GoKawiil - Tech News

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Michael Dell's son and a SpaceX alum want to put battery storage in every backyard (techspot.com)

2026-08-03 | by Daniel Sims | tags: dell, spacex, battery storage

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Base Power raises another $1B to save the grid using backyard batteries (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-03 | by Tim De Chant | tags: base power, backyard batteries, base core

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Poll Finds Overwhelming Majority Disgusted by Trump’s Relationship With AI Industry, Saying He’s Using the Tech to Tear Down Democracy (futurism.com)

2026-08-03 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: trump, sam altman, ai industry

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Baseload Is a Myth (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | by Sean Fleming | tags: baseload, california grid, thermal power plants

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Data centres could pay hundreds of millions in deposits for power demands (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-07-29 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: ofgem, data centres, electricity grid

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Data centers may face temporary power cuts to prevent blackouts on largest US grid (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-28 | by Tim De Chant | tags: pjm interconnection, data centers, power grid

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This stunning map shows the world’s electric grid in detail (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: electric grid, power plants, solar farms

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Our electric grid wasn’t built for this kind of demand (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: electric grid, u.s. electric grid, power demand

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Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-26 | tags: minesweeper, reverse minesweeper, chain logic

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The Solution to the Power Grid's Woes Might Just Be Sitting in Your Driveway (wired.com)

2026-07-26 | by Matt Simon | tags: vehicle-to-grid, sunrun, national grid

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The 20 percent rule for solar panels can help you save money in the long run (engadget.com)

2026-07-25 | by Dave Meikleham | tags: solar panels, 20 percent rule, solar system

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Massachusetts EV Drivers Can Sell Extra Energy to the Grid Under New Program (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-25 | tags: massachusetts, energy grid, spare electrons

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One fallen power line exposed a growing AI data center problem. Here’s how to fix it. (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-25 | by Tim De Chant | tags: pjm grid, ting labs, data centers

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The power line that could reshape New York’s grid is hitting snags (technologyreview.com)

2026-07-23 | by Casey Crownhart | tags: chppe, hydro-quebec, nyc grid

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Power outage? Automakers want you to use your EV as a backup source (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: power grid, winter storm uri, vehicle-to-grid

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How My Images Are Dithered (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: dithering, am grid printing, wikipedia

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My Images Are Dithered (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: dithering, am grid printing, wikipedia

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Opinion | AI Can Be the Fast Track to Grid Reliability (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-19 | tags: grid reliability, modernizing grid, smart grid

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Show HN: BambooGrid – Open-source web UI for power grid modeling and power flow (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-16 | tags: bamboo, power grid, web ui

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Scientists synchronize 105,000 nano-oscillators in just 45 nanoseconds — paving the way for a highly efficient and fast alternative to transistors (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-16 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: computing, grids, latest

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Irish datacenters now guzzle 23% of the country's electricity (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-12 | by Dan Robinson | tags: consumption, electricity, grid

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Syria's solar boom is redefining Middle East's energy model (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-09 | by Robin Mills | tags: electricity, grid, panels

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What's slowing down the AI buildout (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-09 | by Works In Progress | tags: capacity, demand, electricity

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Even Your Summer Thermostat Temperature Has Become a Political Debate (cnet.com)

2026-07-07 | by See Full Bio | tags: degrees, department, department energy

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Patterncollider: Generate and explore quasiperiodic tiling patterns (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-06 | tags: grid, lines, pattern

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ClawdMojis – A Clawd for Every Occasion (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-03 | tags: clawd, emoji, grid

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AI’s Volatile Power Use Quietly Tests Grid Limits (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-07-03 | by Matt Hasan | tags: compute, demand, grid

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US homeowners installed a record amount of battery storage this year, and it's reshaping the grid (techspot.com)

2026-07-03 | tags: battery storage, energy information administration, california

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Energy Department Wants Data Centers to Stop Draining the Grid During Brutal Heat Wave (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-02 | tags: energy department, data centers, grid management

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Weber marks down grills and griddles to their best prices ever for July 4th (theverge.com)

2026-07-02 | by Brad Bourque | tags: weber, blackstone, grills