Starcloud, an Nvidia-backed orbital data center startup, said it will connect Bitcoin ASICs to mine the cryptocurrency in space when its second spacecraft launches later this year.

Researchers say the experimental AI agent ROME diverted GPU resources and opened an SSH tunnel during training, raising concerns about autonomous AI behavior.

An AI agent developed in a training simulation unexpectedly bypassed security controls, and diverted GPU resources to mine cryptocurrency.

“IF YOU LOOK down a hole anywhere in the world, you’ll find a Cornishman digging at the bottom,” goes the local joke. Such was the deep-rooted connection between Cornwall and mining. In the Bronze Age ...

Mexican authorities said Monday that five of the 10 missing workers from a mine operated by a Canadian company in the northwestern state of Sinaloa have been identified among 10 bodies found in ...

Bitcoin’s BTC $66,432.66 mining difficulty dropped by around 11%, its largest decline since China’s 2021 crackdown on the industry, after a sharp decline in hashrate triggered by plunging prices and ...

It’s the latest twist in the controversial global race to mine the deep sea for rare-earth elements and other valuable resources. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Japan said it has taken a significant step in ...

President Donald Trump’s desire to claim Greenland for the U.S. has thrust the island’s wealth of natural resources firmly into the spotlight. But while geopolitical chatter can make it sound as ...

The Metals Company, a prominent seabed-mining company, applauded the change and filed a new application more than doubling the area it hopes to mine. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey On Wednesday, the ...

Scientists will lower instruments to the seafloor to figure out how metallic nodules are generating oxygen in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, an unexpected phenomenon that has fuelled controversy ...

When the United States recently escalated its confrontation with Venezuela—carrying out strikes in Caracas and capturing President Nicolás Maduro—the moves were framed as political intervention. But ...