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U.S. gold mining is growing amid demand for the critical mineral

Innovation

Gold bars in 44 gallon drum.gettyOne of the US government’s most important activities to increase domestic production of a critical mineral is being developed without much fanfare: gold. As of last year, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management supported stable projects and sought public input into gold mining activities.President Donald Trump named gold along with uranium, copper and potash and other critical minerals in a Executive Order issued on March 20, 2025 entitled “Immediate Measures to Increase US Mineral Production”. “Our national and economic security is now gravely threatened by our dependence on the mineral production…

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How do Asian-White Biracials define themselves?

Organizations

“As you think about people who have multiracial backgrounds, there are a number of interesting questions that arise – about who belongs to which group, about where they think they themselves belong, about how those perceptions align with each other,” he says. Nour Kteilyprofessor of management and organizations at the Kellogg School and its co-director Litowitz Center for Enlightened Dissent. Investigations have shown that the majority of multiracial people do not consider themselves multiracial, often because they believe they are more like one race than another. And about a fifth of multiracial people have felt pressure from family, friends or…

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A nonprofit Alaska cruise line is turning tourism into a conservation project

Policy

M/V Liseron along the coast in Alaska. The Boat CompanyCruising tends to evoke skepticism, often associated with giant ships and busy ports rather than conservation. However, industry can also create lasting ties to a place.A recent one Report of the World Travel and Tourism Councilpublished on April 10, 2026, found that more than 60% of cruise travelers return to destinations they first discovered on a cruise.In Southeast Alaska, a nonprofit operator of small cruise ships has spent decades working to ensure that those first encounters do more than inspire awe or a return visit and turn travelers into conservation advocates.I…

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Third Time’s The Talisman Charm

Innovation

My sabbatical from Diablo 4 is over, as I haven’t watched much of the game’s seasons since the Vessel of Hatred expansion. But if nothing else, I’ll always show up for a major new Diablo launch, and well, Hatred’s back. Mephisto is back. How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?This is Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, where we once again face Mephisto, who was essentially the main villain of Diablo 4’s entirety, despite another Prime Evil taking his name in lights. After playing Lord of Hate, it’s easy to see how this tale works…

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Nvidia’s trillion-dollar forecast marks AI’s tipping point

Innovation

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduces Vera Rubin, a next-generation artificial intelligence data center platform during the keynote address at the company’s annual GTC developer conference in San Jose, California, on March 16, 2026. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesAt Nvidia GTC Conference 2026 in San Jose, Jensen Huang did something unusual even by Silicon Valley standards. He didn’t just outline a road map. Quantify the future of artificial intelligence. He declared”I think the demand for computers has increased by a million times in the last two years.”Huang now plans at least a trillion dollars in demand…

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