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At-home bitcoin miners are getting crushed by the crypto sell-off and energy inflation. Here’s how they’re cutting costs.

Two longtime crypto miners told Insider how the community is cutting costs during a brutal sell-off. Anusak Laowilas/Getty Images Hobbyist crypto miners are having to get creative to survive a brutal sell-off. Electricity costs are also rising across the US, further squeezing these individuals. Two longtime miners told Insider how the community is coping this…

007: Everything or Nothing is the best James Bond film we never had

There hasn’t been a James Bond game that captured the superspy’s spirit as perfectly as Everything or Nothing. GoldenEye 007 remains the fan favourite, sure, but I’ve always preferred 007’s original experiences to direct adaptations. When EA had the Bond licence in the Pierce Brosnan era, 007 got creative. Not always successfully, sadly. Excluding spin-offs…

Survivors describe widespread sexual abuse in military’s JROTC program: ‘I felt trapped’

US Military members Bo Zaunders/Getty Images An investigation by The New York Times found high rates of JROTC instructors charged with sex crimes against students.  Survivors described widespread sexual assault by instructors and penalties for reporting.  “I felt trapped,” one survivor told The New York Times. “I felt alone in a corner.” An investigation by…

Outgoing White House communications director says pro-choice activists are ‘out of step’

White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Protesters demanded Biden declare a national public health emergency with the repeal of Roe v. Wade. Exiting White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield said protesters were ‘out of step.’ Biden signed an executive order Friday directed at aiding abortion and contraception access. Departing White House Communications…

Elon Musk’s sister believed the Tesla CEO would follow through with Twitter deal: ‘I would believe that he’s going to do it’

Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images // Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images Elon Musk’s sister Tosca believed her brother would go through with $44 billion Twitter deal.  “If he says he’s going to do it I would believe that he’s going to do it,” she said in a profile.  The Tesla CEO told the SEC on Friday that he would…

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer fights for her daughters’ right to abortion following the fall of Roe v. Wade: ‘We must lead’

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Michigan Office of the Governor via AP Governor Gretchen Whitmer told The Washington Post how the fight for abortion access impacts her family.   “I’m thinking about my daughters,” she said. “They now have fewer rights than I’ve had my whole life.” The Michigan Democrat explained how reproductive care is an ongoing conversation…