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NASA’s robotic prospectors are setting the stage for miners to follow someday

By The Conversation November 06, 2023 The cars, cellphones, computers, and televisions that people in the U.S. use every day require metals like copper, cobalt, and platinum to build. Demand from the electronics industry for these metals is only rising, and companies are constantly searching for new places on Earth to mine them. Scientists estimate … Continue reading NASA’s robotic prospectors are setting the stage for miners to follow someday

Cryptocurrency Miners Find Their Way Into Online Advertising

Cryptocurrency Miners Find Their Way Into Online Advertising by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, (January 05, 2018) A surge in the use of cryptocurrency has given hackers another way to use malicious JavaScript to tap into the CPU power of their visitor’s PC, and to steal Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. This is done by dropping malicious code … Continue reading Cryptocurrency Miners Find Their Way Into Online Advertising