AI vs Clean Energy: The Next Resource War? Everyone’s chasing the same minerals — and the tension’s rising
Carbon Credits
How AI and Clean Energy Are Competing for Critical Minerals?
AI is the new player that is adding more pressure to global mineral supplies. Its growth is increasing demand for critical materials needed by the ...
 EVs, wind farms, and solar panels already eat up insane amounts of lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper. But now, AI’s joining the party. Massive data centers powering your favorite chatbots? They need those exact same elements — plus gallium, silicon, rare earths, and more ⛏ By 2030, AI alone could demand over 500,000 tonnes of copper. Clean tech wants that too. And surprise: 90% of some of these minerals come from just 2–3 countries — with China tightening export controls on gallium, graphite, and more The mineral squeeze is real. And if we don’t solve it fast, both AI and clean energy could stall
One of the biggest mistakes in thinking about Bitcoin is thinking it’s the first experiment For hundreds and thousands of years the concept of ideal money/sov has been discussed and failed despite knowing what would be ideal because of limitations Decades of trying and failing creating internet money/sov using these concepts until a group of people using cryptographic innovations created #Bitcoin Bitcoin was not a first attempt it was the solution to the problem - a math problem More time and energy has been spent thinking and finding Bitcoin then every other attempt To just iterate and change factors and assume it’s better is to assume that the conclusions and solutions they came to were not deliberate - 0x_Kun
Flameshot is an advanced open source screenshot tool for Linux, Windows and macOS.
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GitHub - flameshot-org/flameshot: Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software :camera_flash:
Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software :desktop_computer: :camera_flash: - GitHub - flameshot-org/flameshot: Powerful yet simple to use scr...
CopyQ is advanced and open source clipboard manager with editing and scripting features. CopyQ monitors system clipboard and saves its content in customized tabs. Saved clipboard can be later copied and pasted directly into any application.
CopyQ
CopyQ : Clipboard Manager with Advanced Features
Innocent lives are innocent lives. The support and sympathies for them shouldn't be dependent on their identities.
Napkin AI - The visual AI for business storytelling
 Napkin AI is an online service that allows you to instantly transform text descriptions into visual materials such as infographics, diagrams, flowcharts and mind maps. The platform is designed to simplify the process of visualizing ideas and concepts, especially for those who do not have professional design skills. Users can simply paste their text and Napkin AI will automatically generate the corresponding visual elements, which can be customized to their liking by changing icons, colors, fonts and other design elements.
These are times like those when startups were born in garages. Instead of a screwdriver and a soldering iron: prompts and AI agents. The next generation of engineers are those who automate processes using AI. Their tools are n8n, Replit, Bolt, Lovable, Cursor . Instead of offline parties, there are communities on Discord, Reddit, X, TikTok, YouTube Shorts . Mentors are now on Telegram channels, YouTube and podcasts . Foundation - ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Vercel, Supabase, Firebase, Hugging Face, OpenRouter . Ideas are found on Product Hunt and Hacker News . Some people just change the wrapper on other people's solutions and call it a startup. There are many more tools than this list - I just gave an example. But the point is the same: you need AI and an idea.
💸 Payments with your body AliPay has launched the PL1, a biometric terminal that allows palm-based payments without the need for a phone, card, or PIN. It uses a dual recognition system (palmprint and vein mapping) with an error rate of less than one in a million and fast authentication (transactions in ~2 seconds). Following successful trials in Hangzhou, Alipay plans to expand its use to public transportation, controlled access, and healthcare. Although it may not be able to go much further internationally. Imagine a place where you can only pay with your physical ID, which could mean...
Reclaim The Net
China’s Palm Payment Push Is Here
In China, your hand is now your wallet, and maybe soon, your ID, and subway ticket too.
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