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The Economist
economist. com > science-and-technology > 04/22/2026 > crypto-miners-are-quietly-colonising-computers

Crypto-miners are quietly colonising computers

5+ hour, 29+ min ago  (48+ words) Use signage they can see Their work should make future accidents less deadly Or is it just tasty? The same trick could also be used against them Adaptation in response to evolutionary pressure is surprisingly common The technology could eventually…...

The Economist
economist. com > business > 07/07/2025 > on-lego-love-and-friendship

On Lego, love and friendship

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (90+ words) There is a locked room in Lego's corporate museum, in Billund in Denmark, which is called the Vault. It is a large space, filled with shelves that are arranged in chronological order, starting in 1958 and stretching away towards the present…...

The Economist
economist. com > business > 04/26/2025 > lip-bu-tan-the-man-trying-to-save-intel

Lip-Bu Tan, the man trying to save Intel

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (205+ words) His more immediate predecessors have been less illustrious. Mr Tan inherits a company that has lost its edge. Intel is faltering in areas where it once led, from designing processors to running. .. Unlimited digital access to all reporting, podcasts, newsletters…...