#safety

A teardown of a cheap portable charger marketed at 1,000 watts found a familiar warning sign in consumer electronics: performance claims that collapse almost immediately under real use.

A string of recent incidents in Texas, California, and Michigan shows how discarded car and lithium-ion batteries can damage garbage trucks and trigger fast-moving fires.

A fast-growing market for conversational toys is raising fresh concerns about safety, privacy, and how always-on AI companions could shape childhood.

A new report says many nuclear startups are declining to join the industry’s main safety organization, raising questions about oversight as advanced reactor firms race to commercialize.

A new WIRED feature shows why automakers keep obsessing over steering wheels: they are safety-critical interfaces, brand statements and one of the hardest parts of the cabin to get right.

A live-fire training mishap at a Marine Corps base sent artillery shrapnel falling onto a California highway, prompting the cancellation of the military display and raising safety questions.

A dashcam video of a Cybertruck slamming into a concrete barrier in Houston is fueling debate over FSD safety, with Elon Musk's log-based defense failing to settle the controversy.

A Waymo self-driving taxi illegally passed a stopped school bus in Austin after a remote operator error, triggering a federal investigation.