Batt to life, batt to reality. Image credit: Nintendo / Eurogamer Nintendo has provided a solution to an issue causing the Switch 2’s battery indicator to display incorrectly. While some have criticised the new console for having a poor battery life, it turns out in some instances the indicator is actually just not showing the correct percentage. But, there’s a fix! Nintendo has provided steps “for when the battery amount displayed and the actual remaining battery use don’...

A small town in Finland is about to ditch fossil fuels in its heating network thanks to a sand-filled energy storage tank the size of a house. Finnish startup Polar Night Energy recently turned on the so-called sand battery in the municipality of Pornainen, an hour north of Helsinki.  The machine, which uses dirt to store excess renewable energy as heat, will warm the homes and businesses in the town of 5,000 people. It is expected to replace natural gas and oil in Pornainen’s district heatin...

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Invisible Institute and co-published with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. A former Chicago police officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to felony charges in connection with two incidents of sexual misconduct involving female colleagues — one that occurred while at the police training academy and one at a police precinct. The...

Tarek’s flip side. Tarek El Moussa was cited for battery after the “Flip or Flop” alum allegedly knocked a man out in Las Vegas last week. The HGTV star and another male were involved in an altercation at the Palazzo at the Venetian Resort in Sin City on June 5, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to Page Six Tuesday. Tarek El Moussa was reportedly cited for battery after the “Flip or Flop” star allegedly knocked a man out in Las Vegas last week. Brian Zak/Page Six T...

Roam, the Kenyan electric battery, bus and motorcycle manufacturer, has increased domestic production of key parts to 36%, including the body panels, wire harness, connectors, battery compartment, mechanical auxiliaries, and storage unit, in line with its commitment to local manufacturing. According to the firm, this step is expected to shorten the supply chain, reduce maintenance costs, and support Kenya’s growing clean-tech manufacturing sector by creating jobs. The announcement was made dur...

iPhone battery settings get a nice update in iOS 26, including a new intelligent battery saver mode called Adaptive Power. The iPhone will also now track extra battery stats, like your average power consumption throughout the day. But perhaps the most notable enhancement is that the iPhone can now tell you exactly how long it will take for your battery to charge. Right at the top of your lock screen, when plugged in to power, your phone will now show the estimated time to charge until it hits 80...

Apple on Monday unveiled the 2026 editions of all its operating systems. That’s what the “26” in the name of each OS stands for. iOS 26 is the iPhone OS set to launch in September 2025, but you’ll use it throughout most of 2026. The name change makes sense because iOS 26 brings a major redesign. Liquid Glass is the biggest UI update the iPhone has seen since iOS 7. Install the first iOS 26 beta, and you’ll notice Liquid Glass everywhere. Translucency is the central eleme...

Honor X6c is now official as the latest budget entry from the brand. It brings a solid list of specs including a 120Hz LCD, up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage as well as a 5,300 mAh battery with 35W charging. X6c is built around a 6.61-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel is rated at 1,000 nits peak brightness and features a punch hole cutout for the 5MP selfie shooter. The fingerprint reader is integrated into the power button. Honor went with MediaTek’s Helio G81...

In a recycling facility in Covington, Georgia, workers grind up dead batteries into a fine, dark powder. In the past, the factory shipped that powder, known in the battery recycling industry as black mass, overseas to refineries that extracted valuable metals like cobalt and nickel. But now it keeps the black mass on site and processes it to produce lithium carbonate, a critical ingredient for making new batteries to power electric vehicles and store energy on the grid. From Nevada to Arkansas,...