Canada’s government continues to turn up the heat against Meta, with Prime Minister Trudeau calling news ban 'inconceivable'
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Amazon Suspends 50 Staff At Staten Island Warehouse After Fire
Fifty workers at Amazon's only unionised American warehouse have been suspended after they refused to work after a fire
YouTuber Notes Swelling Battery Issue In Samsung Phones
YouTuber notes batteries in some older and not so old Samsung phones are swelling up, but it is unclear if there is a systemic flaw
Amazon Unveils Sleep Tracking Device, Updates Echo, Kindle
Arrival of Halo Rise sleep tracker comes amid updates to Fire TV, Kindle, and new Echo devices that double as Wi-Fi mesh extenders
Tesla Megapack Catches Fire In California
Utility-scale Megapack battery from Tesla catches fire, with local residents warned to stay indoors due to air pollution worries
German Police Investigate Possible Arson At Tesla’s Gigafactory
Arson attack? German police investigate fire at construction site of Tesla Gigafactory, after far left group claims responsibility
OVH Hints UPS Cause Of Data Centre Fire
Google meanwhile denies the fire at the OVH data centres in Strasbourg was to blame for the outage of Google and YouTube in Russia
Data Centre Fire Blamed For Russia Google Outage
Fire in a French data centre causes outage of Google and YouTube services for people in Russia, as well as disruption for other online services
Ring Warns 350,000 Smart Doorbell Customers Over Fire Risk
Amazon's smart home device maker Ring has issued new installation instructions for 350,000 doorbells in the United States, after some catch fire
Apple Expands Lead In Tablets And Takes Aim At Laptops
Apple's iPad sales grow by more than 20 percent to take nearly one-third of the tablet market, while Samsung and Huawei plummet
Tesla Model 3 Explodes After Moscow Motorway Crash
Vehicle catches on fire in heavy traffic after collision with stationary tow truck on Moscow ring road, in latest safety incident
Tesla Investigates As Model S Bursts Into Flames In Shanghai
The car was gutted by a fire that began whilst it was stationary in a parking garage, firefighters said
Delivery Robot Bursts Into Flames In California
The KiwiBot food delivery robot was dramatically consumed by fire after a defective battery was erroneously installed in it
HP Issues Recall For Laptop Batteries Amid Fire Risk
A number of laptop models from HP pose a fire or burn hazard, prompting the firm to issue an recall
Emergency Services Network Delay Could See Service ‘Turned Off’
The latest ESN delay takes its planned implementation six months beyond the expected obsolescence of the current network
Apple Investigates Video Of Exploding iPhone 7 Plus
Pass the fire extinguisher. Apple is at the centre of battery fire incident after video shows melting iPhone 7
Microsoft, Amazon Reap Cloud Benefits
Cloud services including AWS, Office 365, Azure have boosted Microsoft and Amazon financials
Amazon Launches Family-Friendly Fire Tablet Costing Under £50
New 7in Fire tablet is also available to buy in a six-pack, for some reason, alongside new Fire HD 8 and 10 devices
Amazon Finally Calls Time On The Fire Phone
Inventory of troubled Fire phone will not be renewed following months of poor sales
Second Airline Bans Lithium-ion Battery Shipments
Second major American airline bans the bulk shipment of lithium-ion batteries over fire concerns
Fire Risk From HP Laptop Cables Prompts Recall
Users of HP laptops should check their power cables immediately, after a product recall due to fire risk
Amazon Fire Phone Arrives With 3D Interaction
Amazon wades into the crowded smartphone market with its 3D Amazon Fire phone, dubbed by some a "mobile cash register"
Sony Warns Of Fire Risk From Vaio Fit Laptops
Sony warns of a serious risk of fire from its new Vaio hybrid laptop launched in February
Power Surges Hit ‘Cursed’ $1.4bn NSA Data Centre
Meltdowns reported at the NSA data storage site whose electricity was cursed by protesters
Lenovo Recalls 160,000 Fire Risk PCs
Lenovo says a number of ThinkCentre M70z and M90z all-in-one PCs are at risk of overheating
Amazon Kindle Devices Clock Up Over A Million Sales Per Week
Amazon has released Kindle sales figures, claiming the device range is selling over a million units per week
Silk Browser Guards Privacy Amazon Tells Congress
Amazon confirms non- track Kindle Fire policy despite routing browser traffic through cloud servers