Datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami’ of discarded electronics, report says

The electronic trash AI generates in the next 25 years could fill enough shipping containers to encircle the globe six times, it said. Yet, says the report by the non-profit environmental group Basel Action Network (BAN), there is no plan to deal with that waste – which typically contains toxics like lead, mercury, cadmium and forever chemicals, as well as valuable metals that are challenging to reclaim…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/16/datacenters-pollution-electronics

 

FBI, Commerce agents probing American electronics in Russian military gear - The Washington Post

FBI and Commerce Department agents are visiting tech companies to ask about computer chips found in drones, other weaponry

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/15/us-computer-chips-russian-military/

Manufacturers have less than five days’ supply of some computer chips, Commerce Department says - The Washington Post

…About 75 percent of chip production today takes place in East Asia, and over 90 percent of the most advanced chips are manufactured in Taiwan — a particular vulnerability for the United States, given China's aggression toward the democratic island, U.S. officials have said. 

Some lawmakers, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have voiced opposition to the subsidies, saying the semiconductor industry is highly profitable and doesn't need federal aid…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/25/semiconductor-shortage-inventory-2022-chips/

Israel accused of planting mysterious spy devices near the White House - POLITICO

The likely Israeli spying efforts were uncovered during the Trump presidency, several former top U.S. officials said.....
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/12/israel-white-house-spying-devices-1491351

How to Safely and Securely Dispose of Your Old Gadgets - WIRED

Keep your data private and the environment protected....
https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-disposal-safe-secure/

Small company in district Trump budget chief Mick Mulvaney represented gets a break on China tariffs - CNBC

The decision to grant a waiver to Element Electronics of Winnsboro, South Carolina, led the firm to reverse its previously announced decision to close its plant, which employs more than 130 people, in the face of looming tariffs. ....
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/19/firm-in-county-mick-mulvaney-represented-in-congress-gets-tariff-break.html