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Federal Judge Stops FEMA From Diverting Infrastructure, Disaster Mitigation Grants August 6, 2025 By Chad Hemenway A federal judge has granted the request of 20 states to block the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate a multibillion-dollar...
UK Air-Traffic Outage Caused by Radar Canceled 150 Flights July 31, 2025 The air-traffic control outage that disrupted UK flights on Wednesday afternoon was caused by an unspecified radar-related issue, leading to...
India Moves to Shield Power Grids From Solar Equipment Malware July 29, 2025 By Rajesh Kumar Singh India issued guidelines to protect solar power equipment from potential cyberattacks, responding to industry concerns that imported China-made parts may...
White House Unveils Sweeping AI Action Plan to Boost Development July 23, 2025 By Stephanie Lai and Jackie Davalos The Trump administration called for boosting artificial intelligence development in the US by loosening regulations and expanding energy supply for...
Chinese Hackers Still Trying to Break Into Telecoms Across Globe July 18, 2025 By Jake Bleiberg and Cameron Fozi A Chinese hacking group has continued to target phone and wireless providers around the world, compromising devices tied to seven...
Trump Administration Sued by States for Cutting Disaster Prevention Grants July 17, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner A group of 20 mostly Democrat-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration from...
US Faces More Extreme Weather Events, but Is Society Doing Enough? July 11, 2025 By Seth Borenstein After deadly flooding in central Texas in 1987, some thought they’d proven they could handle Mother Nature’s best punch. Then...
US Warns of Blackout Risk From Killing Coal as Trump Snubs Renewables July 8, 2025 By Ari Natter Blackouts in the US could double by 2030 amid an expected increase in power demand brought on by AI, according...
Czech Republic Hit by Major Power Outage Triggered by Fallen Cable July 7, 2025 By Jan Lopatka and Vera Dvorakova A power outage in large parts of the Czech Republic, including Prague, trapped people in public transport and lifts and...