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Old electronics don't die, they pile up and up and up and...
The electronic waste industry is booming and not necessarily in a good way. For example, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that the US federal government discards some 10,000 computers per week and Pike Research says the number of electronic devices at end-of-life will double from 2010 to 2025. It is estimated that as much as 60 million tons of e-waste could end up as landfill. There are many efforts to stem the tide of course -- the European Commission recently said that by 2015 75% of e-waste must be recovered and 65% of it recycled (after 2020, 85% must be recycled). Here we take a look at where old electronics really go to die most of the time. Read More
 


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There are tragedies and then there are sunset photos
While it's true that I am easily amused, I cannot be the only one who read this headline on Slate today and laughed. The tragedy of the sunset photo? Tragedy? ... Talk about your first world problems. Read More
 

New global warming rules put the heat on data centers
California is rolling out a new law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, primarily from electric generating plants, and the cost of the effort is expected to be passed along to data centers, which are among the biggest consumers of electric power in the state. Read More
 

NSA Revelations Prompt Tech Industry to Call for Privacy Safeguards
Leading trade organizations representing tech firms call on White House to tighten privacy and transparency requirements associated with government's electronic surveillance programs. Read More
 

Fortinet, McAfee among first to support VMware NSX net virtualization
  Even though the NSX network virtualization software VMware is unveiling Monday at the VMworld Conference won't be available until year-end, security vendors such as Fortinet and McAfee are already throwing their weight behind it. Read More
 

Linus Torvalds celebrates 22 years of Linux with nostalgic message
It was 22 years ago on Sunday that Linus Torvalds announced in a newsgroup posting that he was creating a free operating system, a message he echoed in his announcement Sunday of the latest Linux kernel release candidate. Read More
 

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