Even Congress is involved now. Powers Combined Even if the crypto market isn’t exactly growing in terms of profit, miners it are certainly increasing their energy consumption. The New York Times reported this week that just seven of the biggest Bitcoin mining companies are now using nearly as much electricity as all the homes in Houston combined,… Continue reading United States Crypto Miners Are Now Using as Much Power as Houston
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Sleep Tech to Help You Get Some Zzzzzzzzs
If home is where the heart is, the bedroom is where the heart rests. Sleeping under the same thick comforter and heavy sheets can make you toss and turn during these hot summer nights, but upgrading your bedroom to more modern sleep technology can make you a lot cheerier on Monday mornings. These sleep aids… Continue reading Sleep Tech to Help You Get Some Zzzzzzzzs
Please No! Lawsuit Claims Toxic Ingredient in Delicious Skittles
Image by Getty / Futurism The rainbow might not taste quite as good as we thought if a lawsuit filed the candy company that makes Skittles turns out to have substantial evidence. The Guardian reported yesterday that a California resident filed suit against Mars Inc, on Thursday because they claim the company doesn’t properly inform… Continue reading Please No! Lawsuit Claims Toxic Ingredient in Delicious Skittles
Linkin Park Singer Creates Technology to Turn You Into a Human NFT in Online Meetings
Okay, it’s pretty cool. Linkin Up You might think you’ve become so numb to NFT headlines, but there’s one you might just get caught in the undertow of. Cheesy Linkin Park jokes aside, the band’s lead singer is investing in a new company that turns users and their avatars into human NFTs in video meetings.… Continue reading Linkin Park Singer Creates Technology to Turn You Into a Human NFT in Online Meetings
Medical Examiner Releases Details About Death of Ivana Trump
Image by Getty Less than 24 hours after her death, New York City’s chief medical examiner completed 73-year-old Ivana Trump’s autopsy and said she died from blunt force trauma to the torso. Yesterday, NBC New York reported that the death was officially ruled an accident after the medical examiner said Trump fell down the stairs… Continue reading Medical Examiner Releases Details About Death of Ivana Trump
Companies Are Turning Coal Plants Into Solar Farms
Best news we’ve heard all week! New Life A select few coal-powered plants in the US are getting the opportunity to rehabilitate their reputation a bit by being reborn as solar farms. The New York Times reported yesterday that at least nine coal-burning plants should become solar farms or battery storage facilities in the next… Continue reading Companies Are Turning Coal Plants Into Solar Farms
Best Firestick VPNs of 2022
Just like your Firestick made your TV smart, getting the best Firestick VPN improves your entire streaming experience by eliminating throttling and giving you more access to streaming content. Like they do for other devices, a virtual private network (VPN) for Firestick encrypts your internet traffic and hides your IP address. This makes it impossible… Continue reading Best Firestick VPNs of 2022
Crypto Founders Say It’s Not Their Fault They’re Enabling Ponzi Schemes
Aaron Davis and Dan Finlay, both cofounders of the cryptocurrency wallet service MetaMask, are well aware that the tech is tied up in all sorts of fraud, according to a new interview with Motherboard. But that hasn’t really fazed them — after all, these operations are operating within a massive legal gray area with regulators,… Continue reading Crypto Founders Say It’s Not Their Fault They’re Enabling Ponzi Schemes
California Complains Its Junkyards Are Filling With Toxic Solar Panels
“People just don’t realize that there are toxic materials in those electronics.” Pros and Cons After more than two decades of incentivizing homeowners to install solar panels on their roof, California’s landfills are starting to notice toxic waste from broken and discarded units people have thrown away. Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reported that heavy… Continue reading California Complains Its Junkyards Are Filling With Toxic Solar Panels
FedEx Apologies for Losing Human Skeleton Shipped Via Its Service
After somehow losing a human skeleton in transit, FedEx used perhaps the milquetoast possible way to apologize for the loss — a generic Twitter reply. This bizarre story begins three year ago, when per an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation a Georgia medical examiner attempted to send the remains of one Jeffrey Merriweather to a lab in St. Louis… Continue reading FedEx Apologies for Losing Human Skeleton Shipped Via Its Service