Pentagon’s $1B Mineral Stockpile: A Cyberpunk Defense Against Digital Dystopia
Resource Wars in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism In a move echoing the digital dystopian narratives of cyberpunk fiction, the Pentagon has initiated a $1 billion spree to amass critical minerals, including rare earths essential for technologies that underpin both...
SSD Surge: AI’s Data Bottleneck and the Shadow of Control
The AI Data Deluge In the shadowy corridors of data centers, a silent war is being waged over storage. As AI technologies evolve, the demand for rapid data access has escalated, turning what was once dormant ‘cold’ data into the lifeblood of AI’s...
Bank-Controlled Stablecoins Infiltrate DeFi: A New Era of Surveillance?
Regulated Stablecoins Enter the DeFi Arena Societe Generale-FORGE (SG-FORGE) and Bitpanda have escalated their partnership to integrate regulated stablecoins into the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. This move positions Bitpanda as the first retail broker in...