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EV rollout will require huge investments in strained U.S. power grids
(Reuters) - During several days of brutal cold in Texas, the city of Austin saw its fleet of 12 new electric buses rendered inoperative by a statewide power outage. That problem will be magnified next year, when officials plan to start purchasing electric-powered vehicles exclusively.
Why global power grids are still vulnerable to cyberattacks
More than five years after massive cyberattacks left a quarter of a million Ukrainians without electricity, the world’s power grids have become even more vulnerable to hackers.
Crypto tears: Bitcoin miners face blame for Abkhazia energy crisis
The power cuts have highlighted the energy cost of cryptocurrencies at a time when global interest in virtual cash is booming and bitcoin, the original and most popular virtual currency, is gaining acceptance among mainstream investors.
Facebook signs up partners for German news product, but Springer baulks
BERLIN (Reuters) - Facebook signed up a string of German media partners on Monday to provide content for a local news product, but the publisher of the country's best-selling newspaper said it would not take part on terms it dismissed as derisory.
Chinese hackers target Indian vaccine makers SII, Bharat Biotech, says security firm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A Chinese state-backed hacking group has in recent weeks targeted the IT systems of two Indian vaccine makers whose coronavirus shots are being used in the country's immunisation campaign, cyber intelligence firm Cyfirma told Reuters.
5 dead and 8 injured after accident in northeast China chemical fiber plant
CHANGCHUN, Feb. 28 (XChina Daily/ANN): Five people died and 8 were injured in a chemical factory accident in Jilin city, Northeast China's Jilin province, on Saturday night (Feb 27).
Facebook switches news back on in Australia, signs content deals
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Facebook Inc ended a one-week blackout of Australian news on its popular social media site on Friday and announced preliminary commercial agreements with three small local publishers.
Facebook restores news for Australian users after media bargaining deal
Facebook restored access to news for Australian users, following an agreement with the government on landmark law requiring tech firms to pay for journalistic content.
Facebook switches news back on in Australia, signs content deals
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Facebook Inc ended a one-week blackout of Australian news on its popular social media site on Friday and announced preliminary commercial agreements with three small local publishers.
Texas lawmakers look to lay blame for deadly power blackout
(Reuters) - Texas state lawmakers on Thursday dug into the causes and cast blame for deadly power blackouts that left millions shivering in the dark as frigid temperatures caught its grid operator and utilities ill-prepared for skyrocketing power demand.
