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Hestiia wants you to mine for crypto to heat your house

January 11, 2024

It’s not news that crypto mining takes a lot of energy. Bitcoin alone is estimated to consume 127 terawatt-hours a year. If Bitcoin was a country, it would slot in roughly at the 32nd biggest consumer of electricity in the world. A lot of this energy is output as heat, which needs to be cooled […]

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Hertz is selling 20,000 EVs and replacing them with gas cars

January 11, 2024

Hertz is selling off a third of its electric vehicle fleet, which is predominantly made up of Teslas, and will buy gas cars with some of the money it makes from the sales. The company cited lower demand for EVs and higher-than-expected repair costs as reasons for the decision. The sell-off began last month and […]

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Pier banks $2.4M to launch ‘Stripe for credit’

January 11, 2024

Developers add Pier’s APIs with a few lines of codes, and the company then manages the credit lifecycle from end-to-end, including origination, underwriting, compliance and servicing.

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Taking a closer look at the Rownd tabletop CNC lathe

January 11, 2024

I’ve been keeping an eye on the Rownd tabletop CNC lathe since it showed up on Kickstarter last year, and I was psyched to get the chance to see it in person at CES in Las Vegas this week. In an era where DIY culture and personal manufacturing are rising, Rownd Lathe is an exciting new […]

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