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The Download: seafloor science and military chatbots (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-06 | by Thomas Macaulay | tags: orpheus ocean, deep sea mining, conversational ai

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Inexpensive seafloor-hopping submersibles could stoke deep-sea science—and mining (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-01 | by Hannah Richter | get Deep-sea Exploration Kit → | tags: orpheus, woods hole oceanographic institution, deep-sea mining

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Hackers exploit RCE flaws in Qinglong task scheduler for cryptomining (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-29 | get Qinglong Task Scheduler Bot → | tags: qinglong, cryptomining, express.js

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Six AI data centers proposed for a small town of 7,000, equal to 51 Walmart Supercenters in 17 square mile area — four out of the seven town council members have resigned from their positions as town fights back (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-28 | by Jowi Morales | get AI Data Center Cooling System → | tags: data centers, archbald, susquehanna power line

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The SpaceX IPO is a trillion-dollar gamble on the future of space (theverge.com)

2026-04-21 | by Georgina Torbet | get SpaceX Falcon 9 Model Rocket → | tags: spacex, elon musk, low earth orbit

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Inventor showcases 3D printer filament dryer that mines Bitcoins and dries filament with waste heat, capable of 6 TH/s at 140W — joins Bitcoin-mining 3D printer in hobbyist-focused miner lineup (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-19 | by Mark Tyson | get Bitcoin Mining 3D Printer → | tags: proof of print, bitcoin-mining 3d printer, filament dryer

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Deep-sea mining mustn’t go ahead until there are baseline data (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-14 | by Li | get Deep-sea exploration kit → | tags: deep-sea mining, baseline data, nature.com

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Bitcoin miners are losing on every coin produced as difficulty drops (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-11 | by Shaurya Malwa | get Antminer S19 Pro → | tags: bitcoin, mining, network difficulty

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Scientists Investigating Whether Object NASA Is Approaching Is Core of Destroyed Planet (futurism.com)

2026-03-31 | by Victor Tangermann | get NASA Planet Core Model → | tags: nasa, 16 psyche, asteroid mining

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Class action alleges Nvidia hid more than $1B crypto-GPU income within its gaming revenues — investor lawsuit concerns business spanning 2017 and 2018 (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-26 | by Mark Tyson | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 → | tags: nvidia, cryptomining, gaming

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Mining the deep ocean (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-22 | get Deep Ocean Mining Kit → | tags: deep-sea mining, metals company, seabed resources

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NASA-Backed Startup to Try Ingenious Asteroid Mining Idea: Just Bag It (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-19 | get Asteroid Mining Kit → | tags: nasa, transastra, asteroid mining

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A private space company has a radical new plan to bag an asteroid (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-18 | get Asteroid Mining Kit → | tags: transastra, new moon, asteroid capture

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AI Agent Goes Rogue, Starts Mining Crypto to Amass Funds (futurism.com)

2026-03-10 | by Joe Wilkins | get AI Cryptocurrency Mining Kit → | tags: ai agents, alibaba, crypto mining

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Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-08 | by Anthony Ha | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: ice detention facility, bitcoin mining, target hospitality

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Solo Bitcoin Mining: Your Next Passive Income Play (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-09 | by Entrepreneur Store | get Cryptocurrency → | tags: bitaxe, bitcoin, blockchance

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Bitcoin Is Crashing So Hard That Miners Are Unplugging Their Equipment (futurism.com)

2026-02-05 | by Victor Tangermann | get GPU → | tags: bitcoin, bloomberg, crypto

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Microbes could extract the metal needed for cleantech (technologyreview.com)

2026-02-03 | by Matt Blois | get Bioplastics → | tags: engineering, microbes, mining

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Trump administration plans $12bn critical minerals stockpile to offset China supply risk — initiative to create 60-day reserve of rare earths for electronics manufacturing (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-02 | by Luke James | get Rare Earths → | tags: billion, critical, manufacturers

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What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Bitcoin Miners About Strategic Growth (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-29 | by Abdumalik Mirakhmedov | get Blockchain → | tags: bitcoin, build, building

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Trump is steamrolling global calls for a moratorium on deep-sea mining (theverge.com)

2026-01-21 | by Justine Calma | get Ocean Cleanup → | tags: administration, deep, deep sea

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Trump is steamrolling global calls for a moratorium on deep sea mining (theverge.com)

2026-01-21 | by Justine Calma | get Ocean Cleanup → | tags: administration, deep, deep sea

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Solo-Mine Bitcoin From Your Desk With This $60 Lottery Ticket Machine (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-20 | get Bitcoin Miner → | tags: bitcoin, block, blockchance

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Amazon is buying copper harvested by bacteria for its data centers (theverge.com)

2026-01-15 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Bioreactor → | tags: amazon, bioleaching, centers

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Tech investors assess minerals mining as U.S. takeover talk on Greenland grows, CEO tells CNBC (cnbc.com)

2026-01-12 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get Minerals → | tags: cnbc, greenland, investors

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This $59 Device Lets You Solo-Mine Bitcoin From Your Desk (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-09 | get Hardware Wallet → | tags: bitcoin, blockchance, doesn

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This Water Heater Mines Bitcoin. It Could Help Solve AI's Energy Problem (cnet.com)

2026-01-07 | by See Full Bio | get Smart Water Heater → | tags: bitcoin, computer, heater

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Russia cracks down on 'illegal' cryptomining with prison terms up to five years — Kremlin will begin prosecuting in 2027 (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-30 | by Anton Shilov | get Bitcoin → | tags: cryptocurrency, illegal, large

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Bitcoin Miners' Pivot To AI Has Lifted Bitcoin-Mining ETF By About 90% This Year (slashdot.org)

2025-12-25 | get Blockchain → | tags: bitcoin, bitcoin mining, data centers

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World’s oldest Bitcoin Mining Pool celebrates 15th anniversary, has mined 1,311,339 bitcoins worth $115 billion — group has 255 billion times more hash power than at inception (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-24 | by Mark Tyson | get Bitcoin mining pool → | tags: billion, bitcoin, braiins pool