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China's MiniMax releases M2.1, an upgrade to its open-source M2 model that it says has "significantly enhanced" coding capabilities in Rust, Java, and others (MiniMax)
https://www.minimax.io/news/minimax-m21

MiniMax M2.1: Significantly Enhanced Multi-Language Programming, Built for Real-World Complex Tasks - MiniMax News

A closer look at Peru’s Amazon reveals new mining trends, deforestation https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/a-closer-look-at-perus-amazon-reveals-new-mining-trends-deforestation/

A closer look at Peru’s Amazon reveals new mining trends, deforestation
For years, gold mining has been one of Peru’s most pressing environmental challenges, with illegal operations clearing the Amazon Rainforest and polluting rivers with chemicals. The industry continues to grow, as miners spread into new parts of the country and adopt different ways of working. One recent project that maps mining operations and their expansion […]

⛏️ Behind our screens: The truth about ‘artisanal’ mining and ‘natural’ technology
https://globalvoices.org/2025/10/05/behind-our-screens-the-truth-about-artisanal-mining-and-natural-technology/

Behind our screens: The truth about ‘artisanal’ mining and ‘natural’ technology
“It would be disingenuous to attempt to disentangle the human rights abuses connected to creating technologies from their environmental impacts.”

>> Mossad, Meinung, Moralgewitter: Friedrich Merz im Stadtbild-Tsunami
MARIE VON DEN BENKEN <<
Sehr schön zu lesende Kolumne.
https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Mossad-Meinung-Moralgewitter-Friedrich-Merz-im-…

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CSS in Depth, Second Edition - Keith J. Grant
To create web designs that delight, entertain, and impress your users, you need to know CSS in depth!

«It is not just the jobs that have disappeared. The towns also bear the scars of mining and related activities. Heavy truck traffic has damaged roads, while drilling operations have pierced the salt flats, leaving visible marks on landscapes that once drew tourists.»
A lithium bust leaves Latin American towns in the dust
https://restofworld.org/2025/lithium-price-crash-latin-america-mining/

Weimer warnt vor Google-KI: Gefahr für Medienvielfalt
Medienstaatsminister Weimer sieht in Googles KI-Einsatz eine Bedrohung für die Meinungsvielfalt. Seine Kritik richtet sich gegen die Marktmacht des Konzerns.
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Gold mining exposes Indigenous women in Nicaragua to high mercury levels https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/gold-mining-exposes-indigenous-women-in-nicaragua-to-high-mercury-levels/

Gold mining exposes Indigenous women in Nicaragua to high mercury levels
Indigenous women of childbearing age from Nicaragua’s Waspam municipality have been exposed to toxic levels of mercury, according to a new report by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN). The researchers took hair samples from 50 women between 18 and 44 years old. The women live in the Indigenous communities of Li Auhbra and Li […]

”Det jag föreslår är väldigt enkelt: en ny minimiskatt på 2 procent per år för superrika individer som har förmögenheter på minst 100 miljoner euro – eller en miljard kronor”. https://www.dn.se/varlden/stjarnekonomens-forslag-sa-ska-superrika-tvingas-…

Gabriel Zucman: ”De superrika måste betala skatt som alla andra”
Den franske ekonomen Gabriel Zucman vill införa en minimiskatt för miljardärer. ”De superrika måste betala skatt som alla andra”

Hashrate Index: China's bitcoin mining market share rebounded to 14% by the end of October, making it the world's third-largest miner despite China's 2021 ban (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bitcoin-mining…