US Bans Kaspersky Antivirus Software, Citing Russian Influence 1

US Bans Kaspersky Antivirus Software, Citing Russian Influence

The US Department of Commerce has implemented a ban on Kaspersky Lab’s antivirus software, citing concerns over Russian influence and national security risks. Effective immediately, the ban impacts Kaspersky’s US subsidiary from selling or updating software in the country until September 29, 2024. You can read the original article here.

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Bitcoin Mining To Heat Entire Town Of 11,000 In Finland 1

Bitcoin Mining To Heat Entire Town Of 11,000 In Finland

Marathon Digital Holdings launched a project on May 31, 2024, to recycle heat from its 2-megawatt data center in Satakunta, Finland, heating a town of 11,000 residents. Leading Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MARA) today unveiled a creative pilot project to recycle heat produced by Bitcoin mining and

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AI Boom Fuels Innovative Lending: The Rise Of GPU-Backed Loans 1

AI Boom Fuels Innovative Lending: The Rise Of GPU-Backed Loans

In May 2023, Wall Street, led by Blackstone, raised $7.5 billion for CoreWeave, a startup owning AI chips and data center equipment, marking the rise of GPU-backed loans amid the AI boom. Authored by Douglas French via The Mises Institute, In an innovative twist on collateral lending, AI chips have

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How Legalizing Marijuana Turned California Into A War Zone 1

How Legalizing Marijuana Turned California Into A War Zone

Six years after California legalized marijuana, violence continues to escalate, with six men murdered in the Mojave Desert earlier this year and seven killed at an illegal pot operation in Riverside County in 2020. Six years after California legalized marijuana, the bodies keep piling up. Earlier this year, six men

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Boeing 737 Makes Emergency Landing In India After Engine Fire  1

Boeing 737 Makes Emergency Landing In India After Engine Fire 

Recently, Malaysia Airlines reported that a Boeing 737-800 was forced to conduct an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India after one of its engines caught fire shortly after takeoff on Thursday. An engine failure forced a Boeing 737-800 to make an emergency landing soon after takeoff,

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