6.8-magnitude earthquake hits off Philippines’ Mindanao

Earthquakes regularly strike the Philippines, which sits along the Pacific Ring of Fire, an arc of intense seismic and volcanic activity that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin. Most are too weak to be felt by humans ... ( read original story ...)

How 2024 Became a Crypto Election

These keys are generated by “mining,” which means using banks of computer servers to solve extremely complex computational problems (a process that is costly and consumes huge amounts of electricity, generating lots of greenhouse gases).

Dark Day for Japan Stocks as Unease About U.S. Spreads

It wasn't supposed to be like this. When Japan's Nikkei Stock Average hit a new record this February for the first time in 34 years, a healthy U.S. economy and extremely low interest rates in Japan seemed to promise a solid floor for the market. ( read original story ...)