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2 nearly back-to-back garage fires traced to lithium-ion batteries, fire officials say
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (176+ words) BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. (KOLO) - Two fires recently broke out days apart that were both traced back to lithium-ion batteries, according to a Sunday, April 26, CAL FIRE Facebook post. "These nearly back-to-back garage fires are a reminder that the devices we…...
Reno's Dragonfly Energy receives 1st Japanese patent allowance for solid-state battery technology
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (50+ words) KOLO | 8 News Now Reno's Dragonfly Energy receives 1st Japanese patent allowance for solid-state battery technology Local Professor's Equipment Being Tested On Space Station Man gets 20 years for attacking elderly RTC bus driver...
Amazon to stop supporting older Kindle models in May
2+ week, 2+ day ago (54+ words) KOLO | 8 News Now Amazon to stop supporting older Kindle models in May Secretary of State announces voter registration decline of 99, 000 Alpine County officials searching for mountain lion that entered home Passenger killed after pickup truck spins, veers off roadway, overturns…...
Pro-Iranian hacking group claims credit for hack of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal account
4+ week, 2+ day ago (228+ words) KOLO | 8 News Now "Kash Patel, the current head of the FBI, who once saw his name displayed with pride on the agency's headquarters, will now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims," said a message posted Friday…...
Security flaw accidentally gave man control of thousands of robot vacuums
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (90+ words) (CNN) " A software developer accidentally gained control of 7, 000 robot vacuums. Sammy Azdoufal said he accidentally hacked thousands of DJI Romo vacuums while trying to build an app to connect the device to his Playstation controller. The hack gave Azdoufal access…...