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Reservoir raises $8M to make water heaters that people — and the grid — will actually want (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-12 | by Tim De Chant | tags: reservoir, water heaters, asymmetric capital partners

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The Best Portable Solar Panels: My Take After Years of Testing (wired.com)

2026-08-10 | by Simon Hill | tags: bougerv, portable solar panels, rv mounting

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Before you buy another USB-C charger, make sure it has this critical (and hidden) spec (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: charger, charging, support

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Texas governor orders audit of new data centers after realizing over 400 gigawatts of power is a lot (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Anna Washenko | tags: texas utility commissions, public utility commission of texas, electric reliability council of texas

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Don’t screw this up, Marvel (theverge.com)

2026-08-04 | by Charles Pulliam-Moore | tags: marvel, sony, spider-man

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Balcony Solar: $1.74/watt direct plug-in solar (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: balcony solar, plug-in solar panel, watt

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Teacher arrested for clapping in support of opposition at an AI data center meeting — gigawatt-scale project gets approved anyway despite community resistance (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-29 | by Jowi Morales | tags: ai data center, emporia kansas, lux claridge

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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 | get Tesla Powerwall 2 → | tags: battery storage, energy information administration, california

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One KW wind turbine without civil engineering (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-01 | by Fabien Brun | get Small Wind Turbine Kit → | tags: wind turbine, wind to watt, fabien brun

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Lectric XPress2 Review (2026): A Heavy-Duty but Nimble Ebike (wired.com)

2026-07-01 | by Michael Venutolo-Mantovani | get Lectric XPress2 Electric Bike → | tags: lectric, xpress2, shimano

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Here's why you shouldn't plug a power strip into a smart plug (engadget.com)

2026-06-29 | by Cheyenne Macdonald | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: smart plug, power strip, voltage

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Extreme Heat conference cancelled due to extreme heat warning (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-23 | get Portable Fan Cooler → | tags: climate change, grantham research, adeline stuart-watt

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Best USB charger deals 2026 – from tiny single-port smartphone chargers to large multi-port laptop chargers, we've found the best deals (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-19 | by Joe Shields | get Anker PowerPort Atom PD 4 → | tags: usb charger, prime day, black friday

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Does your phone charge as fast as advertised? I measured the latest iPhone, Samsung, OnePlus (zdnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by Adam Doud | get Anker PowerCore Portable Charger → | tags: iphone 17 pro max, samsung galaxy s26 ultra, oneplus 15

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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes is a great last-minute Father’s Day gift (theverge.com)

2026-06-16 | by Cameron Faulkner | get Calvin and Hobbes Collection → | tags: calvin and hobbes, bill watterson, amazon

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Calvin and Hobbes and the price of integrity (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | by The Republic Of Letters | get Calvin and Hobbes Collection → | tags: calvin and hobbes, bill watterson, kenyon college

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A truck-mounted nuclear reactor that runs for decades without refueling is being tested in China (techspot.com)

2026-06-04 | get Portable Nuclear Reactor Kit → | tags: china, truck-mounted nuclear reactor, wu yican

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SoftBank to Plow $52 Billion Into French Data Centers (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-30 | get French Data Center Server → | tags: softbank, french data centers, gigawatts

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LG Energy Solution's shares surge as much as 16% after landing major U.S. battery storage deal (cnbc.com)

2026-05-28 | by Justina Lee | get Tesla Powerwall Battery → | tags: lg energy solution, dte energy, battery storage

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Ride1Up Roadster Review (2026): An Ebike That Feels Like a Bike (wired.com)

2026-05-20 | by Matthew Korfhage | get Ride1Up Roadster Electric Bike → | tags: ride1up, roadster v3, aventon soltera 3

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Microsoft's $1 Billion AI Data Center Will 'Switch Off Half of Kenya' (slashdot.org)

2026-05-12 | get Microsoft Azure Data Center → | tags: center, country, data center

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Finding the differences in a series of power supplies (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | by Labs Web Team | get Digital Power Supply Tester → | tags: nzxt, power supplies, series

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Romanian leader of online swatting ring gets 4 years in prison (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-30 | get Swatting Prevention Kit → | tags: swatting, romania, law enforcement

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Why the hardest part of building the future is letting go of the past (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-29 | get Smartphone Screen Repair Kit → | tags: america, james watt, industrial revolution

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Google To Invest Up To $40 Billion In Anthropic (slashdot.org)

2026-04-24 | get Anthropic AI Research Kit → | tags: anthropic, google, ai lab

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I’ve fired one of America’s most powerful lasers—here’s what a shot day looks like (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-19 | get Laser Tag Set → | tags: texas petawatt, lasernetus, high-power laser

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Maine Lawmakers Pass Ban on Large Data Centers (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-15 | get Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: maine, data centers, megawatts

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Oracle expands Bloom Energy deal days after receiving $400 million stock warrant (cnbc.com)

2026-04-13 | by Jordan Novet | get Bloom Energy Server → | tags: oracle, bloom energy, fuel cell

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OpenAI’s Latest Thing It’s Bragging About Is Actually Kind of Sad (futurism.com)

2026-04-12 | by Victor Tangermann | get OpenAI ChatGPT Mug → | tags: openai, anthropic, data centers

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A Single Strike Won’t Shut Off the Gulf’s Desalination System (wired.com)

2026-04-06 | by Dana Alomar | get Desalination System Maintenance Kit → | tags: desalination plants, iranian drone attacks, gulf water supply