Hardware Electronics Nvidia says RTX 50 GPUs won't suffer a repeat of melting 4090 power cables The 12V-2x6 cables haven't encountered the same fiery issues as 12VHPWR By Daniel Sims, January 22, 2025, 5:16 PM 11 comments
Electronics News Around the Web Massive fire erupts at world's largest battery plant in California, forcing evacuations The 750MW site is capable of powering half a million homes By Zo Ahmed, January 17, 2025, 11:21 AM 29 comments
Electronics Science Breakthrough material from LG Chem could prevent thermal runaway in batteries A thin material to suppress thermal runaway By Shawn Knight, October 2, 2024, 12:07 PM 10 comments
Car Tech Tesla Cybertruck catches fire after crashing into a fire hydrant The incident highlights the challenges in putting out EV fires By Skye Jacobs, August 31, 2024, 11:11 AM 25 comments
Car Tech Electronics Mercedes-Benz EV battery fire could lead to global push for better transparency EV buyers are becoming curious about battery manufacturers By Skye Jacobs, August 14, 2024, 7:39 AM 9 comments
Industry News Around the Web Lithium battery plant fire in South Korea claims 23 lives It's unclear what caused the explosion that led to the blaze By Rob Thubron, June 26, 2024, 6:55 AM 7 comments
AI Tech Culture Greece and Israel are developing AI-based capabilities for early wildfire detection Israel should join Europe in the effort to coordinate firefighting efforts, Greece said By Alfonso Maruccia, September 7, 2023, 1:08 PM
Gaming Tech Culture Man says bingeing Starfield saved his family from a fire More proof that video games are good for you By Rob Thubron, September 4, 2023, 5:19 AM 9 comments
Mobile Electronics OnePlus Nord 2 5G explodes in Indian lawyer's pocket He plans to sue, of course By Matthew Lee, September 12, 2021, 9:17 AM 17 comments
Industry A fire broke out at a major MSI plant in China (video) The company claims production wasn't affected By Rob Thubron, November 9, 2020, 8:05 AM
Apple Watch a MacBook Pro pumping out smoke after it exploded during "normal use" Apple is investigating By Rob Thubron, May 31, 2019, 8:14 AM 24 comments
Mobile Apple Man says iOS 12.1 caused his iPhone X to explode, Apple says this is "not expected" behavior Thanks for clearing that up, Apple By Rob Thubron, November 15, 2018, 11:17 AM 9 comments
Mobile Samsung faces lawsuit after Note 9 allegedly catches fire inside woman's purse The ghost of the Note 7 rears its head By Rob Thubron, September 17, 2018, 8:18 AM
Mobile Florida man says Galaxy S9 caught fire and burnt him Shouldn't have used an unauthorized third-party seller, says Samsung By Rob Thubron, July 12, 2018, 10:18 AM
Car Tech Watch: Tesla Model S caught on video going up in flames "out of the blue" The company is investigating By Rob Thubron, June 17, 2018, 9:45 AM 59 comments
Mobile Woman says her Samsung phone exploded, started fire that destroyed car And it wasn't a Note 7 By Rob Thubron, June 11, 2018, 9:10 AM
Mobile Samsung store catches fire on eve of Galaxy S8 unveiling Great timing! By Rob Thubron, March 29, 2017, 8:30 AM 13 comments
Mobile Discarded Note 7 batteries cause fire at Samsung SDI factory 110 firefighters and 19 trucks tackled the blaze By Rob Thubron, February 9, 2017, 6:15 AM
Mobile Samsung to announce incorrect battery size among causes of Note 7 fires By William Gayde, January 21, 2017, 8:30 AM 26 comments
Electronics Researchers develop lithium-ion battery with inbuilt flame retardant to prevent Note 7-style fires This could make lithium-ions a lot safer By Rob Thubron, January 17, 2017, 6:15 AM
Tech Culture Family files $30 million lawsuit against Amazon after hoverboard fire burns down home By Rob Thubron, October 31, 2016, 8:30 AM 16 comments
Mobile Industry Galaxy Note 7 Latest: permanently recalled, 96 incident reports, $100 exchange credit, and more By Shawn Knight, October 13, 2016, 3:00 PM 15 comments
Mobile Software update would prevent stubborn Note 7 owners from charging flawed devices beyond 60 percent By Shawn Knight, September 13, 2016, 6:00 PM 13 comments
Mobile Samsung to recall Galaxy Note 7, will replace all devices By Shawn Knight, September 2, 2016, 10:11 AM 25 comments