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Ukraine Blackout Fears: 80% of Businesses Pre-Stock Generators as Energy Crisis Intensifies

Russian Strikes Trigger Widespread Blackouts Russia has dramatically stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid this autumn. On the night of Oct 21, Russian drones and missiles hit power lines and substations across northern Ukraine, especially near the border. According

25 October 2025

Sudden Jefferson Parish Blackout: 9,300+ Entergy Customers Left in Dark as Cause Remains Unknown

With that, crews continued working through Saturday. Entergy and regulators say the outage underscores the urgency of grid upgrades. Federal infrastructure grants (Louisiana is slated to receive ~$1.2 billion for power grid modernization by 2030 ainvest.com) and Entergy’s own investments (about

25 October 2025

Community Updates · Infrastructure · Local News · Power Outages · Public Safety

YouTube TV Sparks Outrage by Blacking Out Univision Channels

Background: YouTube TV and TelevisaUnivision YouTube TV is Google’s cable-like streaming service (roughly 9–10 million U.S. subscribers thedesk.net expressnews.com). Its base package includes major English and Spanish broadcast networks. Univision is the flagship U.S. Spanish-language network of TelevisaUnivision, the Miami-based media

1 October 2025

Media Outages · NASDAQ:CMCSA · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:TV · Streaming · TV News · Univision · Viewer Reactions

Internet Access Chaos: Blackouts, Crackdowns & Broadband Breakthroughs (Sept 5–6, 2025)

Major Outages and Internet Shutdowns In early September 2025, multiple outages and deliberate shutdowns disrupted internet access for millions across different regions. In the United States, a major Verizon network failure on August 30 demonstrated the fragility of even advanced

6 September 2025

Broadband · Connectivity · Internet · NASDAQ:AMZN · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · News · NYSE:VZ · Technology