Solar surprise: rare cloud condition pushed this solar panel system OVER 100%
Solar surprise: rare cloud condition pushed this solar panel system OVER 100%

One Redditor got a big surprise this week, when they checked their rooftop solar app and saw something incredible – their 880 W PV system seemed to break physics by making more than 1,050 W of power!

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Meta quietly launches a new Reddit-like app called Forum

The company describes the app as a “dedicated space built for deeper discussions, real answers and communities you care about.”

Meta built a Reddit rival out of Facebook Groups

Meta’s new Forum app turns Facebook Groups into a standalone hub for questions, recommendations, and AI-powered search, giving the company a Reddit-like test built from communities it already owns.

X limits how much you can post and reply on the site for free. You must give money to Musk

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, appears to have introduced stricter posting limits for users without paid verification, adding another reason for people to subscribe to X Premium. According to updated information on X’s Help Center and multi…

Google updates AI search to include ‘expert advice’ from Reddit and other web forums

While citing web forums and discussion boards can help users find answers to more niche queries, this design choice could also prove chaotic.

People are finally using Reddit’s search

The company saw a 30% year-on-year jump in the number of people using search every week, CEO Steve Huffman said on Thursday.

Reddit is moving on from r/all
Reddit is moving on from r/all

Reddit is deprecating r/all, one of its feeds that shows popular posts on the platform, as part of “ongoing efforts to simplify Reddit and improve Home feed personalization.” Reddit has offered both r/popular and r/all as ways to see trending posts, with r/all being a “less filtered feed” where “sexually explicit posts are filtered out […]

Does solar work in winter? One Canadian homeowner shares their experience
Does solar work in winter? One Canadian homeowner shares their experience

Does adding a new home solar panel system makes sense in northern climates? This Canadian homeowner did just that – and after a cold, dark, and dreary winter collecting data, they’re sharing their real-world results online!

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Reddit may ask you to prove you’re human as it cracks down on bot accounts

Reddit is cracking down on bots with new human verification checks for suspicious accounts. It also plans clearer labels for automated profiles so you can tell if you are interacting with software.

Reddit accounts with ‘fishy’ bot-like behavior will soon need to prove they’re human
Reddit accounts with ‘fishy’ bot-like behavior will soon need to prove they’re human

Reddit is taking new steps to identify bots on the platform – a process that may require some users to confirm that they’re human. In a post on Wednesday, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman writes that the company will introduce a labeling system for accounts registered as bots, and ask users with “automated” or “fishy behavior” […]