Cardi B is being sued for assault and battery after she allegedly struck a woman with a microphone during her performance in Las Vegas two years ago. The woman — identified as Jane Doe — claims in the lawsuit that the “I Like It” rapper had asked the audience at Drai’s Beachclub to throw water at her to help her cool off, TMZ reported Wednesday. Doe alleges that several people answered the pop star’s request, but Cardi chucked the mic at her when she did so. Cardi B is being sued by...

Christian de Looper for BGR The iPhone 17 series should feature Apple’s first-ever ultra-thin iPhone model, a device we’ve been calling the iPhone 17 Air. Leaks say the phone will measure just 5.5 mm thick, which is even thinner than Samsung’s recently released Galaxy S25 Edge (5.8 mm). Apple will make several compromises to deliver an ultra-thin iPhone 17 this year. The list includes cutting down to one camera lens on the back, removing the physical SIM tray in favor of eSIM c...

Not long ago, Honor launched the X70, the mainstream smartphone with the biggest battery so far at 8,300 mAh. As it turns out, vivo (or its sub-brand iQOO) is currently working on a device with not quite the same capacity, but one that’s not further off either at 8,000 mAh. This handset with the model number V2507A is already certified for sale in China by the relevant authorities, which is how we know about that battery size. And today it’s been spotted in the Geekbench online datab...

What do they even need us for anymore? Self Swap As we continue on our path towards a potential future filled with tireless humanoid robots staffing factory floors, companies are looking to solve a major pain point of the tech: a limited battery life. Chinese company UBTECH recently showed off its bipedal Walker S2 robot contorting its arms to hot swap one of its battery packs — a “world’s first,” seemingly — which means the 95-pound automaton could technically work 24 h...

Home battery demand was subdued in Germany and Italy in the first six months of 2025 but rose in Austria, France, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic. One driver was falling prices, with EUPD Research reporting an average €711 ($833)/kWh in the first half of the year. July 23, 2025 Sandra Enkhardt Image: EUPD Research From ESS News Demand for residential battery storage systems with up to 20 kWh of capacity remained stable in Europe in the first half of 2025. However, the picture is mixed....

Spain’s parliament has rejected a legislative package aimed at reinforcing the grid and scaling up battery energy storage following the April 28 blackout. July 23, 2025 Pilar Sánchez Molina...

The anticipated reveal of Apple’s newest iPhone is just around the corner. For months now, rumors have been swirling about what the upcoming device, likely called the iPhone 17, could look like, from a redesigned camera module to fresh colors to a slimmer “Air” version of the handset. The phones are expected to debut in early September. Perhaps the biggest looming question is whether iPhones could get pricier, especially with tariffs. President Donald Trump has said Apple wil...

The Starlink Mini satellite dish is now even better thanks to the $119 LinkPower 1 power bank from PeakDo. The battery locks securely to the back of SpaceX’s smallest terminal and provides over 4.5 hours of uninterrupted Internet connectivity. The LinkPower’s battery can also charge simultaneously over USB-C from your car, solar generator, or solar panel for indefinite Internet use. Then the tidy little package can be slipped into a backpack or tote for your next adventure. Starlink is a lif...

Alex Kimani Alex Kimani is a veteran finance writer, investor, engineer and researcher for Safehaven.com.  More Info Premium Content By Alex Kimani – Jul 22, 2025, 5:00 PM CDT The U.S. Commerce Department has imposed preliminary anti-dumping tariffs of up to 160%—and over 700% for some firms—on Chinese graphite imports. The tariffs threaten to significantly raise battery costs. While EV makers like Tesla oppose the move, non-Chinese graphite producers have seen their stock surge. Comb...

Haley Zaremba Haley Zaremba is a writer and journalist based in Mexico City. She has extensive experience writing and editing environmental features, travel pieces, local news in the… More Info Premium Content By Haley Zaremba – Jul 22, 2025, 4:00 PM CDT Finland has deployed the world’s largest sand battery, which uses heated sand to store thermal energy for district heating and industrial use, significantly cutting emissions. Sand batteries offer a cost-effective and efficient al...