Hacker News with Generative AI: Portugal

Internet usage pattern during power outage in Spain and Portugal (akamai-mpulse.com)
On Monday this week, the Iberian Peninsula suffered a major power outage that disabled many services across these countries. In this post I'll look at the patterns we saw in mPulse data during this time.

Internet Usage, Power Outages, Spain, Portugal, Data Analysis

108 points by ghoshbinayak 18 days ago | 110 comments

Spain-Portugal blackouts: what happened (theconversation.com)
On the morning of Monday 28 April, nothing was out of the ordinary in peninsular Spain’s electricity system. Demand was at normal levels for the time of year, and was being easily met by the total generation capacity available.

Spain, Portugal, Power Outages, Electricity

56 points by VagabundoP 20 days ago | 62 comments

Engineers got power back in Spain and Portugal (euronews.com)
Monday's unprecedented power outage left much of the Iberian Peninsula in the dark. This is how operators got electricity flowing again on after the blackout.

Engineering, Power Outages, Spain, Portugal

8 points by andrewstetsenko 23 days ago | 1 comments

Cybercriminals Take Responsibility for Spain and Portugal Power Outages (leakd.com)
A sweeping and unexplained power outage has crippled large swaths of Spain and Portugal today, with reports also emerging from parts of southern France.

Cybersecurity, Spain, Portugal, Power Outages

21 points by rocxeliam 24 days ago | 11 comments

The Power Outage in Portugal and Spain Casued by Large Oscillations (apnews.com)
Carney wins Canadian election, while Conservative leader loses his seat in Parliament

Power Outages, Portugal, Spain, Politics, Canada

7 points by I_Nidhi 24 days ago | 1 comments

Power Is Largely Restored in Spain After Widespread Outage (nytimes.com)
Electricity returned to nearly all of Spain almost 18 hours after a blackout there and in neighboring Portugal. The cause of the outage was unclear.

Power Outages, Spain, Portugal, Electricity, Infrastructure

15 points by JumpCrisscross 24 days ago | 0 comments

How the April 28, 2025 power outage in Portugal/Spain impacted Internet traffic (cloudflare.com)
A massive power outage struck significant portions of Portugal and Spain at 10:34 UTC on April 28, grinding transportation to a halt, shutting retail businesses, and otherwise disrupting everyday activities and services.

Internet Traffic, Power Outages, Portugal, Spain

38 points by jgrahamc 25 days ago | 3 comments

How the power outage in Portugal and Spain impacted Internet traffic (cloudflare.com)
A massive power outage struck significant portions of Portugal and Spain at 10:34 UTC on April 28, grinding transportation to a halt, shutting retail businesses, and otherwise disrupting everyday activities and services.

Internet Traffic, Power Outages, Portugal, Spain

9 points by leiferik 25 days ago | 0 comments

Massive power outages cause blackouts in Spain and Portugal (elpais.com)
The worst power blackout in Spain’s recent history has affected, since noon local time, millions of citizens throughout the country as well as Portugal.

Power Outages, Spain, Portugal, Europe

8 points by N19PEDL2 25 days ago | 0 comments

Power outage cripples Spain and Portugal (politico.eu)
Spain and Portugal lost power Monday in a massive electricity blackout that affected public transport systems, traffic lights, hospitals and manufacturing.

Power outages, Spain, Portugal, Europe

12 points by jonvk 25 days ago | 0 comments

There are reports of widespread power cuts in Spain and Portugal (bbc.co.uk)
A huge power outage seems to be affecting swathes of Spain and Portugal.

Power Outages, Spain, Portugal, Europe

25 points by n1b0m 25 days ago | 3 comments

Nationwide Power Outages Also Disrupt Internet Traffic in Portugal and Spain (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.

Power Outages, Portugal, Spain, Internet, Infrastructure

54 points by emot 25 days ago | 2 comments

Widespread power outage in Spain and Portugal (bbc.com)
Hours after a massive power cut hit large parts of Spain and Portugal, Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez says the cause is still being investigated

Power Outages, Spain, Portugal, Europe

1560 points by lleims 25 days ago | 1165 comments

Baroque/Joanina Library at the University of Coimbra (visit.uc.pt)
The Baroque Library is the best example of Portuguese Baroque and is considered to be one of the richest European libraries.

Libraries, Architecture, Portugal, Baroque

5 points by gnabgib 64 days ago | 0 comments

Overtourism pushes residents in Spain and Portugal to the limit (theguardian.com)
As visitor numbers hit record levels in southern Europe, some residents are surrounded entirely by tourist flats

Overtourism, Tourism, Spain, Portugal, Europe

12 points by n1b0m 118 days ago | 3 comments

The exact moment that I decided to go off-grid in Portugal (twitter.com)

Portugal, Lifestyle, Travel, Off-Grid Living

21 points by tosh 161 days ago | 9 comments

Portugal seeks to become low-tax haven for young people (ft.com)

Portugal, Taxes, Economy, Youth, Policy

111 points by alephnerd 225 days ago | 260 comments

Rabbit hole: stumbling across two Portuguese punched cards (jgc.org)
Look, here's the thing, I don't like mysteries that involve technology. I think I hate them because I know that some other human created the thing I'm staring at and, dammit, I should be able to understand it.

Technology, History, Portugal

180 points by jgrahamc 227 days ago | 59 comments

Portugal over 90% renewable electricity in May and June (twitter.com)

Portugal, Renewable Energy, Electricity, Climate Change, Sustainability

24 points by locallost 319 days ago | 7 comments

Portugal brings back tax breaks for foreigners in bid to woo digital nomads (fortune.com)

Portugal, Digital Nomads, Taxes, Immigration, Economy

77 points by WWWMMMWWW 320 days ago | 166 comments

Portugal to reintroduce tax breaks for skilled foreigners (ft.com)

Portugal, Taxation, Immigration, Foreign Workers

30 points by WWWMMMWWW 321 days ago | 21 comments

Due to court orders, OpenDNS shutdown itself in France and Portugal (opendns.com)