A former Meta researcher has testified that he downloaded an AI training dataset via BitTorrent, including the pirated Books3 ...

Why are people interested in deep-sea mining? The deep sea holds large quantities of mineral deposits. Some of them exist in potato-sized clumps on the seafloor called “polymetallic nodules,” which ...

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Technology companies and utilities are increasingly exploring ways to make power-hungry data centers more flexible in when and how they consume electricity, helping ease the strain ...

What is NOAA’s role in deep seabed mining? Deep seabed mining is the extraction of critical mineral resources from the ocean floor. The deep seabed has valuable resources like manganese, nickel, ...

The Norwegian government has given a permit to a mining company to release waste into Førde fjord despite a 17-year battle by campaigners and a supreme court ruling against it Shortly after the ...

Eight countries are partnering to turn mineral resources into jobs, investment, and sustainable economic growth through the Metals and Minerals Country Compacts. Participants explored the World Bank ...