• The UN projects global resource extraction will surge 60% by 2060. Dirt becomes data. Demand becomes destiny. (Signal source: UNEP Global Resource Outlook 2024)
• Microsoft, Amazon, and Tesla deepen stakes in lithium and cobalt mines. The future runs on batteries—and boardrooms. (Signal source: Canadian Mining Innovation Council, May 2025)
• Vertical mining gains traction: deeper, narrower shafts with less surface damage. A polite apocalypse, surgically precise. (Signal source: MiningWorld Journal, May 2025)
• New AI models interpret subterranean noise to locate copper deposits. We’ve taught machines to eavesdrop on the Earth. (Signal source: arXiv, March 2025)
• DeepMind’s GenCast AI improves weather prediction beyond traditional models. The sky now answers to simulation. (Signal source: Axios Generate, May 2025)
Signal acquired. Echo archives.
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