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New York Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning New Fossil Fuel Bitcoin Mines

The bill, if signed into law, would ban new Bitcoin mines that use fossil fuels for two years while the state assesses the environmental impacts.
Jordan Pearson
6.3.22
Coinbase

Coinbase Rescinds Accepted Job Offers by Email, Calls It ‘Prudent’ Decision

Additionally, the company said it would extend what had been a temporary hiring freeze “for as long as this macro environment requires.”
Maxwell Strachan
6.3.22
kyle rittenhouse

Inspired by Johnny Depp, Kyle Rittenhouse Ready to File Defamation Lawsuits

Kyle Rittenhouse apparently wants to sue Facebook now.
David Gilbert
6.3.22
tech-science

Rogue Planets In Our Galaxy Might Be Massive Alien Spaceships, Study Proposes

Scientists estimate there are billions of free-floating planets in our galaxy, and we should investigate them for signs of "cosmic hitchhikers," one scientist has proposed.
Becky Ferreira
6.3.22
Game

‘Hardspace: Shipbreaker’ Understands the Joy and Grace of Good Work

Labor sims are nothing new, but the love and care with which 'Hardspace: Shipbreaker' depicts every aspect of work is almost wholly unique
Renata Price
6.3.22
anom

A European Country Helped the FBI Intercept Anom Messages, But It Wants to Remain Hidden

A U.S. authored document obtained by Motherboard says that the unnamed country that was vital to the FBI being able to read messages from its honeypot phone company Anom was a “European Union member country.”
Joseph Cox
6.3.22
finance

Are We Headed for a Recession? Ask Sex Workers.

Some adult content creators say business is down—but it’s hard to say whether it’s the economy or the ongoing war on porn.
Samantha Cole
6.3.22
Waypoint

And Now, The Definitive Podcast Discussion About Michael Mann's 'Heat'

Listen to us yell at each other about Robert de Niro and Al Pacino yelling at each other.
Ricardo Contreras
6.3.22
LGBTQ

‘Fire Island’ Is the Rare Movie Where Effeminate Gay Men Are In On the Joke

In Joel Kim Booster’s new comedy, there’s no such thing as being “too” gay.
David Vogel
6.3.22
Life

Asians Are Losing Their Minds Over the Swedish Tradition of Not Feeding Their Guests

“My mother would greet people with ‘what will you eat?’”
Jaishree Kumar
6.3.22
News

There’s Likely Bodycam Footage of the Uvalde School Shooting. The Public May Never See It.

By Texas law, cops must keep their bodycams on while working. But it's possible police will use the "dead suspect loophole" to keep anyone from seeing the footage.
Tess Owen
6.3.22
japan

They Come to Give Birth in Secret. They Leave Without Their Babies.

In Japan, a country with restrictive abortion laws, this hospital lets women give birth anonymously and put their babies up for adoption.
Hanako Montgomery
6.3.22
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