With TikTok’s fate in the balanceElon Musk (who was briefly linked to a buyout for the embattled app) has floated the return of a once-loved video-sharing platform as a potential replacement. We’re talking about Vine, a long-shuttered wonderland for memes and viral challenges from which sprung forth a cavalcade of weird and wonderful stars like […]
After a massive New Year’s Eve blackout, nearly all of Puerto Rico’s power has been restored — though the island is also projected to face power shortages later in the day on Thursday. LUMA, the company that manages electricity for the island, said that 99 percent of its customers had power as of Thursday morning.…
Puerto Rico has been plunged into darkness on New Year’s Eve by a nearly island-wide blackout. More than 1.2 million out of almost 1.5 million customers have no electricity, said Luma Energy, the island’s main power distributor. Fully restoring service could take between 24-48 hours, the company said. The blackout prompted renewed calls to address […]
Israel cut off electricity in the first days of the war, leaving Palestinians to light the dark with cellphones and to cook over open flames.
Cuba is suffering a nationwide blackout after the collapse of its electrical grid. Power went out all over the island Fridayjust days before Tropical Storm Oscar hit the island as a category 1 hurricane on Sunday. Though power has been partially restored in some areas, including much of Havana, millions of people — particularly in […]
Blackout curtains are useful for a range of reasons—most obviously, blocking out sunlight, but also for reducing outside noises, temperature control (whether that be insulating for winter months or blocking out light to keep the room cooler in the summer), and ensuring privacy. I wanted to try a myriad of curtain options that promised total […]
Reuters A nail salon in Havana during Friday’s blackout Cuba experienced a nationwide blackout after its main energy plant failed, officials said. Its power grid collapsed at around 11:00 (15:00 GMT), the energy ministry wrote on X. Grid officials said they did not know how long it would take to restore power. This follows months […]
