iberian blackout: Policies left Spain at risk (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-24 | get Emergency Power Backup Generator → | tags: iberian blackout, entso-e, spanish grid

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Windows native app development is a mess (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-22 | get Windows App Development Kit → | tags: windows, visual c++, .net

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Entso-E final report on Iberian 2025 blackout (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-20 | get Smart Power Grid Monitor → | tags: entso-e, iberian blackout, acer

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Internet blackout: Iran’s academic shutdown (feeds.nature.com)

2026-02-10 | by Erfani | get Nuclear reactor → | tags: blackout, competing, competing interests

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YouTube TV’s feud with Disney cost ESPN some serious money (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-02 | get Streaming service → | tags: blackout, disney, espn

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Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-26 | by Indranil Ghosh | get Smartphone → | tags: access, blackout, government

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6 families are suing TikTok after kids die doing the ‘blackout challenge’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-23 | get Smartphone → | tags: blackout, blackout challenge, called

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Iran Shuts Down Musk's Starlink For First Time (slashdot.org)

2026-01-14 | get Starlink → | tags: blackout, internet, iran

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Iran Goes Into IPv6 Blackout (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-08 | get Internet Protocol → | tags: blackout, goes, goes blackout

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Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat Sees Downloads Spike in Uganda Over Internet Shutdown Worries (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-07 | get Twitter → | tags: believe, believe blackout, blackout

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Waymo resumes service in San Francisco after robotaxis stall during blackout (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-22 | by Anthony Ha | get Autonomous taxi → | tags: blackout, city, francisco

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Waymo suspends service in San Francisco as robotaxis stall during blackout (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-21 | by Anthony Ha | get Autonomous taxi → | tags: blackout, city, francisco

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Blackout in San Francisco Litters Streets with Traffic-Blocking, Deactivated Waymos (gizmodo.com)

2025-12-21 | get Waymo → | tags: blackout, blackout san, blocking

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Disney and YouTube TV reach deal to end blackout (techcrunch.com)

2025-11-15 | by Anthony Ha | get Disney → | tags: blackout, disney, subscribers