More than 80,000 baby monitors recalled due to overheating issues, potential fire hazard

Electronics manufacturer Hisense has issued a recall on thousands of its baby monitors due to potential overheating. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission released a recall notice Thursday ...

NY pushes battery tech to boost the power grid. Neighbors and towns fret over fire risk

A battery energy storage system, called BESS in the industry, resembles a collection of wired-up shipping containers that usually sit on a quarter of an acre. They emit a hum, about as loud as a ...

Here's How To Tell If A CR2032 Battery Is Bad

Found in devices like Apple AirTags, the CR2032 button cell battery, also known as a coin battery, is pretty common. How can ...

Volvo recalls 40,000 SUVs over battery fire risk

The previously unreported recall involves replacing modules in the high-voltage battery packs of the compact SUV.
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Hidden problems with lithium battery safety

This clip examines how lithium battery safety features can sometimes lead to unexpected problems. It reviews protection systems and real-use limitations. A practical look at battery behavior and ...
Men's Journal

Volkswagen Just Recalled 44,000 ID.4s Over Battery Fire Risk

Volkswagen’s latest ID.4 recall covers 44,551 U.S. electric SUVs tied to battery overheating risk. Here’s the fast VIN check and what to do next. Volkswagen ID.4 Recall 44,551 U.S. Volkswagen ID.4 ...
PC World

Battery acting weird? How to calibrate your phone and laptop

PCWorld explains how to calibrate smartphone and laptop batteries when they display inaccurate percentage readings or cause unexpected shutdowns. Battery calibration involves fully charging to 100%, ...
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China’s Battery Boom Is Running Into a Very Familiar Problem

The Chinese industry ministry has sounded the overcapacity alarm for yet another industry: batteries. Battery makers have grown unrestrained, and this has resulted in too much capacity, which is a ...
Gizmochina

Xiaomi Resolves 11 HyperOS Bugs While Fixing Redmi Note 14 Battery and Camera Problems

The Redmi Note 14 and Redmi Note 14 Pro shut down unexpectedly when the battery gets low. The battery percentage doesn’t match the actual charge level. This affects OS version 3.0.4.0.WOGMIXM and OS ...
Android

Exynos 2600’s Modem May Be a Problem for Galaxy S26 Battery

Samsung’s newly unveiled Exynos 2600 chip for the Galaxy S26 series is generating buzz for its world-first 2nm architecture, but a major design shift has raised concerns. Unlike its predecessors, the ...
The Conversation

Government boosts its home battery program by $5 billion. But it still has big problems

Rohan Best previously received funding for projects for the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the New South Wales government. Over the weekend the federal government ...