China’s power bank crisis: Romoss collapse exposes industry fault lines

China’s power bank crisis: Romoss collapse exposes industry fault lines

Within the span of two weeks, China’s power bank industry has been plunged into turmoil, with nearly every major manufacturer swept up in the fallout. At the center of it all is Romoss, once dubbed the nation’s power bank. The company now teeters on the brink of collapse. At around 1 a.m. on July 6, Romoss issued an official notice announcing a full suspension of operations. The company cited changing market conditions and internal business needs, stating that, following a shareholder meetin...
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Why Renewable Energy Startups are Attracting Nigerian Billionaires

Why Renewable Energy Startups are Attracting Nigerian Billionaires

In 2025, Nigeria’s wealthiest business leaders are accelerating their shift away from oil, signalling a decisive pivot to renewable energy startups, especially off-grid solar, electric vehicles (EVs), and battery-swapping infrastructure. This trend isn’t driven solely by environmental idealism. For Nigeria’s billionaire class, it’s about scale, necessity, and first-mover advantage in a sector that promises both financial and social returns. A New Playbook for Energy Investment For decade...
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Progress towards potassium-ion batteries

Progress towards potassium-ion batteries

TSUKUBA, Japan, July 7, 2025 – (ACN Newswire) – Potassium-ion batteries could have a higher energy density than sodium-ion batteries. This is important for large-scale energy storage such as for renewable energy. In a review published in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, researchers have surveyed the battery technologies that will be vital for a sustainable green transition. Eunho Lim and colleagues at Korea’s Dongguk University discuss recent advances and challenges,...
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Breakthrough battery lets physicists reverse entanglement—and rewrite quantum law

Breakthrough battery lets physicists reverse entanglement—and rewrite quantum law

Just over 200 years after French engineer and physicist Sadi Carnot formulated the second law of thermodynamics, an international team of researchers has unveiled an analogous law for the quantum world. This second law of entanglement manipulation proves that, just like heat or energy in an idealized thermodynamics regime, entanglement can be reversibly manipulated, a statement which until now had been heavily contested. The new research – released on July 2, 2025 in Physical Review Letter...
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Honor X9c makes its way to India

Honor X9c makes its way to India

Following its global announcement in November, the Honor X9c is now making its way to India. The device pairs midrange specs with a focus on durability and a 6,000mAh battery with 66W wired charging. Honor X9c in Titanium Black and Jade Cyan X9c is built around a 6.78-inch curved AMOLED display (FHD+ 120Hz) and is equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset. It also boasts a 108MP main camera (Samsung HM6) alongside a 5MP ultrawide lens and boots MagicOS 9 based on Android 15. Honor X9...
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Google to offer free battery replacement for some Pixel phones in India- All details – Hindustan Times

Google to offer free battery replacement for some Pixel phones in India- All details – Hindustan Times

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Influencer Stefi Cohen Arrested for Domestic Violence Battery: Report

Influencer Stefi Cohen Arrested for Domestic Violence Battery: Report

Influencer and Powerlifter Stefi Cohen Arrested for Domestic Violence Battery: Report Stefi CohenTommaso Boddi/Getty Images for CELSIUS Social media influencer and powerlifter Stefi Cohen was reportedly arrested on grounds of domestic violence battery. According to a report published by TMZ on Sunday, July 6, Cohen, whose full name is Stefanie Cohen Magarici, was arrested on Wednesday, July 2, “on a domestic violence battery charge.” The outlet did not state which city the arrest allegedly t...
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Deals: Samsung Galaxy S and Tab S offers

Deals: Samsung Galaxy S and Tab S offers

This week we’re having a look at Samsung deals, both smartphones and tablets. The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE comes with a free Galaxy Watch7. This is on top of a £50 discount. The FE features the Exynos 2400e chipset, a 6.7” 120Hz 1080p+ OLED display and a 4,700mAh battery with 25W wired and 15W wireless charging. The camera system includes a 50MP main, 8MP 3x/75mm telephoto and 12MP ultra-wide. Meanwhile, the rivalry between the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and S25 Edge continues. The Edge is slend...
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Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 review: the new king of Chromebooks

Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 review: the new king of Chromebooks

The world of Chromebooks has its MacBook Air. Lenovo’s latest Chromebook Plus 14 is an Arm-based thin-and-light with good specs, excellent battery life, a great keyboard, all-around solid build, and a fantastic OLED screen. But the best part is that its bright and punchy 14-inch panel comes standard on the base $649 configuration or as a touchscreen for $749. That’s cheaper than both the OLED-equipped Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus and Acer Chromebook Plus Spin with an IPS screen. It’s als...
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Vancouver Fire Department responds to house fire

Vancouver Fire Department responds to house fire

Date: Saturday, July 5, 2025 Photo courtesy Vancouver Fire Department No people were home at the time of the incident, and a single cat was rescued At 11:52 a.m. Thursday (July 3), the Vancouver Fire Department was dispatched to the report of a house fire at 1819 SE 146th Ct. in Vancouver.   Photo courtesy Vancouver Fire Department The initial-arriving fire engine reported dark smoke coming from a window on the second floor approximately five minutes after being dispatched. The fire was exting...
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