When open source meets academic publishing: Platinum open access journals
When open source meets academic publishing: Platinum open access journals Joshua Pearce Fri, 05/13/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like Academics routinely give away their work to companies for free—and then they buy it back! Can you imagine a farmer giving away free food and then paying to get it back for dinner? Probably not. Yet academics like me have been trapped for decades in a scheme where we...
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Russian Crypto Mining Giant Bitriver Considers Challenging US Sanctions
Russia’s Bitriver, one of the largest operators of crypto mining data centers, may take legal action against the U.S. over the decision to place it under sanctions. The company insists it does not help the Russian government to circumvent international restrictions. Bitriver Rejects US Accusations as Unfounded, Sees No Legal Ground for Sanctions Leading Russian mining enterprise Bitriver is considering filing a lawsuit against the...
