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Science/Tech

Amazon Is Buying America’s First New Copper Output In More Than a Decade

Today at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: Amazon is turning to an Arizona mine that last year became the first new source of U.S. copper in more than a decade, to meet its data centers’ ravenous appetite for the industrial metal.The mine was restarted as a proving ground for Rio Tinto’s new method of unlocking low-grade copper deposits. Rio signed a two-year supply pact...

The Cost of Poor Digital Security, Explained

Today at 13:18 PM, via Tech Financials

Digital security can be a hefty investment. Not only are the tools themselves on the costlier side of software, but constant investment, reinventing, and strategizing are essential. You can’t one-and-done your digital security, which is why the costs associated with digital security and, yes, cybercrime, are so high. How high, exactly? This blog post goes […]

Are our bodies full of microplastics or not? There’s a way to resolve this debate, and scientists must hurry | Debora MacKenzie

Today at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

This week’s furore is microplastics researchers’ ozone moment. If they fail, the powerful plastics lobby will step into the breach

Debora MacKenzie is a science journalist and author of Stopping the Next Pandemic: How Covid-19 Can Help Us Save Humanity

Are we being injured and killed by ubiquitous, teeny-tiny shards of toxic plastic? Or aren’t we? For many months, the Guardian has reported a...

Uber problem in South Africa

Today at 12:59 PM, via MyBroadband

Uber South Africa declined to comment about how it incentivises drivers to keep their vehicles well maintained.

Can Taxpayers Lose By Challenging SARS?

Today at 12:24 PM, via Tech Financials

When taxpayers dispute an assessment, the expectation is straightforward: either the taxpayer wins and the assessment is reduced, or the South African Revenue Services (SARS) wins and the assessment remains unchanged. However, recent cases raise a surprising question – could the Tax Court ever order SARS to increase an assessment? This possibility has sparked debate […]

Structural Value vs. Market Pricing: A Look at BlockDAG & 3 Other Highest-ROI Cryptos in 2026

Today at 12:14 PM, via Tech Financials

Targeting the highest-ROI cryptos requires a deeper look than just following famous names or historical charts. Many established networks have reached a phase of maturity where future growth depends on slow adoption and overall market shifts. Meanwhile, a select group of projects operates in early or transitional stages. In these cases, current prices do not […]

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