HomePod mini expanding to three more countries
Apple’s HomePod mini is expanding to three more countries. Early this week, the company announced it would make its smart speaker available in Finland, Norway, and Sweden next Tuesday. According…
Why China Is Cracking Down on Bitcoin Mining and What It Could Mean for Other Countries
CHINA SICHUAN BITCOIN MINING FARM An aerial view of a bitcoin farm next to a hydropower station in Mabian Yi Autonomous County, southwest China’s Sichuan province, 6 April 2017. Credit…
Electricity needed to mine bitcoin is more than used by ‘entire countries’
Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP It’s not just the value of bitcoin that has soared in the last year – so has the huge amount of energy it consumes. The cryptocurrency’s value…