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‘Feedback Loop’ in Central East Asia Threatens Disturbing Changes to Mongolia's Climate

GizModo VR

A review of weather patterns in inner East Asia over the past 260 years suggests the region is currently caught in a dangerous cycle of heatwaves and droughts that could forever reshape the area, and possibly turn the Mongolian Plateau into an arid wasteland. Read more.

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A Chinese Province Could Ban Bitcoin Mining to Cut Down Energy Use

GizModo VR

Over the past decade, bitcoin has put increasing stress on the largely coal-powered grid of China’s Inner Mongolia. Now, the province is clamping down. Late last week, province officials announced plans to ban all new bitcoin and other cryptocurrency mining ventures and quickly phase out existing activity in order to… Read more.

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OK, Sure, Let’s Just Add Some Bubonic Plague to the Mix

GizModo VR

On Sunday, officials in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of China, recorded a case of bubonic plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, while another case was reportedly detected in neighboring Mongolia. Thankfully there’s no need to freak out about a pandemic yet—other than the one we are currently facing and… Read more.

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Beijing Is Choking on Bright Yellow Dust

GizModo VR

The dust originated in a Gobi Desert sandstorm, which has killed at least six people in Mongolia. Now, northwest winds have blown the dust through across Inner Mongolia into the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Shanxi, and Hebei. Beijing is currently hidden under a thick, yellow blanket of noxious smog. Read more.

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China's Crypto Crackdown Could Help Usher in a Return to Sanity for GPU Prices

GizModo VR

Finding new graphics cards at reasonable prices has been almost impossible as of late, but that might be about to change after prices for GPUs in China fell by as much as 66 percent following a number of crypto mining shutdowns across Sichuan, Xinjian, and Inner Mongolia. Read more.

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Putting AR into Art

Tech Trends VR

Although their main base is in Vienna, they also have a presence in Beijing and Tel Aviv as well as partners in Mexico and Mongolia. The company was started only two years ago by Popescu and his Co-founder Sergiu Ardelean, and is incredibly diverse. Also, half of its 25 employees are women, which is still a sad rarity in the tech world.

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VR Film Studio Felix & Paul Release ‘Nomads’ 360 Documentary.

AllThingsVR

VR Film Studio Felix & Paul Release ‘Nomads’ 360 Documentary Series Studio co-founders Félix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphaël packed their 360 camera out to Mongolia, Kenya, and the seas surrounding Borneo to capture some of the planet’s last remaining nomadic tribes.

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