How Texas Became a Global Mecca for Bitcoin Mining Miners have flocked to the state since China banned mining in 2021, encouraged by cheap energy, grid incentives and an alignment of values. “Bitcoin is all about freedom,” says one miner. “And in my dealings with the utilities and the regulators, Texas is all about freedom.”

What are the best examples of an actor in a more supporting/bit-part TV role really early in their career before they became a massive star much later? Hi. Hope you’re doing well. A couple I can think of immediately are Pamela Anderson on Home Improvement and Chris Pratt on Parks and Recreation who were relative unknowns to the mainstream audience. It’s fun looking back knowing these were their humble beginnings. What are other examples of actors who are well-known now, but were essentially a b…

How TV Writing Became a Dead-End Job The writers say Hollywood studios are increasingly limiting their roles in television productions, highlighting a trend for white-collar workers.

How tree trimming became the latest Hollywood drama Photo by Mario Tama / Getty ImagesDon’t get it twisted: trees are a crucial lifeline during a severe heatwave like the one gripping the US right now. So the tree trimming controversy that unfolded this week during the screenwriters and actors strike is anything but trivial. In case you missed it, union members of the Writers Guild of America (WG…

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How The Self-Driving Car Dream Became An Absolute Nightmare It can be tough to keep up on the myriad of messed-up decisions and scandals in just the automotive industry alone, but a story from the New Republic manages to connect everything together and boy, is it a tough look at our collective predicament. Read more…

How Ecuador Became a Gold Rush Country for Drug Cartels In Ecuador, an intelligence official said: “People consume abroad, but they don’t understand the consequences that take place here.”

“How Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav became Public Enemy Number One in Hollywood”: A series of maneuvers from the executive has kept the film & TV community in a state of shock and anger A quite scathing article by Jason Bailey was inexplicably pulled from GQ after it was published (but not before attempts were made in real time to edit the piece). An attempt by Yahoo to publish this was also removed. Since the original was pulled, here’s what folks missed: It must have been quite a shock to the captain of industry—standing at …

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