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Amazon's Prime Video series 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' will get a physical home media release, with both its first and second seasons arriving on Blu-ray and 4K UHD formats. The announcement gives fans of the Tolkien adaptation a way to own the show outside of streaming.
CNET tested 19 large and extra-large portable power stations by connecting each to a standard refrigerator to see how long they could keep it running. The Fossibot 3600 Pro led the pack at 44.65 hours, narrowly beating the Oupes Mega 5 at 43.72 hours, while the Oscal Power Max 2400 lasted just 12.58 hours. Notably, the pricier Anker Solix F3800 Plus underperformed relative to its large 3,840Wh capacity, running only 25.68 hours.
Samsung outlines two ways to reboot a Galaxy tablet: a standard restart via the power menu or quick settings panel for general slowness or app glitches, and a force restart for a frozen, unresponsive screen. The force restart requires holding the Volume Down and Power buttons together for at least seven seconds until the device vibrates and the Samsung logo appears.
NextEra Energy has received a $1.9 billion federal loan to refurbish the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa, a nuclear plant shuttered since 2020 that Google pledged to help revive last October. The plant is slated to restart in 2029, with Google reportedly planning up to six data centers nearby, while only 50 megawatts of output will go to the local power cooperative.
NextEra Energy has received a $1.9 billion loan from the US Department of Energy to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center, a 615-megawatt nuclear plant in Iowa that was shut down after storm damage in 2020. Google will buy power from the reopened plant to run its AI data centers, with NextEra targeting a restart by 2029 and citing job creation and grid reliability benefits.
Battery endurance depends heavily on laptop category: ultrabooks can run 8-12 hours (up to 15 in ideal conditions), standard laptops last 6-10 hours, budget models 4-7 hours, and gaming laptops only 2-4 hours. The charger used also matters, since aftermarket units may deliver imprecise voltage that stresses the battery over time.
EcoFlow has launched the River 260 Gen4 and River 520 Gen4 portable power stations, offering 256Wh and 512Wh of capacity respectively in notably smaller, lighter bodies than prior models. Both use safer LFP battery chemistry and include multiple USB ports, with the 520 model adding a second AC outlet for up to 500W of continuous output.
A reviewer tested the Xteink X3, a credit-card-sized, magnetic e-reader from a little-known China-based brand that sells for $69 on Amazon and currently ranks among the platform's top new e-reader releases. Despite a cheap, plasticky feel and some quirks, the reviewer used it to read Robert Caro's massive book The Power Broker and finished three books in a month, up from just one in the prior two months, while daily iPhone screen time dropped by 25 minutes.
A new study in AGU Advances models how a rare, extreme geomagnetic storm—similar in scale to the 1859 Carrington Event—would strain the modern US power grid. Researchers found the Northeast and Northern Plains, particularly higher-latitude areas, face the greatest risk of widespread grid failure, with total economic losses estimated at $1.5 to $2 billion per day.
Tom's Hardware reviewed FSP's self-designed Mega GM 1200W power supply, finding efficiency that performs like Platinum tier even though it's only Gold-certified, top-tier Cybenetics acoustic scores, and all-Japanese capacitors. The unit ships with native 600W 12V-2x6 output, a compact chassis, a robust protection suite, and a ten-year warranty, priced around $229.
A JD Power survey of 68,000 owners of 2026 model-year vehicles found that more than a third never use passenger touchscreens, while only six percent use them every time they drive. The firm also found larger screens correlated with more infotainment problems, while simple features like smart ignition and smart climate control ranked as the most valued technologies.
A former commercial nuclear power operator who rose from Reactor Operator to Senior Reactor Operator and into management left his 19-year utility career at 38, relocating from Michigan to Washington, D.C. to chase 'unlimited income potential' through sales and business ownership. He found that the skills that made him excel as an employee inside a large organization did not translate into success running his own venture.