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How spinning kites could power your home – BBC News
Engineer and inventor Rod Read has created flying turbine technology, using spinning kites to generate electricity.
His experiments have generated enough electricity to charge an electric car and still have power left to boil the kettle for a cup of tea.
Rod says that his kites, run continuously, could power an average home and that the technology could scale up to take more advantage of the wind than traditional wind mills currently do.
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Much of western Europe is under the most extreme red heat alerts – meaning there’s a potential risk to life.
France, Spain and Italy have been hardest hit by the heatwave so far.
But why is it so hot? What can you do to stay safe? And is El Nino to blame?
We answer some of your most asked questions about the heatwave sweeping Europe with our climate and health correspondents.
We’re also joined by our teams in Paris, Madrid and the south of France.
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Tens of thousands of organisations have been caught out by a computer virus called WannaCry. The malicious software locks data away and demands a payment of up to $300 (£230) a time before it will restore scrambled files. In the UK, many hospitals fell victim and some health organisations diverted ambulances and cancelled non-essential services as they sought to contain and clean up the infection. Infections in more than 99 nations are being reported by security firms. It appears that the hardest hit are Russia and Spain.
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A year ago, artificial intelligence was being sold as something close to science fiction — a technology that could transform society, cure disease, even reshape the global economy.
Today, the tone is changing. The companies leading the revolution are racing to the stock market — chasing billions in investment — while quietly confronting a much harder reality: AI is expensive, unpredictable, and far from profitable.
At the same time, some of the very people building this technology are warning we may be going too fast — even calling for a global pause.
And beyond Silicon Valley, a different story is emerging: growing public anxiety, political backlash, and the rise of what some are calling anti-AI populism.
So is AI entering its most pivotal moment yet — caught between financial pressure, technological risk, and political resistance?
AI Decoded Presenter Christian Fraser is joined by Financial Times AI Editor Madhumita Murgia, Thematic Strategist at Deutsche Bank Research Adrian Cox and Richard Coffin, Host of popular investing podcast ‘ The Plain Bagel’.
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Will AI lead to job losses and displace workers in the UK, or is it an opportunity for government and businesses to grasp?
Watch what the panel said on the BBC Question Time AI special, featuring AI pioneer Mo Gawdat, CEO of AI company Synthesia Victor Riparbelli, and Laura Gilbert, senior director of AI at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
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Invented in Moscow in 1984, a new Apple TV movie has charted how Tetris made its way out of the Soviet Union to become a global hit.
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@guillaumelafleche9477
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Good job, Rod, to be featured on the BBC is not a trivial milestone. Plus your design looks a bit stronger and more stable than past versions when we chatted on Twitter, or is it more a result of optimal camera angle and video selection. Keep it up, buddy!
@user-ye6ow2gl4z
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Очень понравилась идея использования распорных стержней вместо ободов. Так прочнее.
@MrLiamHenderson
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
This is great. And should a bird be unfortunate enough to fly into this thing, the worst that can happen is you might need to untangle the innocent creature and set it free.
Also, there's be no need for a concrete (huge Co2 emissions) foundation. Instead, a simple copper pipe (and perhaps a few steel rods for extra strength) which would also work as an excellent grounding post to divert a lightening strike should you set one up to generate 24/7.
This is the golden age of tech. I hope the youngsters will get over themselves, stop with the entitlement nonsense and start working on some solutions to achieve harmony, rather than just demanding it.
@igorfed993
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Now i just need a 2 mile extension cord to my house in the heighborhood
@sqweed653
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Actual air bender
@hoosiercrypto9955
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Amazing 🤑
@maynight2259
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Find….
@HelloNotMe9999
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
So does the guy have a contact email?
@e.s.1.
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Awesome… Brilliant..
How it made it. I want to see it made
@pap314
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Genious
@wildthing72
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Excellent man. Wondering if you could make the generator wheel be horizontal and have a few such wheels stacked vertically that rotate at the generator and do the generation and then and have at least three kites on the same tethered generator. Keep up the fantastic work!
@zizikelizike
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Love the idea since I'm a paragliding pilot …. but hate to say it … lots of research will need to be done on how to keep this thing up in different conditions.
@lucasdJAdam
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Would it be possible to have two blades counter rotate at alttitude? That would really get a lot power.
@Splarkszter
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
The idea is good but not much practical. by design it can't be dense like common wind turbines are.
This device is not that practical but a miniature model can work very well.
@oscarbule7657
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
BBC is British Bullshit Company…
@silviashefa4097
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Whom Can We Trust If No One Is Trustworthy?
One of my favorite quips from Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is when Tom is defined as “a glittering hero…the pet of the old, the envy of the young,” and there were “some that believed that he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.” With these few words, Twain captured the essence of leadership in our world. Those who get to the top are the fiercest, most determined, and most ruthless. Today, the latter quality has become so intense that we can no longer believe our leaders, and certainly not trust them to have our best interest in mind.
I am not accusing any leader in particular, or even leaders as a whole. It is simply that in an egoistic world, where people vie to topple one another on their way to the top, the one at the top is clearly the one who trampled over and knocked down more people than anyone else. Concisely, to get to the top in an egoistic world you have to be the biggest egoist.
So how do we know whom to trust? We don’t know and we cannot know. All we know is that we are in the dark.
In a culture of unhinged selfishness, any conspiracy theory seems reasonable, while truth is nowhere to be found. When every person who says or writes something is trying to promote some hidden agenda, you have no way of knowing who is right, what really happened, or if anything happened at all.
The only way to get some clarity in the news and goodwill from our leaders is to say “Enough!” to our current system and build something entirely independent. The guiding principle of such a system should be “information only,” no commentary. Commentary means that information has already been skewed. Information means saying only what happened, as much as possible, not why, and not who is to blame and who we should praise.
Concurrently, we must begin a comprehensive process of self-teaching. We have to know not only what is happening, but why we skew and distort everything. In other words, we have to know about human nature and how it inherently presents matters according to its own subjective view, which caters to one’s own interest. To “clear” ourselves from that deformity, we must learn how to rise above our personal interest and develop an equally favorable attitude toward others. This is our only guarantee that our interpretation of things will be even and correct.
Once we achieve such an attitude, we will discover that the bad things we see in our world reflect our own, internal wickedness. Our ill-will toward others creates a world where ill-will governs, and so the world is filled with wickedness and cruelty. Therefore, all we need in order to create positive leadership—and to generally eliminate ill-will from the world—is to generate goodwill within us. When we nurture goodwill toward others, we will fill the world with goodwill. As a result, the world will fill with kindness and compassion. By changing ourselves, we will create a world that is opposite from the world we have created through our desires to govern, patronize, and often destroy other people…
@ntackie82
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
How can we get some to buy
@xrayguns
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
That's awesome. Hope this technology keeps developing
@1908oceanworld
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
How about inventing appliances that runs on little wattage.
@Msamuel022
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Beautiful too watch and see, but not really a reality concept for 99% of British homes unfortunately, large scale however could be / or should I say will be the future when fossil fuels have become unavailable.
@allaroundme5429
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
How about no
@journeyofindianann
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
I would like to buy one, where can I buy one
@quangkhainguyen4061
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Great!
@Mustang7120
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
What about a static line with a swivel attached instead of a kite?
These could be attached to it from any angle; below, horizontal or even from above.
@voicezful
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Great if it's windy, really bad if we have a six week long anticyclone as can often occur in winter in UK.
Freeze to death in the dark, while hungry.
@michellelester243
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Now that's a good whirlygig
@biancacastafiore383
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
I want one of those!
@milacek
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
and the birds ?
@quickclick7356
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Just amazing less production cost with 👍🏽 benefits
Their must be more people like him to invent👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
@public.public
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Great idea Rod… Excellent work. And for low winds?
Split the water and hoist up the spinning apparatus with hydrogen ballons for slower wind conditions.
@user-ry2qs7xf9k
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Environmentalists are going crazy!
This what an ideology does to your mind!
@iwogajda5253
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.
@richardkyle1747
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Purebloods unite!
@EnerkiteDe
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Interesting approach! Working in the field of energy generation with kites for over 10 years, our system differs quite significantly.
@SiSwitzer
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Fantastic!! Outside the box thinking, maybe even blue sky thinking? 😅🙌
@lfeb
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
This is so cool, I want one
@lfeb
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Awesome 👍
@coolcat6103
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Remember decades ago they someone invented a hydro powered car ……..and he died shortly afterwards!
Someone also found a way to run a car on old oil 25 years ago not sure what happened but when there’s money to be made and a population to stamp on none of this technology will be used!
@coolcat6103
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
This is just pie in the sky nonsense! Throughout my life we’ve had all these promises yet the technology is always used as a rod to beat us with! More people die of cancer today than at any other time in history, none of it since the 70s has been any good to the ordinary people! All this technology and the whole world is in a mess!!
@robertskolimowski7049
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Absolutely brilliant, kudos to the man👏👏👏🤞🏻
@abpccpba
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Maybe in a rural large parcel of land. Urban setting which is a more common dwelling will not work. These would immediately tangle and destroy each other. Hope you noticed the small parachute holding the system up at least tethered about 200 feet. No city would allow this in their backyards. : = ))
@stammakidvevo6234
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
at last free electricity ⚡️
@adorationyeet4288
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
My father used to use a bike attached to the car motor to power our home. Alternative energy solutions are there in our houses if we just looked for them.
@martinmkca2320
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
By watching this, I feel the world I am living is actually not that bad. I want to be like him which make the world a better place.
@ontoya1
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Watch this get suppressed again, this was around years ago, smh
@swagatasarkar8083
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
You need a lot of space for greater wind to pass … And that space is not available …. It's a luxury and not an alternative ….
@anders21karlsson
December 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Great engineering 👍🏿