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☆ Bitcoin mining struggles to go green, research shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Tom Wilson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Edgar SuLONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Bitcoin is struggling to go green, with the cryptocurrency making only slim gains in its usage of sustainable energy in the year to January, research by Cambridge university showed on Tuesday. Processing bitcoin transactions and "mining" new tokens is done by powerful computers, hooked up to a global network, that compete against others to solve complex mathematical puzzles. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterProjects have sought ways to shift bitcoin mining towards cleaner energy, such as repurposing heat byproducts from oil extraction for crypto mining. Bitcoin mining is mostly unregulated and opaque, with few centralised bodies gathering data. The Cambridge study was based on data on the geographical spread of mining across the world and the energy mix of individual countries.

☆ The perils and promise of quantum computing are nearing. Here are ways to invest
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

"In a five- to 10-year timeframe, quantum computing will break encryption as we know it." Since its conceptual birth in the early 1980s, quantum computing has held promise for systems that could exponentially outperform today's computers. Rather than leaning on the zeroes and ones of classical computers, quantum computers emerged from quantum physics, which is the study of the fundamental building blocks of matter and energy. Those strange properties account for the technology's potentially explosive abilities; each additional qubit doubles a quantum computer's power. They are named D-Wave Systems , Rigetti Computing, IonQ , and Quantum Computing.

☆ The B-52 was designed in a hotel room over a weekend in 1948, and it may still be flying 100 years later
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Alex Hollings | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

That design emerged from a hastily arranged work session in a Dayton hotel over a weekend in 1948. The B-52 started flying when America was still relying on P-51 MustangsUS Air Force F-51D Mustang fighters during the Korean War. Spanning wars and altitudesA US Air Force B-52F dropping 750-pound bombs over Vietnam in the 1960s. US Air ForceIn July 1948, Boeing received a contract from the still-new US Air Force to design and build a new heavy bomber. By late Friday night, the new B-52 bomber was already coming into focus.

☆ What to do when a job interview question leaves you stumped
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-21 | by ( Kathryn Vasel | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

You’re in the middle of a job interview, a question comes your way and you’ve got… nothing. Even if you’ve prepared for hours, a question can come out of the blue and leave you stumped. Interviewers are going to want to hear about how you’ve handled tough situations or problems in your previous roles. “You can say: ‘That’s a great question, let me think about that for a second,’ look up and around and gather your thoughts,” said Ruggiero. “Repeat the question back to the hiring manager: ‘Now let me get this straight: Are you asking XXXX?’” said Skirboll.

Because it doesn't require a credit history or credit score, secured credit cards are an appealing option for building a credit history. How secured credit cards workTraditional credit cards use undisclosed mathematical algorithms that rope in credit score, income, and payment history to determine your credit limit. Step 2: Find which secured credit card is right for youMost major credit card companies, including banks and credit unions, offer a secured credit card option. Though secured credit cards offer a way to build credit, they are subject to the same rules as normal credit cards. With little-to-no prior credit requirements, secured credit cards are one way to reestablish credit or start a credit history.

☆ I've won $3 million in my 7 years as a pro poker player, but it's not a life that I would ever recommend — it's a hard way to make easy money
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-30 | by ( Xuan Liu | As Told To Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Since we were all a bunch of super competitive analytical type students, the school was a hotbed for poker players. From 2010 to 2017, I earned $3 million playing live and online tournaments (online under the name xx23xx). From an outsider's perspective, it may seem glamorous, but poker is also mentally and physically drainingLiu with fellow players at a poker tournament. By 2017, I didn't like the trajectory my life was heading, so after a brief marriage to a fellow player, I left the circuit to live life at a slower pace in Vancouver. Now that live events are back, I'm getting back into poker in different waysI'm doing live poker tournament commentating work in English and Mandarin because there's a broader international audience these days.

☆ 23 Black leaders who are shaping history today
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-01 | by ( Courtney Connley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +39 min

Following the lead of trailblazers throughout American history, today's Black history-makers are shaping not only today but tomorrow. —Cory StiegRosalind Brewer, 58, Walgreens' next CEO and only Black woman to currently lead a Fortune 500 firmWalgreens' next CEO Rosalind Brewer. When she steps into this new role, she will be the only Black woman currently leading a Fortune 500 firm, and just the third Black woman in history to serve as a Fortune 500 CEO. "When you're a Black woman, you get mistaken a lot," she said during a 2018 speech at her alma mater, Spelman College. —Tom Huddleston Jr.Jason Wright, 38, first Black president of a National Football League teamWashington Football Team president Jason Wright.

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You can do fractions on your iPhone calculator using two different methods. When you turn your iPhone calculator sideways — switching it to a scientific-calculator layout — you'll be able to use more functions, such as the 1/x button to divide fraction values. Once the application is launched, turn your iPhone sideways to place it in landscape mode. You will need to turn your phone into landscape mode to do fractions on your iPhone. You can calculate a 1/x fraction or divide two numbers together to do fractions on your iPhone calculator.

☆ Opioid Crisis Fast Facts
▼ + stars: | 2017-09-18 | by ( Cnn Editorial Research | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

March 29, 2017 - Trump signs an executive order calling for the establishment of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. April 9, 2018 - The US surgeon general issues an advisory recommending that Americans carry the opioid overdose-reversing drug, naloxone. The settlement will be used to fund addiction research and help cities and counties with the opioid crisis. Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the state’s opioid crisis. November 15, 2022 - Walmart agrees to the framework of a $3.1 billion settlement, which resolves allegations from multiple states’ attorneys general that the company failed to regulate opioid prescriptions contributing to the nationwide opioid crisis.

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