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Photo:| Photo: Tolobalaguer / Shutterstocktock While millions of people in Spain, Portugal and parts of France were without electricity for several hours, you’d expect those with solar panels to be reading books, charging their electric vehicles, playing videogames and not worry about perishables stored in their refrigerator. Not exactly. People still don’t understand what happens in a blackout such as …

Stock image: MADRID, SPAIN – MAY 6 :  The Caja Magica tennis centre during a break at the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open WTA Premier tennis tournament. Credit: Jimmie48 Photography, Shutterstock Chaos at the Madrid Open – Tennis stars trapped in cages, matches canned and candlelit meals after historic blackout It was lights out and game over at the Mutua Madrid Open …

The High Court of Spain has opened an investigation in the wake of a widespread power outage which affected areas of Spain and Portugal, on April 28. It is investigating whether or not the incident was the result of a cyberattack. The move was made in response to a cryptic post from pro-Russian hackers NoName057(6), claiming responsibility for disrupting the …