Microsoft’s announced retirement of Windows 10 and a single‑plaintiff lawsuit filed in California have ignited a debate that spans consumer rights, corporate lifecycle policy, and the broader environmental costs of forced hardware turnover. osoft has publicly set October 14, 2025 as the end of...
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Iron Mountain says the Windows 10 end-of-life is already reshaping IT asset disposition: secure data sanitization, higher volumes of device decommissioning, and a shift toward treating refresh cycles as strategic value-recovery opportunities rather than one-off disposal events.
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A Southern California resident has filed suit in San Diego Superior Court asking a judge to block Microsoft’s planned October 14, 2025 end-of-support for Windows 10 and to force the company to continue providing free security updates until Windows 10’s install base falls below a...
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As Microsoft prepares to officially end support for Windows 10 on October 14, the tech landscape faces a seismic shift—not just in software updates or security standards, but in the sheer volume of obsolete hardware that could soon flood the global waste stream. This date is more than symbolic...
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As Microsoft’s deadline for Windows 10 support looms ever closer, the technology ecosystem is bracing for a seismic shift. For millions around the world, October 14, 2025, marks not only the end of five years of extended service but also the beginning of an era defined by difficult choices...
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In a small workshop tucked away in Subang Jaya, Malaysia, echoes of laughter and the whirring sounds of tiny motors intermingle, not as the byproducts of assembly lines, but as the signs of healing. Meet Tan Guan Poh, affectionately known as “GP” to both children and adults alike, who is neither...
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Microsoft’s annual 2025 Environmental Sustainability Report, covering the company’s fiscal year 2024, provides a revealing snapshot of one of the world’s largest technology giants grappling with the powerful currents of digital transformation and global environmental imperatives. With its...
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In a world where technology and the environment are so frequently pitched as antagonists, the concept of “talking to trees” might sound like digital fantasy or eco-utopian marketing. And yet, at one of Britain’s most prestigious horticultural events—the Chelsea Flower Show—this very idea became...
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Bringing together a dynamic coalition of industry leaders, visionary entrepreneurs, astute investors, and public officials, Suffolk’s recent Climate Tech Forum held at their Boston headquarters stands as a powerful testament to the transformative potential of collaborative innovation within the...
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From the bustling energy of the NRF Big Show to the rapidly evolving expectations of Gen Zalpha consumers, the retail industry stands at the intersection of profound technological innovation and renewed human connection. Fresh perspectives are emerging on how artificial intelligence, digital...
Somewhere, deep in a Texan warehouse echoing with the whir of industrial printers and the clatter of robotic arms, the future of American technological supremacy is being re-forged—quite literally out of old smartphones, discarded wind turbine blades, and rusted-out hard drives. In this climate...
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When it comes to showing off what’s actually possible when Big Tech puts its silicon brains and cyclopean clout to work for the planet, Microsoft’s recent announcement is not so much a press release as it is a mission statement for the entire industry. Forget the tired clichés about “turning...
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With the world’s future riding on trucks, ships, and whirring datacenter servers, supply chains are no longer just invisible cogs behind our gadgets and groceries. They’re ground zero in the epic, twisty battle for sustainability—where every shipment and spreadsheet can tip the scales toward a...
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