‘Science maniac’ wires 400 car batteries together in extreme backyard experiment to see what would happen |

[ad_1] Drake Anthony Styropyro experiments with 400 car batteries unleashing extreme currents up to 160,000 amps in his backyard/ Image: Youtube A YouTuber known for building enormous lasers and experimenting with high-voltage equipment has returned with a long-teased project: wiring 400 car batteries together to explore what happens when extreme electrical current is unleashed outside […]

Are we about to become batteries for AI? A 2030 thought experiment on work, energy and human worth |

[ad_1] In the viral video, by 2030, 80 percent of jobs are gone, and humans generate electricity, offering power to the AI that replaced them/ Image: X For most of human history, strength did not need branding. If someone had thick wrists, a heavy gait, a back that curved slightly forward, you could assume the […]

Are we about to become batteries for AI? A 2030 thought experiment on work, energy and human worth |

[ad_1] In the viral video, by 2030, 80 percent of jobs are gone, and humans generate electricity, offering power to the AI that replaced them/ Image: X For most of human history, strength did not need branding. If someone had thick wrists, a heavy gait, a back that curved slightly forward, you could assume the […]

Random Musing: Does Sam Altman think of humans as batteries? | World News

[ad_1] “Who Let the Dogs Out” — a track that inspired insouciant children across the world to bark at ungodly hours — is widely considered one of the most irritating songs of all time, so much so that Rolling Stone magazine deemed it the eighth most annoying song of the 1990s, even though it was […]

Recycling Lead for U.S. Car Batteries Is Poisoning People

[ad_1] new video loaded: Recycling Lead for U.S. Car Batteries Is Poisoning People Recycling lead for U.S. car batteries is poisoning children — and we know because we tested them. Will Fitzgibbon, a reporter at The Examination, describes how children in Nigeria developed lead levels associated with lifelong brain damage, and how factory workers told […]

The Real Cost of U.S. Car Batteries

[ad_1] We followed the supply chain for batteries used in millions of U.S. cars to villages in Nigeria where people are being poisoned by lead. Peter S. Goodman, who covers economics and geopolitics for The Times, describes our yearlong investigation. By Peter S. Goodman, Will Fitzgibbon, Melanie Bencosme, Finbarr O’Reilly, Jon Miller, June Kim, Laura […]

UAE signs $1.8 billion deal with US firm to boost global critical minerals supply | World News

[ad_1] The UAE signs a $1.8B deal with the US and Orion to secure minerals that power batteries, EVs, and everyday tech / Image Credit: File On October 23, 2025, the UAE and U.S. governments, in partnership with Orion Resource Partners, announced a $1.8 billion investment to strengthen global access to critical minerals such as […]

Could recent in-flight fire incidents prompt UAE carriers to restrict power banks and lithium-ion batteries? | World News

[ad_1] Aviation experts suggest recent flight fires could impact UAE carriers to restrict power banks, devices with lithium-ion batteries on board. Image: Representative Image The recent lithium battery fire aboard an Air China flight on October 18 has once again spotlighted the growing aviation safety concerns related to power banks and lithium-ion batteries. Flight CA139, […]