The microwaves rapidly heat the carbon in the e-waste—causing the carbon to react with the tiny specks of critical materials.

Equipment used to train and run generative AI models could produce up to 5 million tons of e-waste by 2030, a relatively small but significant fraction of the global total. Generative AI could ...

the unassuming home of a startup he launched to tackle the country's mounting electronic waste problem. A technician works at Wefix, a startup business founded by Sabri Cheriha,a Tunisian engineer ...

But Shahram Mokhtari, a technician from repair company iFixit ... "Cool glasses, but ultimately nothing more than vanity-fueled e-waste." When asked how it would ensure future products can ...

Opinions expressed are those of the author. The global surge in electronic waste (e-waste) poses a critical environmental and health challenge. In fact, according to the UN's recent Global E-Waste ...

Our growing reliance on technology at home and in the workplace has raised the profile of e-waste. This consists of discarded electrical devices including laptops, smartphones, televisions ...

Reasons you shouldn't throw gadgets in the trash, and what to do instead Electronic waste (e-waste) is a serious environmental issue, since old electronics end up in landfills, leaking chemicals.

The immense and quickly advancing computing requirements of AI models could lead to the industry discarding the e-waste equivalent of more than 10 billion iPhones per year by 2030, researchers ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Silicon Valley arms race to build more powerful artificial intelligence programs could lead to a massive increase in electronic waste, research published Monday warns.

Thai officials on Wednesday said they seized 238 tons of illegally imported electronic waste from the United States at the port of Bangkok, one of the biggest lots they've found this year.