Rio Tinto to supply copper to Amazon for AI data centers

Rio Tinto said on Thursday it would supply copper that it leaches from an Arizona mine to Amazon.com for use in the tech ...

How one startup is using prebiotics to try and ease the copper shortage

Transition Metal Solutions is applying a special cocktail to coax microbes into unlocking more copper from ore.

Transition Metal Solutions Closes Oversubscribed $6M Seed to Reinvent Bio-Based Copper Recovery

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Transition Metal Solutions, a startup boosting copper production from existing mining operations and waste, today announced an oversubscribed $6 million ...

Copper Will Go 'Parabolic': Chamath Predicts A Squeeze

On a recent episode of the "All-In" podcast, investor Chamath Palihapitiya said that copper is set to go “parabolic” in 2026.

EU Said to Allow Telecoms Copper Switch-Off Delay to 2035

The European Commission is set to allow member states to delay the switch-off of copper telecommunications networks to 2035, giving the industry more time to make the transition to faster fiber ...

Amphi votes to close four elementary schools

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The Amphitheater Governing Board has voted to close four of its elementary schools. The impacted ...
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The Switch

Drone image shows Fisk Coal Station in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., a century-old electric generating plant shut down in 2012 and now pressed into service again as the nation's electrical grids struggle ...