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African Bank was granted an order last week by the Mpumalanga High Court allowing the sheriff to enter Kego Mining’s premises and seize assets to recover a R51.1 million debt. The bank had extended a ...

With the price of Bitcoin sliding, Bitcoin mining companies are looking for new opportunities in AI. Bitcoin miners Cipher Digital and TeraWulf are transforming into AI infrastructure plays. When ...

This is Indonesia’s Weda Bay in 2010. Just 15 years ago, the area was mostly rainforest and coral reefs. The hunter-gatherer Hongana Manyawa tribe, some of whom are uncontacted, lived here. Today, it ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The data center boom is sparking ...

AI data center expansion is facing increasing local opposition over power, infrastructure and costs, echoing the resistance that once slowed Bitcoin mining. For years, Bitcoin miners expanding across ...

Cipher Mining Inc. (CIFR) recently entered the AI data center race with major deals with hyperscaler customers. The bitcoin miner is part of a group of companies transitioning from running data ...

If you’re going online to buy some last-minute gifts this holiday season, there’s a chance the price you pay will be influenced by what’s known as “surveillance pricing.” Some retailers are using ...

One afternoon in June 2024, I stood up against the fence of a sprawling industrial facility a few miles outside of Corsicana, Texas. Over a metal gate, I watched a bright yellow excavator claw at the ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A growing number of facilities that require huge amounts of power to operate — such as crypto mining facilities — continue popping up in Texas. They’re offering the state’s power grid ...

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Six people were taken to a hospital from a mining accident in Greene County Monday night. First responders were called to the Harvey Mine on Patterson Creek Road in Morris ...

CleanSpark CEO Matt Schultz laid out the bitcoin mining company's new strategy to develop AI data centers alongside its crypto mining operations in an appearance on CNBC's "Crypto World." He says ...