Bitcoin miners share with AI, Non-astronauts go to space, Anna feels homesick

On todays’ podcast, Ashley Thompson and Mario Ritter, Jr. host the show. Ashley tells listeners what they are going to hear.
00:55 First, John Russell has a story about an unusual relationship between two industries. U.S. technology companies are increasingly purchasing or leasing energy assets held by bitcoin miners. Bitcoin miners use a lot of power and have energy production interests. But some are finding they can make a lot of money by selling or leasing their power assets to data centers, especially ones linked to artificial intelligence, which store and process huge amounts of information. learningenglis...
07:07 Then, Bryan Lynn reports on a private space mission that will seek to launch non-astronauts to a high Earth orbit in the Science Report. The mission will include the first private spacewalks in history. The mission, called Polaris Dawn, organized and financed by billionaire businessman Jared Isaacman, also includes three other crew members. The spacecraft will enter the Van Allen Belt, which is an area of high energy particles and radiation. learningenglis...
14:12 Following the Science Report, Ashley and Bryan discuss how the private space mission came about. Bryan explains that businessman Jared Isaacman who the main driver of the mission. Bryan also talks about measures to protect the astronauts from radiation that exists at such a high Earth orbit.
17:30 Finally, Jill Robbins and Andrew Smith present the Lesson of the Day. Today, Jill and Andrew talk about why Anna feels “homesick” in Lesson 12 of Let’s Learn English. Jill and Andrew introduce words that are linked to homesickness, such as “long for” and “yearning.” They also talk about ways to avoid getting homesick. learningenglis...
Then, Ashley and Mario sign off.
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