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Global demand for copper explodes as electrification and technological infrastructure push production to its absolute limits this decade

Global demand for copper will soon exceed supply by millions of tonnes, experts warn Recycling alone cannot meet the growing demand for copper over the next two decades China dominates nearly half of global copper smelting and refining capacity Demand for copper continues to rise as electrification expands across transport, power generation and industrial systems,

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Micron says it’s ‘trying to help consumers’ in RAM crisis despite killing its Crucial brand – and PC owners left even angrier as a result

Micron has defended its decision to shut down the Crucial brand of consumer RAM A marketing executive said: “Our point of view is that we’re trying to help consumers all over the world. We’re just doing it through different channels.” This refers to the majority of Micron’s consumer business as providing RAM for OEM PCs,

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Linus Torvalds quietly used AI coding and then reminded everyone why the hype still collapses outside of serious software projects

Linus Torvalds says he only used AI in a personal project with no real consequences The code had nothing to do with Linux, Git, or any production system AI helped with unfamiliar Python visuals, not the core system or core logic Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, has spent years pushing back against exaggerated claims

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‘It will refuse to produce anything illegal’: Elon Musk speaks out against Grok backlash, but UK PM says ‘we won’t go back’

Elon Musk defends Grok AI Insists that it never created certain kinds of images The UK has not finished investigating the platform Elon Musk said he is aware of “literally zero” nude underage images generated by Grok AI, in a Wednesday post on X. These are the first public comments beyond emojis that the X

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Anthropic’s new Cowork tool offers Claude coding assistance for non-experts

Anthropics Cowork is like “Claude Code for the rest of your work” It works across apps with connections to third-party services Available for $100/m for Max subscribers on Mac to begin with Anthropic has shared the first details of its new Cowork tool, available to Claude Max subscribers in the macOS app, and it’s been

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WP Engine swallows trusted WordPress agency as company’s media ambitions quietly shift to in-house product development mode

WP Engine moves agency talent in-house to accelerate publishing product development Big Bite agency services end when its engineers join WP Engine directly The deal deepens WP Engine’s reliance on WordPress for scaling media operations WP Engine has announced the acquisition of Big Bite, a longtime agency partner known for its work with large media

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Major US healthcare breach exposes data on 145,000 patients – Central Maine Healthcare reveals all

CMH breach exposed PII of 145,381 patients and employees in March 2025 Stolen data includes names, SSNs, health insurance and treatment information No actors claimed responsibility; victims offered credit monitoring and support services The data breach incident that occurred at Central Maine Healthcare (CMH) in the spring of 2025 affected more than 145,000 people who

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‘I’m literally not in it… but I could be in it.’ Kat Dennings says she’s ‘in Marvel’s system’ so she can’t rule out an appearance in Avengers: Doomsday

Kat Dennings says she’s not in it Avengers: Doomsday However, she revealed that after appearing as Darcy Lewis, Marvel scanned her so she is ‘in the system’ It means ‘they could put me in anything they want’ While Marvel has already teased and confirmed much of the cast for the next big installment of the

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Fitbit, Strava and Nike Training Club are the most data-hungry fitness apps, according to a new report – here are 5 ways to protect your privacy

Online privacy app Surfshark analyzed 16 different fitness apps It reported on how much personal data these apps collect, with Fitbit and Strava collecting the most Here’s what that means for users of these apps, and a few simple ways to better protect your privacy It’s fitness season, and now that the holidays are over,

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