In a groundbreaking move towards sustainable technology, Microsoft has unveiled its latest innovation: the AI-Driven Recyclobot. Designed to address the growing challenge of electronic waste, the ...

There is the mental image that most people have of electronics recycling, and then there is the reality, which is shredding. Less than 20 percent of e-waste even makes it to recycling. That which does ...

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. Western Digital has developed a way to mine old ...

At a laboratory inside a Google data center in Mayes County, Oklahoma, researchers spent the fall of 2019 disassembling old hard disk drives by hand in order to extract a 2-inch-long component known ...

Microsoft has invested in a rare earth materials startup focused on recycling hard drives. Canada’s Cyclic Materials this week announced it has received an equity investment from Microsoft’s Climate ...

With due respect, It's not looking good for that drive. Most of the solutions are non-ideal and the part you're looking at won't do a bit of good. If you have the missing part, you may be able to rig ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. At a laboratory inside a Google data center in Mayes County, Oklahoma, researchers ...

Western Digital says it's created an initiative to retrieve rare earth metals from hard drives that are being cycled out of data centers. The tech company, best known for its digital storage products, ...

FISHERS, IN / ACCESS Newswire / September 8, 2025 / American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) ("American Resources") today announced a major advancement in rare earth element material recycling ...

You might not think about it often, but a lot of raw materials like aluminum and plastic go into making the laptop or the desktop that is currently sitting on your desk. For those materials to ...