“Things are going to break.” Burning Both Ends The power grid in Texas is not doing okay. Crypto mining rigs shut down earlier this week to prevent blackouts and price hikes, and now, experts are worried the state’s power plants won’t be able to keep up with energy demands. On Friday, Bloomberg reported that Texas… Continue reading Experts Concerned Texas Power Plants Will Start to Die Amid Heat Wave
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Best Kindles in 2022
The best Kindles will help you get more reading done, while allowing you to carry an entire bookcase’s worth of books in your backpack. The word “Kindle” has become synonymous with “e-reader,” and testing a couple of models for ourselves has helped us understand why. Every Kindle we tested felt great in the hand, had… Continue reading Best Kindles in 2022
Bill Gates Says Sorry the World Isn’t Going So Great
Tell us something we don’t know, guy! Blue Bill If you’re upset about the current state of world affairs, you’re not alone. Billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates is also bummed, and in a series of depressing tweets, the philanthropist reminded us why. “The pandemic is one of the biggest setbacks in history,” he gloomily mused. “The… Continue reading Bill Gates Says Sorry the World Isn’t Going So Great
Cops Keep Having Impossible Fentanyl “Seizures” on Camera For Some Reason
Image by KCTV/Kansas Police Department It’s become a meme at this point: videos of cops having what appear to be seizures or other serious physical reactions when they just so happen to touch a small amount of fentanyl, a purported transdermal overdose that seems to always happen in front of another cop’s smartphone camera. The… Continue reading Cops Keep Having Impossible Fentanyl “Seizures” on Camera For Some Reason
Secret Van Gogh Portrait With Left Ear Discovered with X-ray
It’s been hidden for more than a century. Good Gogh-ing A secret, ghostly self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh has been hiding underneath layers of cardboard and glue for more than a century — but art historians and experts finally uncovered the artwork this week, with the help of technology. The press office of the National… Continue reading Secret Van Gogh Portrait With Left Ear Discovered with X-ray
United States Crypto Miners Are Now Using as Much Power as Houston
Even Congress is involved now. Powers Combined Even if the crypto market isn’t exactly growing in terms of profit, miners it are certainly increasing their energy consumption. The New York Times reported this week that just seven of the biggest Bitcoin mining companies are now using nearly as much electricity as all the homes in Houston combined,… Continue reading United States Crypto Miners Are Now Using as Much Power as Houston
Sleep Tech to Help You Get Some Zzzzzzzzs
If home is where the heart is, the bedroom is where the heart rests. Sleeping under the same thick comforter and heavy sheets can make you toss and turn during these hot summer nights, but upgrading your bedroom to more modern sleep technology can make you a lot cheerier on Monday mornings. These sleep aids… Continue reading Sleep Tech to Help You Get Some Zzzzzzzzs
Please No! Lawsuit Claims Toxic Ingredient in Delicious Skittles
Image by Getty / Futurism The rainbow might not taste quite as good as we thought if a lawsuit filed the candy company that makes Skittles turns out to have substantial evidence. The Guardian reported yesterday that a California resident filed suit against Mars Inc, on Thursday because they claim the company doesn’t properly inform… Continue reading Please No! Lawsuit Claims Toxic Ingredient in Delicious Skittles
Linkin Park Singer Creates Technology to Turn You Into a Human NFT in Online Meetings
Okay, it’s pretty cool. Linkin Up You might think you’ve become so numb to NFT headlines, but there’s one you might just get caught in the undertow of. Cheesy Linkin Park jokes aside, the band’s lead singer is investing in a new company that turns users and their avatars into human NFTs in video meetings.… Continue reading Linkin Park Singer Creates Technology to Turn You Into a Human NFT in Online Meetings
Medical Examiner Releases Details About Death of Ivana Trump
Image by Getty Less than 24 hours after her death, New York City’s chief medical examiner completed 73-year-old Ivana Trump’s autopsy and said she died from blunt force trauma to the torso. Yesterday, NBC New York reported that the death was officially ruled an accident after the medical examiner said Trump fell down the stairs… Continue reading Medical Examiner Releases Details About Death of Ivana Trump