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6 risky battery charging mistakes (and what to do in case of fire)

A mobile phone battery stores enormous amounts of energy in a very small space. As long as everything is working properly, we don’t notice anything. But a technical defect or incorrect handling can trigger a chain reaction — known as thermal runaway. This causes the battery to fuel itself with energy until it bursts into flames or ruptures under intense pressure. What makes this particularly…
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MLB and ESPN blew up baseball streaming. Here’s help

In 2026, figuring out how to watch baseball is more confusing than ever. MLB teams are switching channels on cable and satellite TV as regional sports networks collapse, while new companies are carving up the rights for games on national television. New streaming services…
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Glyph Atom EX40 review: Rugged, portable 40Gbps USB4 storage

I was impressed with the Glyph Atom EX40 from the minute I took it out of the box. It’s a looker, and its random and real-world performance were top-notch. Alas, it ain’t cheap, though with the current high price of NAND it’s looking almost like a bargain. Read on to learn more, then see our roundup of the best external drives for comparison. The black and dark gray, aluminum-bodied Atom…
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Google’s still struggling to crack PC gaming

Do PC gamers long to play mobile games…on the PC? Google continues to think so, and the company is making incremental moves to improve its Google Play platform on the PC. Google is adding a Steam-like trial period of one hour, called Game Trials, while adding more paid…
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Conduent hack exposed 25 million medical, Social Security records

Who is Conduent? If you asked that question this past week, you’re not alone. Hackers stole sensitive information on a sizable portion of U.S. residents from this major data processor, with the original estimate to be about 10.5 million back in October. But recent disclosures have shot the number of the affected to 25 million—which pushed Conduent back into the news. The Texas Attorney General…
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Nvidia gobbles up 94% of the PC graphics card market

When we think of the PC graphics-card market, we usually think of three players: Nvidia, AMD, and to a lesser extent, Intel. Those days are over. According to market data released by Jon Peddie Research for the fourth quarter of 2025, AMD’s market share in the PC graphics-card market has plunged to well under 10 percent. Intel is virtually non-existent. The remainder — over 90 percent — is…
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