Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including reasons to love electronic recycling, some details regarding the new America COMPETES Act, solutions to why you always find yourself unplugging your router, and another lawsuit filed against Facebook parent company, Meta, over facial recognition software. Why You Should Love Electronic Recycling As you head…
Choose Recycling Your E-Waste Over Landfills and Incineration The idea of getting rid of old, outdated electronics is much easier than the task of getting rid of them itself. Most people end up throwing them away with other waste, however, electronics waste is vastly different and must be disposed of in a much safer manner.…
Most are aware of the recent spark of interest amongst tech companies surrounding the Metaverse. Several tech giants have announced plans to invest in the technology required for the concept in a race to own the term. Most notable in their efforts is Facebook, who recently changed their company name to “Meta” in order to…
Electronics are an essential part of society, but during the last few years the idea of something more has been tossed around by many different tech companies. Virtual reality is no longer a concept only found in books and movies, but possibly just around the corner. Several tech giants have expressed their desire to own…
Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent technology, e-waste, GDPR, and data security news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 4/23-4/27. Study Points Out the Benefits of E-scrap Economies A recent report compares the cost of e-scrap processing against virgin mining, and their findings seem to indicate recycling is the more efficient…
As we’ve all have probably heard, Facebook and Cambridge Analytica are under fire for allowing user data to be collected and used in ways it shouldn’t have been, namely to track and target user’s political opinions without their knowledge. For its part, Facebook has called the incident “a breach of trust” and says it has…