Texas’ fragile grid isn’t ready for crypto mining’s explosive growth
An aerial view of the Whinstone US Bitcoin mining facility in Rockdale, Texas, on October 9th, 2021. | Photo by
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Day: July 15, 2022
Amazon Prime Day 2022: the best deals still available
Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The VergePrime Day may be done and dusted, but there are still plenty of awesome
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Today I learned Amazon has a form so police can get my data without permission or a warrant
Photo by Dan Seifert / The VergeHere is something I didn’t know when I purchased Amazon Ring cameras and Amazon
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It’s ChromeOS now, not Chrome OS
Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeChrome OS, Google’s Linux-based operating system for its Chromebook devices, has been around for
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Wordle is being turned into a multiplayer board game
Play Wordle with your friends in this new board game. | Image: The New York Times and HasbroThe hit online
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Hyundai imagines a grim future where metaverse ‘artists’ live in their cars
Image: Hyundai, Screenshot: Umar Shakir / The VergeNew car events are usually pretty cringe, full of pointless pyrotechnics, emotionless futurescapes,
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Nissan Leaf, EV pioneer and sales dud, is reportedly on the chopping block
Image: NissanThe Nissan Leaf, a pioneer electric vehicle and one of the cheapest EVs currently on the market, is nearing
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Alphabet’s Wing is working on larger drones that can handle heavier deliveries
Wing, the drone delivery company operated by Google parent Alphabet, unveiled a series of new prototype aircraft designed to handle
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GM announces plans to build ‘coast-to-coast’ network of 2,000 EV chargers at truck stops
General Motors announced a “coast-to-coast” network of fast electric vehicle chargers installed at Pilot and Flying J truck stops and
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