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As Bitcoin Falters, Crypto Miners Brace for a Crash
Last year, as bitcoin’s price rose as high as $68,000, miners were having a blast. Their profits, according to some…
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As Bitcoin Falters, Crypto Miners Brace for a Crash
Last year, as bitcoin’s price rose as high as $68,000, miners were having a blast. Their profits, according to some…
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This Is Where Dirty Old Cars Go to Die
With each passing year, emissions from cars keep rising. Global carbon emissions from passenger road vehicles measured 2.5 gigatonnes in…
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MiamiCoin Is Crashing, but It Won’t Go Away
On a sweltering Tuesday last August, a new cryptocurrency was born. Called MiamiCoin, it was styled as a way for…
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What Can Be Done About the Global Housing Crisis? Plenty
Angharad Paget-Jones, from Port Talbot, Wales, doesn’t expect to ever get on the housing ladder. Despite what money-saving advice and…
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The Metaverse Could Radically Reshape Fashion
Garments that dissolve in water, change color, or sprout wings could thrive in Web3—and inspire a new era of design…
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This Is How the Global Energy Crisis Ends
In the US, filling up your car has become 46 percent more expensive in the last year—though those outside the…
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This Was the Year When Finance Jumped the Doge
None of that would matter if it all remained confined to the realm of social media. Except the past few…
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Good Luck Trying to Fix the Supply Chain Crisis
Cole’s experience hints at the range of factors currently buckling the global supply chain. First, the items were manufactured incorrectly,…
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Why Zillow Couldn’t Make Algorithmic House Pricing Work
Zillow’s Zestimate of home values has become a go-to reference for US homeowners. But when Zillow tried to use its…
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