Microsoft and Meta Kick Off Data Center PR Blitz
SWI Editorial Staff2026-01-16T04:24:29-08:00Data centers aren’t popular with local communities. Microsoft and Meta are running PR campaigns to fix that.
Is Solana’s Pain a Game Changer for Ethereum?
SWI Editorial Staff2026-01-16T04:23:56-08:00The smaller chain could lose ground in an important arena during a critical period. Solana (SOL 1.12%) built its brand as a blockchain on its best attributes, which is to ...
A decade in the making, clean energy power line for Mass. to begin flowing this week
SWI Editorial Staff2026-01-16T03:23:29-08:00Support WBUR Miriam Wasser January 16, 2026 Heavy machinery is used to cut trees to widen an existing Central Maine Power power line corridor to make way for new utility ...
Renewables could help with energy affordability in Pennsylvania, advocates say
SWI Editorial Staff2026-01-16T03:23:14-08:00Rising bills and a squeeze on electricity supply from the rapid growth of data centers is causing what some groups call an energy crisis in Pennsylvania. PennFuture and Conservation Voters ...
Alliant Energy plans to build $730M wind farm in Columbia County
SWI Editorial Staff2026-01-16T03:22:56-08:00Alliant Energy hopes to build a new roughly $730 million wind farm in Columbia County that will provide enough electricity to power about 100,000 homes annually. The utility, through a ...
Jefferies’ Wood Drops Bitcoin on Threat From Quantum Computing
SWI Editorial Staff2026-01-16T03:21:16-08:00The once-distant threat of quantum computing has prompted one of the most closely followed market strategists to walk away from Bitcoin, underscoring how doubts over the token’s security are creeping ...
Iran crypto balloons to $8bn with Bitcoin price up 2,000% as economy crumbles, Chainalysis
SWI Editorial Staff2026-01-16T03:20:57-08:00Bitcoin price up 2,000% in the local currency amid severe political turbulence. Iran’s ecosystem reached nearly $8 billion in 2025, analysts find. That’s over 2% of the country’s entire annual ...
This 1 Big Reason to Buy Bitcoin Just Got Reaffirmed by President Trump
SWI Editorial Staff2026-01-16T03:20:39-08:00The president is attacking the independence of the Federal Reserve because it won't implement the policies he wants. Bitcoin (BTC 1.48%) is not a fiat currency, and that's precisely why ...
Global burden of amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine and opioid use in 204 countries, 1990–2023
SWI Editorial Staff2026-01-16T03:20:18-08:00Abstract Drug use disorders (DUDs) are emerging global public health challenges. Here we investigated the global and regional estimates of the prevalence and burden of DUDs, including amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine ...
Cannabis-dispensary on hold, for now
SWI Editorial Staff2026-01-16T03:19:55-08:00Tentative plans for a city-owned cannabis (marijuana products) dispensary in St. Joseph are on hold, at least for the time being.
