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– There’s a BMW roundel stuck to the C-pillar of the new X2. It’s an impossible-to-miss detail on a crossover-hatchback thing that is in itself impossible to miss, especially in Galvanic Gold Metallic. It looks great stuck back there, behind the X2’s version of the Hofmeister kink. Does it matter that only the most devout of […]
The number of cryptocurrencies in the world has risen above 2,000 to date, with new ones appearing almost every week. However, bitcoin is still the leader when it comes to price and popularity. In the midst of the recent bitcoin fever, many have been tempted to take their savings from under the mattress and […]
The recent rash of cryptojacking attacks has hit a Tesla database that contained potentially sensitive information. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a8c7c087b7bd44d86b88075/master/pass/tesla_cryptojacking-01.png
Enlarge / Salon’s new message for ad blockers. (credit: Salon) Salon.com has a new, cryptocurrency-driven strategy for making money when readers block ads. If you want to read Salon without seeing ads, you can do so—as long as you let the website use your spare computing power to mine some coins. If you visit Salon with […]
Peabody Awards / YouTube Salon is mining cryptocurrency via the web browser of any reader who refuses to turn off their adblocker. The liberal web magazine is being totally upfront about it, and readers have a choice: They can turn their adblockers off. This is a cunning solution to the problem of people who think […]
Iceland will likely use more electricity in the next year to mine bitcoin than it uses to power every single home in the country. Bitcoin mining is booming in Iceland, and energy providers are worried they won’t be able to power new mining companies. Iceland’s cool weather, cheap energy and super-fast networks have made the country […]
UNICEF has launched a new fund-raising project in the same vein as SETI@Home and Einstein@home, but with a cryptocurrency spin. In an effort to raise money for the children in war-torn Syria, the organization is asking gamers, eSports fans and anybody with powerful graphics cards in their computers for help in mining Ethereum. It’s calling […]
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Friday that the agency will keep in place 2014 protections set forth by President Barack Obama, which have stopped the development of a large gold and copper mine known as the Pebble Mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed. The decision comes after a months-long review. Pruitt stated […]
Carlos Barria/Reuters The Russia investigation saw major developments on multiple fronts this week. Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski frustrated investigators on the House Intelligence Committee when they refused to divulge key details about their time in President Donald Trump’s inner circle. Meanwhile, lawmakers continued squabbling over […]
Two electric power stations in Russia have been sold for the purpose of cryptocurrency mining, the Kommersant newspaper reported, citing sources. It is the first such deal in the country. The two power stations are in Perm Region, on the western slopes of the Middle Ural Mountains, and in the neighboring Republic of Udmurtia. The […]
