Helium Mobile acquisition leaves HNT network intact as token tests key support

Helium Mobile has been acquired by Noble Mobile, a U.S.-based telecom startup founded by former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, while the Helium Network and its native HNT token have remained under existing operational structures. According to announcements from both companies,…

The Hormuz crisis hits higher pitch

You already know that the war in Iran has stoked inflation, but it’s not just for oil, gas, and fertilizer. The shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has caused prices to “balloon” for another commodity that’s essential for everything from advanced medical equipment and automobiles, to drones, laptops, and even AI. In this video, GZERO’s Alex Kliment puts his pulmonary capacity on the line to…

Den perfekte Chrome-nettleser?

Jeg elsker å teste nye nettlesere, men faller stort sett tilbake på Safari for en bra kombinasjon av brukervennlighet, ytelse, ressursbruk og ikke minst følelsen av å bruke en ordentlig native app på Mac og iOS. Men det finnes alltid situasjoner hvor man vil ha to forskjellige nettleserkontekster, mange spennende nye nettlesere bygges på Chromium og jeg elsker å teste nye paradigmer hva gjelder…

China’s duty-free approach to Africa, Israel and Ukraine’s beef, the helium hold-up in Hormuz

China tries to sell Africa on its zero-tariffs approach

Starting today, China is scrapping tariffs on imports from 53 African nations. Yet Beijing’s zero-tariff policy is unlikely to narrow the continent’s growing trade deficit with China any time soon. Africa’s exports to China are primarily raw materials and critical minerals such as copper and cobalt, which are essential to making…

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America’s AI Advantage Runs into Trouble in the Strait of Hormuz

The Iran war has shown two things at once. It has shown that AI now matters at operational speed, and it has shown that the material base required to sustain that advantage is narrower and more fragile than U.S. policy has treated it. Strategic reserves for critical semiconductor inputs, more diversified supply chains for industrial gases and specialty chemicals, and a policy framework that…

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#498 – Browser-Alternativen

Dieses Video enthält eine Liste von Browsern für iOS, iPadOS und macOS, denen ich einerseits meine Surfgewohnheiten anvertraue und die andererseits genug Features bieten, um sich deutlich von Safari abzusetzen. Hier das Intro zur Episode: iPhoneBlog #one kann man abonnieren. Alle Abonnent:innen bekommen jede Woche ein neues „Gewusst-wie”-Video, den Zugriff auf alle schon veröffentlichten…

New supercool alloy could take the heat off helium-3

The heated race to achieve the extreme cold that quantum technologies demand may have a frontrunner. Chinese scientists have developed an alloy that almost reaches absolute zero, the coldest possible temperature, without using the scarce isotope, helium-3.

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Category: Materials, Engineering, Technology

Tags: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cooling, Helium

Helium Prices Spike as Qatar LNG Halt Exposes Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

Helium prices have surged to record highs in 2026, with spot prices jumping over 30% in the past month, as a production halt at Qatar’s LNG facilities disrupts a critical node in the global supply chain. The shutdown, triggered by unexpected maintenance issues at QatarEnergy’s Ras Laffan complex, has slashed helium output from one of […]

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