Data security is a critical concern, yet many companies don’t have a thorough policy to properly destroy data at the end o the IT asset lifecycle, which is a growing problem. According to Ponemon Institute, a firm that conducts independent research on privacy, data protection and information security policies, last year the average total cost …
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From Mirari and Satori botnets to Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, the Internet of Things (IoT) has inarguably become tech’s number one target. With no end in sight in the rise of the IoT, we have to begin to wonder what the realities of IoT concerns are. The BBC’s recent big budget thriller, McMafia, even showed …
E-Scrap News reports a new initiative in Europe that will work to overcome obstacles to the closed-loop recycling of plastics from electronics and appliances. Named ‘The Post-Consumer High-Tech Recycled Polymers for a Circular Economy (PolyCE)’, the project will undertake various activities to strengthen the recovery of plastics from waste electronics and electronic equipment (WEEE). Despite …
The following is a weekly recap of the HOBI blog during the week 2/19-2/23. MIT’s New Chip Could Bring Neural Networks to Battery-Powered Gadgets MIT has a new chip that will make AI faster and more efficient on smartphones. The institution announced a neural network chip that reduces power consumption by 95 percent. This feature …
How many times have you followed a link to an article – only to be met with your speakers unexpectedly blaring? Next thing you know, pop-ups appear all across your screen and in your haste to close them your mouse accidentally runs over an ad that bursts to life and an inescapable autoplay video follows …
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A survey, commissioned by a new group called the Security Innovation Center (SIC), looked at the public’s concerns about data security and privacy around used internet-connected devices. While another study, from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG), investigated how Apple’s phone-throttling controversy has stimulated battery-replacement business for independent repair shops across the country. …
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According to UN figures published at the end of last year, the amount of electronic waste created across the world reached an annual high of 43 million tons with only 8.6 million of this recycled. By 2121, this is predicted to rise to a staggering 55.2 million tons. As more technology is introduced to the …
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MIT researchers have developed a chip designed to speed up the hard work of running neural networks, while also reducing the power consumed to run the neural network by nearly 95 percent. The basic concept involves simplifying the chip design so that shuttling of data between different processors on the same chip is taken out …
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The following is a brief recap of the recycling and electronic news from HOBI’s blog during the week 2/12-2/16. 5G Technology Could Redefine the Smartphone Industry After having experienced how transformative both 3G and 4G LTE networks were to the smartphone industry, many are wondering how revolutionizing features will come with 5G technology. By far, …
Going along with the trend in connected technology, it’s pretty clear that people and businesses will continue the growing trend of reducing their need to rely on costly hardware and infrastructure by placing files and applications in the cloud. However, given the growing number of cloud storage providers on the market, will offer the maximum …