Plus: Meta plans to launch an ad-free version of Facebook and Instagram in the U.K. And Baidu wants driverless robotaxis in Dubai by next year. Julie Chang hosts.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Cipher Lands Google Deal, MicroBT Opens U.S. Shop, IREN Doubles GPU Fleet
Cipher Mining landed its first AI tenant, with $1.3 billion in the deal backstopped by Google, and MicroBT has opened a U.S. distribution hub with 10,000 ASIC miners per month in volume.
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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! On today’s round up, we dive deep into Cipher Mining's $3 billion AI hosting deal with Fluid Stack, backed by Google's $1.4 billion guarantee. And as hashrate surges to 1,100 EH/s, miners are struggling with sub-$50 hash prices. Plus MicroBT has opened a U.S. distribution hub, and IREN’s aggressive GPU expansion.
**Notes:**
• Cipher signed $3B AI deal with Fluid Stack
• Google backstopping $1.4B of obligations
• Hash price under $50/PH/day (6mo low)
• Network hash rate at 1,100 EH/s
• IREN doubled GPU fleet to 23K units, raises Q1-2026 ARR to $500M
• MicroBT opens 10K unit/month US shop
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
03:03 Difficulty Report by Luxor
07:08 Cipher and Fluidstack deal!
13:15 MicroBT opens up shop in US
17:34 Cleanspark Ad
18:03 IREN doubles GPU fleet (again)
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Native America Calling - Friday, September 26, 2025 – The Native American history censorship threat at National Parks and other federal institutions
Among the informational signs flagged for review under the Trump administration’s purge of “improper ideology” at National Parks is language at the Sitka National Monument Russian Bishop’s House explaining how missionaries worked to destroy Indigenous cultures and languages in Alaska. A panel at Florida’s Castillo de San Marcos National Monument is being questioned for including text about forced assimilation of imprisoned Native Americans. They are part of the ongoing review of parks, museums, and other institutions for information deemed disparaging to Americans. The review has prompted considerable concern over who is making decisions about how historical events are portrayed and whether Native historians have any input.
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Michaela Pavlat (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), Indigenous partnerships program manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
Julie Reed (Cherokee), associate professor of history at the University of Tulsa
Morning Star Gali (Pit River Tribe), executive director of Indigenous Justice and the California tribal and community liaison for the International Indian Treaty Council
Kimberly Smith (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), community conservation specialist for The Wilderness Society
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The Book Review - Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘Pride and Prejudice’
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.”
So opens Jane Austen’s Regency-era romantic comedy “Pride and Prejudice,” which for centuries has delighted readers with its story of the five Bennet sisters and their efforts to marry well. While the novel moves nimbly among all of the family members and their various entanglements, its particular focus remains on the feisty second-eldest daughter, Elizabeth, and her vexed chemistry with the wealthy, arrogant, gorgeous Mr. Darcy. Their sharp wit, verbal jousting and mutual misunderstandings form the core of what might be considered the first enemies-to-lovers plot in modern literature.
On this week’s episode, the Book Club host MJ Franklin discusses “Pride and Prejudice” with his colleagues Jennifer Harlan, Emily Eakin and Gregory Cowles, and Austen in general with The Times’s Sarah Lyall.
Other books and authors mentioned in this discussion:
“Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors,” by Sonali Dev
“Book Lovers,” by Emily Henry
“The Marriage Plot,” by Jeffrey Eugenides
“Washington Square,” by Henry James
“Such a Fun Age,” by Kiley Reid
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CBS News Roundup - 09/26/2025 | World News Roundup
Former FBI Director James Comey indicted. New Trump tariffs. Widely used abortion drug under review. CBS News Correspondent Peter King has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast.
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Marketplace All-in-One - Why buyers have wracked up so much car loan debt
Earlier this month, a company called Tricolor abruptly filed for bankruptcy. The Texas-based firm offered auto loans to buyers with poor (or no) credit ratings. That so-called “subprime” auto market has grown to $80 billion. But Tricolor's collapse could make it harder for some buyers to get car loans. We hear more. Plus, President Donald Trump unveils a new batch of tariffs, and D.C. braces for more economic pain ahead of a looming shutdown.
Marketplace All-in-One - Trump slaps tariffs on imported drugs
From the BBC World Service: President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs, including a 100% levy on branded or patented drug imports from Oct. 1 onward — unless a company is building a factory in the United States. Which countries will be most affected? Then, Ethiopia has opened a controversial megadam built on the Nile River after 14 years of construction. It's at the center of a diplomatic spat with countries that fear their water supplies could be affected.
WSJ Minute Briefing - James Comey Indicted After Pressure from Trump
Plus: President Trump announces tariffs on pharmaceutical companies that aren’t building plants in the U.S., alongside levies on large trucks and home goods. And, financial regulators probe unusual trading patterns in companies that have adopted crypto-treasury strategies. Caitlin McCabe hosts.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Under different thumbs: a scant TikTok deal
President Donald Trump’s executive order ostensibly puts a years-long debate to bed. But questions persist about who will own—and influence—TikTok’s American operations. We examine the evidence on how climate change will aid the spread of dengue fever, a brutal and potentially deadly disease. And a tribute to Patrick McGovern, who obsessively recreated boozy beverages of yore.
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WSJ What’s News - Trump Declares 100% Tariffs on Pharma Firms Not Building U.S. Plants
A.M. Edition for Sept. 26. President Trump unveils new levies on branded or patented drugs from pharmaceutical companies that aren't building manufacturing plants in America. Plus, a federal grand jury in Virginia indicted former FBI director James Comey on charges of making false statements and obstruction during the bureau’s earlier investigation of the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia in the 2016 election. And, WSJ foreign correspondent Sune Rasmussen details the difficulty in defending against drone incursions for NATO, an alliance built for more traditional military conflicts, in a new age of so-called hybrid attacks. Caitlin McCabe hosts.
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