Alex Kimani Alex Kimani is a veteran finance writer, investor, engineer and researcher for Safehaven.com.  More Info Premium Content By Alex Kimani – Oct 06, 2025, 6:00 PM CDT A fire at Vistra Corp’s 300-MW Moss Landing battery facility has triggered widespread safety concerns, prompting local moratoriums on new large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in several U.S. states. Public opposition is rising, with officials warning that lithium-ion systems pose unacceptable fire ris...

Natron Energy, a Santa Clara, California-based sodium-ion battery startup, ceased operation on 3 September due to funding issues. Just a year ago, the company made headlines for its plans to build a first-of-its-kind US $1.4 billion factory in North Carolina to manufacture up to 14 gigawatt-hours of sodium-ion batteries. While experts say Natron’s closure shouldn’t be taken as a harbinger for the rest of the emerging industry in the United States, they acknowledge that the West is behind Chi...

Former NFL quarterback and Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez was charged with felony battery following a weekend altercation in Indianapolis, where he was stabbed after he allegedly attacked a truck driver, authorities said Monday. Sanchez, a onetime star for the New York Jets, was initially charged with a string of misdemeanors before Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced that he would face a felony charge of battery involving serious bodily injury. Indianapolis Police Chief Chris Bailey...

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Summary Bus-powered USB hubs draw constant power, draining and degrading your laptop battery. Running high-power drives, phones, or monitors through unpowered hubs risks overload, heat, and damage. Use self-powered hubs, enable battery-saver, and keep charge between 20%-80% to extend life. Laptops are pretty essential as on-the-go computers, but don’t always come with all the USB ports you need. That’s why USB hubs have become a go-to solution for so many of us, turning a single port int...