Galaxy Note 7 Battery Fires

In case you were wondering why batteries are important, see this Anandtech article on reported battery fires in the Galaxy Note 7.

Battery Technology

Extremetech posted an interesting article here on the non-technical challenges we face to improve battery capacity and lifetime.

Automotive Systems

Here is an interesting brochure from Infineon that gives block diagrams for a number of automotive electrical/electronic (E/E) systems, ranging from brakes through radar.

The Right to Tinker

Here is an interesting New York Times article on the right to tinker with automotive software.<p>
And here is the Web site of the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University, with provides a link to Andrew Appel's Freedom to Tinker blog.

More Vehicle Hacks

Wired reports here on two new vehicle hacks, one affecting VW group keys and another affecting other car makes.

Monitor Hacking

Extremetech reports here on a presentation at DEFCON demonstrating how monitors can be hacked to, for example, change the pixels on the display.

Basis Peak Recall

Intel reports here that they are recalling all Basis Peak recall due to overheating of a small number of watches.  A few users reported burns due to watch overheating.