A Galaxy S25 Plus in South Korea reportedly caught fire while idle, raising questions about battery safety and heat management in Samsung’s latest flagship. Engineers are investigating whether the Exynos 2500 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 hardware could be linked to the overheating.

An AWS outage left smart homes and even smart beds offline, showing just how dependent everyday devices have become on remote servers. With Amazon confirming the root cause in its US-East-1 region, engineers are calling for smarter local backups to prevent future chaos.

Qualcomm is expanding beyond smartphones with two new AI data center chips, the AI200 and AI250, built on its mobile neural processing tech. Promising significant efficiency gains and 768 GB memory support, these chips aim to challenge Nvidia’s dominance and power Saudi Arabia’s next-gen AI infrastructure.

Nvidia’s flagship RTX 5090 may deliver record-breaking performance, but a new teardown paints a troubling picture of its internal design. A leading repair shop has branded the Founders Edition “a disaster,” claiming its modular structure makes it nearly impossible to repair.

The upcoming Vivo S50 series looks set to blend flagship power with sleek mid-range design. New leaks reveal a massive camera upgrade, MediaTek Dimensity 9400 performance, and a compact Pro Mini model that could rival other premium smartphones launching in November.

As the planet brightens under city lights and screens, moonlight’s ancient rhythm is fading. Scientists warn that artificial light is disrupting the lunar clock shared by humans, corals, and other species; reshaping sleep, reproduction, and migration across the natural world.

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Deal | Casio’s Pro Trek PRW6600Y-1A9 is listed at $420 on the official US site, but Amazon currently offers it new for just $304, a 28% discount from retail. This solar-powered, sensor-equipped field watch features atomic timekeeping, altimeter/barometer/compass functions, and a rugged yet comfortable design built for outdoor adventures.

Google claims its new Willow quantum processor has achieved a verifiable “quantum advantage,” performing calculations 13,000 times faster than today’s most powerful supercomputers. The superconducting chip’s design could finally push quantum computing into practical use in AI, materials science, and medicine.