Old coal plant is now mining bitcoin for a utility company
Bitcoin is breathing new life into another ailing power plant. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty) Bitcoin’s massive power consumption is the cryptocurrency’s dirty secret. To mine bitcoin, computers across the globe chew through enoug.....»»
As ABL Space departs launch, the 1-ton rocket wars have a clear winner
"Our path to making a big contribution as a commercial launch company narrowed considerably." A 7-year-old launch company that has yet to have a rocket successfully lift off annou.....»»
River emits five times more methane after wastewater treatment plant, research finds
A stretch of river into which treated wastewater has been discharged emits five times more methane than a stretch of river without that wastewater. This is according to research by Ida Peterse and Lisanne Hendriks of Radboud University......»»
Opinon: Shell"s legal victory is disappointing—but this is not the end for corporate climate litigation
In the first ruling of its kind, the Dutch Hague District Court in 2021 ordered a fossil fuel company, Shell, to slash its emissions. This decision would have required the oil and gas giant to cut its emissions by 45% by 2030 (compared with 2019 leve.....»»
Apple hid one of the best features of the M4 MacBook Pro
Apple's new M4 MacBook Pro has a significant upgrade to the display, and the company somehow forgot to mention it......»»
Citing “decreasing” launch opportunities, ABL Space will pivot to missile defense
"Our path to making a big contribution as a commercial launch company narrowed considerably." A 7-year-old launch company that has yet to have a rocket successfully lift off annou.....»»
Spotify says that its lossless audio tier is still coming
During a recent earnings call by Spotify, the company has confirmed that they are still working on a lossless audio tier. The post Spotify says that its lossless audio tier is still coming appeared first on Phandroid. Some audiophiles migh.....»»
Targeted glucosinolate conversion: How kohlrabi tissues produce health-promoting compounds
A research team at the Leibniz Institute for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) has analyzed how glucosinolates, health-promoting plant compounds, are broken down within various tissues of the kohlrabi plant......»»
We Need to Ensure Legal Cannabis Is Safe
Today’s cannabis plant is highly cultivated and incredibly potent. Treating it like a commodity, and not a testable, regulated medicine, is hurting people.....»»
Apple in 2025: Apple Intelligence predictions
Alright, let’s make some predictions. Aside from the iPhone, Services is Apple’s most successful product category. The company’s approach to modern artificial intelligence, combined with its acquisition history, hints at how Apple could unlock.....»»
Yes, the 10 worst passwords still include ‘password’ and ‘secret’
Some six years after virtual private network company NordVPN started searching data breaches for the most-used passwords, things are every bit as bad as when the company started. Each year, the company searches the dark web for passwords stolen by.....»»
AirPods Pro lawsuit says Apple didn’t fix the crackles and ANC faults
Back in 2020, Apple admitted that some AirPods Pro units suffered from both crackling sounds, and faults in the Active Noise Cancellation feature. The company launched a recall program which allowed customers to return their AirPods and have them rep.....»»
Apple Immersive ‘Concert for One’ arrives next week on Vision Pro
Today Apple released a new immersive music experience from The Weeknd for Vision Pro users. Alongside that release, the company announced the release date for its next immersive video, and it’s right around the corner. more….....»»
ChatGPT for macOS now works with third-party apps, including Apple’s Xcode
OpenAI launched a native ChatGPT app for macOS earlier this year, which makes it easier for Mac users to interact with the company’s AI chatbot. Now OpenAI is releasing a huge update to ChatGPT on Mac, which adds integration with third-party apps......»»
Study finds private equity targets firms with earnings myopia
What makes private equity firms target a publicly traded company for takeover? A new study from the University of Iowa published in the journal Review of Accounting Studies finds that private equity is often likely to target firms that more aggressiv.....»»
The reported Apple smart home camera will combine ultimate privacy with Apple Intelligence
Earlier this week Ming-Chi Kuo suggested that we’ll see an Apple smart home camera in 2026, with the company confident it will prove to be a popular accessory, selling in the tens of millions per year. Given Apple’s habit of minimizing the num.....»»
Lawsuit by US workers accuses Apple chipmaker TSMC of ‘anti-American discrimination’
TSMC’s Arizona plants will enable Apple chips for older devices to be made in the US for the first time, but things haven’t exactly been going to plan. The latest development is that a group of the company’s US workers have filed a lawsuit a.....»»
UK group wants $4 billion payout for iCloud users
The UK's "Which?" consumer group and publication is to sue Apple over what it claims is the company's anti-competitive way of locking users into paying for iCloud storage.Apple's iCloud promo — image credit: AppleIt's not the first lawsuit against.....»»
Did Samsung just confirm the Galaxy S25 launch timeframe?
According to a recent online survey from Samsung, the company might have accidentally revealed a timeframe for the Galaxy S25 launch. The post Did Samsung just confirm the Galaxy S25 launch timeframe? appeared first on Phandroid. Based on.....»»
How Intel is making open source accessible to all developers
In this Help Net Security interview, Arun Gupta, Vice President and General Manager for Open Ecosystem, Intel, discusses the company’s commitment to fostering an open ecosystem as a cornerstone of its software strategy. He explains how this app.....»»
Bone Marrow Donors Can Be Hard to Find. One Company Is Turning to Cadavers
San Francisco–based Ossium Health has carried out three transplants for cancer patients using stem cells from deceased donors’ bone marrow in recent months......»»