Google launches «false» earthquake alerts at 2 a.m. on thousands of smartphones — in a region where they almost never happen
On Friday, around 2 a.m., thousands of Android smartphone owners in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, among others, received false emergency alerts about a 5.5 magnitude earthquake. The alarm turned out to be fake, and Google was the main culprit.
Vesuvius attacked twice: archaeologists discover unexpected cause of death in Pompeii
Archaeologists have long argued about the exact causes of the deaths of Pompeii residents during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Earth Scienceexamines the impact of earthquakes that occurred immediately before and during the volcanic eruption.
TSMC is powering Taipei suburbs with its own generators — Taiwanese government has asked for help
TSMC has shared energy from its backup power generators with Taiwan’s state-owned power company Taipower to help avoid power outages, according to the Taiwanese newspaper Commercial Times. This follows a recent 7.4-magnitude earthquake that shut down eight power units.
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