💍 Ohio says “nope”: An Ohio bill wants to legally block AI from ever being considered a person. That means no marriage, no property, no corporate board seats. Rep. Thaddeus Claggett says it’s about keeping “humans in charge.” Probably also to avoid getting more “Save the Dates” as Zoom call invites.
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Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere, powering your phone, laptop, iPad, toothbrush, e-bike, EV and power bank. We love them because they’re compact, rechargeable and efficient. But when things go wrong? They go really wrong.
Fires caused by lithium batteries are becoming more common and more dangerous. A small phone battery can ignite a couch. Now imagine what a beefy e-bike battery could do if it overheated in your garage.
🔥 Why these fires happen
If lithium batteries are damaged, defective, overcharged or get too hot, they can enter something called thermal runaway. This is a chain reaction where the battery can’t cool down and catches fire or explodes.
And no, it’s not just cheap knockoffs. Fires have started in brand-name devices, too. But cheap chargers, off-brand batteries and poor storage make things way worse.
💻 Laptop + device safety
- Never leave your laptop or phone in a hot car or on a windowsill in the sun.
- If it feels unusually warm, unplug it and power down.
- Use a free app like Core Temp (Windows) or Macs Fan Control (Mac) to monitor temps. Over 175°F? Bad news.
- Got an old phone you’re not using? Don’t toss it in a drawer. Store it in a fireproof bag. They’re $20 on Amazon and worth every penny.
🚲 E-bike safety (big one)
- Only buy e-bikes with a UL 2271-certified battery. That label means it passed real safety tests.
- Use the charger that came with your bike. No cheap replacements.
- Never charge it indoors, especially overnight or when you’re not home.
- Store it in a cool, dry place, away from direct sun.
- If your battery smells weird, hisses or bulges, unplug the bike immediately and call the fire department.
Please, send this to someone with a laptop, an e-bike or a junk drawer full of old phones. These tips could literally save a life.
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🔌 Shocking road trip: A woman’s Volkswagen ID.4 got welded to an Electrify America charger in Athens, Alabama. Literally fused together by an electrical arc. She waited nine hours, called everyone from tech support to the dealership, and the only fix? A guy from Knoxville with a crowbar. Really. EVs may be the future, but this one needed an exorcism.
🤓 OMG DIY VR: Get this, a YouTuber just made his own virtual reality headset for $150. Normally, a good one runs anywhere from $300 for Meta’s base model to nearly $1,000 for the fancy PC rigs. Check out the video. This guy 3D-printed the shell, grabbed some screens off AliExpress, tossed in an Arduino sensor, and boom, homemade VR that actually works.
🐭 Mouse wiretap: A UC research team discovered hackers can eavesdrop using gaming mice. Those ultrasensitive sensors that help with fast aiming? They also detect minute desk vibrations from your voice. Feed that into an AI model, and voilà, a rough transcript of your conversations. Finally, I feel heard, but not in a good way.
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Bitcoin and bot talk: Square gave restaurants an AI that answers the phone, takes your order and won’t judge you for getting extra cheese. Also, merchants can now get paid in Bitcoin straight from the register with no fees for a year.
🕳️ End times, LLC: Zuckerberg, Altman and other tech billionaires aren’t only building empires. They’re quietly buying up land, digging bunkers and whispering about AGI like it’s Voldemort. Sam Altman has an “escape ranch” in Hawaii with backup power, a stocked pantry and weapons, just in case. OpenAI’s chief scientist even said they’ll build a shelter for their engineers before unleashing AGI on the world. Is this AI doom planning or just tax shelter cosplay? Either way, it makes you wonder: What do they know that they’re not saying? You really should read the whole story. It’s wild.
📺 Power reset your smart TV: If your TV’s acting up with black screens or weird glitches, turn it off and unplug it from the wall. Then hold the TV’s power button (usually on the front, side or back) for 60 seconds. Plug it back in, turn it on, and you’re good to go.
Sound check: This is incredible. A noisy experiment gone right led to histotripsy, a cancer treatment that uses ultrasound to blast tumors without surgery. FDA-approved for liver cancer, it’s noninvasive, fast and, get this, 95% effective in trials so far. Patients usually go home the same day. The inventor discovered it trying to quiet her lab. Volume down, breakthrough up.
📺 Monetized redemption: YouTube’s letting some banned creators come back, if they’ve been gone over a year and play nice this time. No copyright cheats, no repeat offenders. They’ll have to rebuild from scratch, monetization and all. Basically, it’s creator purgatory with ads.
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Metal’s glow-up: MIT just whipped up a 3D-printable aluminum that’s five times stronger than the regular stuff and still light enough to replace titanium in jet engines. Translation: cheaper planes, cars, maybe even phones. The wild part? The engineers didn’t spend years testing a million different combos. They let AI do the heavy lifting, narrowing it down to just 40 winning formulas. So yeah, I guess that makes AI the world’s smartest metal detector.
🚨 There’s a new Y2K bug: Meet Y2K38. It’s what happens when older tech hits a digital wall in January 2038 and thinks it’s 1901. (Talk about a throwback.) Hackers aren’t waiting around, either. They can mess with systems right now using fake GPS signals and bogus time stamps. We’re talking cars, printers, even nuclear subs going haywire. What can you do? The usual smart stuff: Keep your devices updated, turn off auto time-sync if it seems sketchy, and don’t let old gear connect to weird networks.
🎮 It’s not just a phase, Mom: That whole “video games are for kids” thing? Turns out the average gamer is 41, and they’re playing to relax, connect with others and keep their minds sharp. Nearly half are women. And yes, phones count, mobile is the top platform. Get this, nearly half of U.S. parents say gaming helps their relationship with their kids. I used to play Need for Speed with my son. At one point, I yelled, “Ian, punch it, the cops are right behind us!” Then I sat back and thought, “Yep, definitely not getting Parent of the Year for this one.”
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