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Hands-on: BMX SolidSafe Solid-State Battery Pack [Video]

Recently there have been over 1.7 million mobile power banks recalled. The reason? Most power banks still use lithium-ion cells filled with flammable liquid electrolytes that present a real risk. Drop it, leave it in heat, or overcharge it, puncture it – and it can swell, and even ignite causing fire. How do powebank makers address this problem? BMX is launching its SolidSafe mobile power bank on Kickstarter with a solid core that significantly reduces the amount of flammable liquid inside the

This Anker 10K Qi2 magnetic power bank is on sale for $60 right now

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . At 25 percent off, that's the lowest price we've seen for this model so far this year. A power bank with a wireless charging option is a very handy device for anyone who's typically on the go. It's probably worth having a fully charged one on hand in case of a power outage too. Anker

A new database on police use of force and misconduct in California

For Immediate Release August 4, 2025 Contact: [email protected] A new database on police use of force and misconduct in California makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police records Public records about use of force and misconduct by California law enforcement officers — some 1.5 million pages obtained from nearly 500 law enforcement agencies — will now be searchable by the public for the first time thanks to a new database built by UC Berkeley and Stanford University and pub

Base64 encoded JSON, certificates, and private keys

You can spot base64 encoded JSON, certificates, and private keys Last modified August 5, 2025 Last modified August 5, 2025 I was working on my homelab and examined a file that was supposed to contain encrypted content that I could safely commit on a Github repository. The file looked like this { "serial" : 13 , "lineage" : "24d431ee-3da9-4407-b649-b0d2c0ca2d67" , "meta" : { "key_provider.pbkdf2.password_key" : "eyJzYWx0IjoianpHUlpMVkFOZUZKcEpSeGo4UlhnNDhGZk9vQisrR0YvSG9ubTZzSUY5WT0iLCJpdGVyYX

TIL that You can spot base64 encoded JSON, certificates, and private keys

You can spot base64 encoded JSON, certificates, and private keys Last modified August 5, 2025 Last modified August 5, 2025 I was working on my homelab and examined a file that was supposed to contain encrypted content that I could safely commit on a Github repository. The file looked like this { "serial" : 13 , "lineage" : "24d431ee-3da9-4407-b649-b0d2c0ca2d67" , "meta" : { "key_provider.pbkdf2.password_key" : "eyJzYWx0IjoianpHUlpMVkFOZUZKcEpSeGo4UlhnNDhGZk9vQisrR0YvSG9ubTZzSUY5WT0iLCJpdGVyYX

A ‘Flesh-Eating’ Germ Is on the Rise This Summer

A bacterial infection that can cause “flesh-eating” disease is becoming a bigger problem in the U.S.—and climate change is at least partly to blame. Several states along the Gulf Coast and Eastern Seaboard have already reported a higher than usual tally of Vibrio vulnificus cases and deaths this summer. Last week, for instance, the Louisiana Department of Health issued a warning to residents over increased reports of V. vulnificus. Experts argue that milder winters and hotter summers are allowi

Coinbase shares slide Tuesday as crypto play takes double-digit fall from July record

Shares were last down more than 5%. The decline occurred as investors adopted a risk-off stance on Tuesday and the three major averages declined. Coinbase is now off more than 30% from its all-time high of $444.65, reached on July 18. Shares popped in mid-July as legislators voted on a series of crypto-related bills, ending with President Donald Trump signing the GENIUS Act stablecoin legislation — the nation's first-ever crypto law. Shares have been collapsing since then. Shares of the crypto

FCC abandons efforts to make U.S. broadband fast and affordable

Trump FCC Abandons Efforts To Make U.S. Broadband Fast And Affordable from the this-is-why-we-can't-have-nice-things dept Section 706 of the Telecom Act requires the FCC to determine whether broadband is being deployed “on a reasonable and timely basis” to everyone. If the answer is no, the law says the FCC must “take immediate action to accelerate deployment of such capability by removing barriers to infrastructure investment and by promoting competition in the telecommunications market.” Fo

Coinbase shares slide Tuesday, as crypto play takes double-digit fall from July record

Shares were last down more than 5%. The decline occurred as investors adopted a risk-off stance on Tuesday and the three major averages declined. Coinbase is now off more than 30% from its all-time high of $444.65, reached on July 18. Shares popped in mid-July as legislators voted on a series of crypto-related bills, ending with President Donald Trump signing the GENIUS Act stablecoin legislation — the nation's first-ever crypto law. Shares have been collapsing since then. Shares of the crypto

FCC Abandons Efforts to Make U.S. Broadband Fast and Affordable

Trump FCC Abandons Efforts To Make U.S. Broadband Fast And Affordable from the this-is-why-we-can't-have-nice-things dept Section 706 of the Telecom Act requires the FCC to determine whether broadband is being deployed “on a reasonable and timely basis” to everyone. If the answer is no, the law says the FCC must “take immediate action to accelerate deployment of such capability by removing barriers to infrastructure investment and by promoting competition in the telecommunications market.” Fo

NYC Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak: Cases and Deaths Double, as Officials Pinpoint the Cause

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in NYC has doubled in reported cases and deaths since last week. Officials have struggled to identify the source of the outbreak, but it has now been confirmed. Officials at the NYC Health Department issued the latest update on the outbreak Monday. Fifty-eight people living in Central Harlem have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ since July 25, while two people have died from it. On the positive side, officials have identified several cooling towers contamin

Tesla co-founder JB Straubel is using old EV batteries to power AI data centers

As demand for energy skyrockets amid the rise of AI, one of Tesla 's co-founders is betting on a new solution: giving old electric vehicle batteries a second-life. JB Straubel, who helped launch Tesla and served as its tech chief until 2019, founded Redwood Materials in 2017 to recycle batteries and build a closed-loop supply chain for EVs. But as Redwood started receiving more EV batteries, the startup noticed that most still had usable capacity. Rather than recycle those batteries, Redwood is

This palm-sized power bank can charge multiple devices at once - and I'm all for the price

Voltme Hypercore 10K power bank ZDNET's key takeaways Voltme's Hypercore 10K power bank is available on Amazon for $23. It's very compact and easy to carry, with both USB-C and USB-A ports to charge two devices simultaneously. Its small but chunky, as some might prefer a flatter charger. $22.99 at Amazon Power banks are a tradeoff: too big and they're heavy and awkward to carry, too small and they're pretty useless because there's not enough charge power. I've found that the 10,000mAh mark is

DJI Power 2000 Review: The Portable Power Station You Want for Your Off-Grid Adventures

For a few years in my 20s and 30s, I was contracted to play music on street corners for half-marathon runners in Austin, Texas. When the site I was assigned didn’t have an outlet available, I had to rent a gas generator (on the organizers’ dime)—a loud, heavy bastard of a machine that was a physical struggle to get started. How I would have loved to have something like the DJI Power 2000 portable power station at the time. The Power 2000 is the third and most powerful in DJI’s series of giganti

14 Best Beauty Box Subscriptions, Tested for Months (2025)

Ipsy is likely best known for its Glam Bags, which include a cute makeup bag each month filled with five deluxe samples. It was cofounded by OG beauty guru Michelle Phan in 2011. I received some excellent deluxe samples, including Fenty Beauty mascara, a BYOD blush brush, and a Just Ximena highlighter. And unlike some other sample sizes I've received, Ipsy actually sent enough of each hair product to be useful. My mane of curly hair initially laughed at the 50-milliliter bottle of Marc Anthony l

Before Sebald Was Great

Books & the Arts / Before Sebald Was Great By looking at his early work, we can better understand who the German writer was beyond his persona as the melancholy intellectual and serious man of letters. W.G. Sebald, 1999. (Ulf Andersen / Getty Images) Since his death in 2001, the reputation of W.G. Sebald has become formidable, even imposing. At times, he feels like a totem: the Western world’s last Absolutely Serious Writer. The German English author of novels (or simply works of “prose” if y

Show HN: I've been building an ERP for manufacturing for the last 3 years

The open-source operating system for manufacturing Discord · Website · Issues Does the world need another ERP? We built Carbon after years of building end-to-end manufacturing systems with off-the-shelf solutions. We realized that: Modern, API-first tooling didn't exist Vendor lock-in bordered on extortion There is no "perfect ERP" because each company is unique We built Carbon to solve these problems ☝️. Architecture Carbon is designed to make it easy for you to extend the platform b

This Forgotten '90s Cyberpunk Flick Nailed the Dystopian VR Vibes

Pull up any list of the ultimate cyberpunk movies and you'll find The Matrix, Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell. But there's one great tech noir flick that came out at the height of the cyberpunk craze -- and then all-but disappeared. Maybe that's partly because of its title. I'd wanted to rewatch Strange Days for a long time, but I kept forgetting because, honestly, I couldn't remember what it was called. Then I finally rediscovered the sci-fi thriller on Hulu. After my most recent viewing,

The Galaxy S26 Edge battery rumors just got even more promising

TL;DR A new leak suggests the Galaxy S26 Edge will have a 4,400mAh battery. That’s noticeably up from 3,900mAh in the S25 Edge and slightly more than a previous 4,200mAh claim. Both leaks point to Samsung addressing one of the biggest complaints about the S25 Edge. The Galaxy S25 Edge was one of Samsung’s most criticized flagships of recent years, and much of that frustration rightly centered on battery life. Now, we have a second clue that Samsung may address that with a beefier battery for

Show HN: I made a competitive debating game(like chess.com but for debating)

Challenge your ideas, climb the leaderboard, and join a vibrant community of thinkers. Sharpen Your Mind Engage in thoughtful debates that challenge your perspectives and improve your critical thinking skills. Climb the Rankings Earn ELO points for winning debates and see how you stack up against other debaters on our leaderboard.

Battlefield 6 Open Beta Start Time, Maps, Modes and Pre-Load

EA's DICE studio has blown the lid off the multiplayer for its upcoming military shooter Battlefield 6, and players will soon get to join the fray. A Battlefield 6 public beta is coming on two consecutive weekends starting Aug. 9 -- and if you're lucky enough to get Early Access, to play starting Aug. 7 -- and here's how to join. The Battlefield 6 open betas will be the first chances for players to experience the game's multiplayer before its full release on Oct. 10. The first open beta weekend

Balabolka is a free text-to-speech tool for Windows

The on-screen text can be saved as a WAV, MP3, MP4, OGG or WMA file. The program can read the clipboard content, view the text from AZW, CHM, DjVu, DOC, EPUB, FB2, HTML, LIT, MOBI, ODT, PRC, PDF and RTF files, customize font and background colour, control reading from the system tray or by the global hotkeys. The program uses various versions of Microsoft Speech API (SAPI); it allows to alter a voice's parameters, including rate and pitch. The user can apply a special substitution list to impro

‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Chomps Its Way Home This Week

The best thing about Jurassic World Rebirth is it sent the franchise back to basics. Figure out a story that necessitates a few characters ending up on an island populated by deadly dinosaurs and see what happens next. It’s a formula that’s worked in the past and worked again here, to the tune of well over $750 million and counting worldwide. However, if you missed the adventure in theaters or want to experience it again, you can do so at home this week. Universal just announced that Jurassic W

Samsung’s next budget earbuds might beat the Pro model in one key area

We’ve already seen what the Galaxy Buds 3 FE could look like , and now we have a good idea of how long they might last. A new certification listing has revealed battery specs for both the earbuds and their case, and they’re surprisingly generous for a Fan Edition model. According to the listing on the SGS Fimko certification platform spotted by SammyGuru , the total battery capacity for the earbuds is listed at 200mAh — equating to 100mAh per bud — while the charging case is rated at 900mAh. Th

Delta denies using AI to set personalized ticket prices

What just happened? Delta Air Lines has categorically denied using artificial intelligence to set ticket prices based on individual customer data, responding to concerns raised by several members of the US Senate. The airline issued its statement following criticism from lawmakers who alleged that Delta was exploring advanced pricing models designed to tailor fares to the maximum amount each customer might be willing to pay – a practice sometimes referred to as surveillance pricing. The controv

Battlefield 6 anti-cheat system requires Secure Boot, shutting out Linux and legacy PCs

In a nutshell: Electronic Arts is preparing to launch the next chapter in the Battlefield saga and expects players to fully embrace the new FPS experience. However, many potential buyers may be disappointed by the game's lack of support for Linux-based platforms. Battlefield 6 will include a powerful anti-cheat system that requires players to enable Secure Boot on their Windows PCs. Battlefield Wire confirmed the news on X, stating that EA's anti-cheat technology will run at the kernel level on

Show HN: I spent 6 years building a ridiculous wooden pixel display

August 2, 2025 TL,DR: I built the world's most impractical 1000-pixel display and anyone in the world can draw on it If you just want to play with it, goto kilopx.com. The backstory Six years ago I had an idea to build a large, inefficient display with a web interface that anyone could interact with. I've enjoyed Danny Rozin's unconvenional mirrors over the years and was inspired by an eInk movie player that played at 24 frames per hour that got me thinking about a laborious display that cou

Lyft and Baidu plan to bring their robotaxis to the UK and Germany next year

Lyft and Baidu have shed more light on their plan for a worldwide fleet of autonomous vehicles . After the first rollouts — which are earmarked for Asia and the Middle East later this year — the companies have their designs set on Europe. They're aiming to deploy robotaxis in the UK and Germany in 2026, as long as they get approval from regulators. The goal is to then expand the European fleet to thousands of vehicles across the continent in the following years. Baidu is using its sixth-generat