tech sustainability

Local repair cafés from Huddersfield to Slaithwaite are planning a free, volunteer-led “Linux Repair Café Day” to help residents keep working Windows 10 PCs out of landfill and protected after Microsoft ends free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. (support.microsoft.com)...

As the end of support for Windows 10 looms on the horizon, millions of users are confronting a major turning point in the daily life of their computers. The October 14, 2025, cutoff marks not just the end of critical security updates for what remains the most widely used desktop operating...

For millions of PC owners, the announcement of Windows 11 brought not a sense of anticipation, but apprehension—and for good reason. Overnight, Microsoft’s new operating system drew a hard line in the sand: unless your machine met strict requirements such as TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, UEFI firmware...

Staring down the impending end-of-life for Windows 10, millions of PC users are left clinging to aging machines that straddle a technological chasm: too slow and unsupported for Windows 11’s resource-hungry ecosystem, but too valuable to discard in favor of expensive upgrades. For those not...

As Microsoft prepares to end regular support for Windows 10, a wave of concern is sweeping across the European tech landscape, led by a forceful appeal from the Dutch Consumers’ Association. The advocacy group, one of the Netherlands’ most reputable consumer protection outfits, is demanding that...

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...

As the looming end-of-life date for Windows 10 nears, a growing chorus of user advocacy groups, most notably the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), has intensified its push against Microsoft’s decision to limit support for the operating system. This isn’t a case of a small technical...

Windows 10 users who find themselves unable—or unwilling—to upgrade to Windows 11 have been facing a growing sense of uncertainty as Microsoft marches steadily towards the operating system’s End of Support date in October 2025. With roughly 400 million devices estimated to be stuck on Windows...

The global race to harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence is no longer confined to the improvement of machine learning algorithms or the rapid development of large language models—it now squarely hinges on infrastructure. Microsoft, long recognized as a technology titan, has...

As the sunset date for Windows 10 looms on the horizon, the reality facing millions of PC users is growing ever more pressing: after October 14, 2025, Microsoft will officially pull the plug on support, updates, and most importantly, security patches for the world’s most popular desktop...

Few modern computing dilemmas stir as much debate among seasoned Windows users as the looming end-of-support deadline for Windows 10. As Microsoft prepares to sunset its wildly popular operating system in October, millions are confronted with uneasy decisions: upgrade to Windows 11—if their...

As Microsoft prepares to discontinue support for Windows 10 in October 2025, the pressure on users and organizations to transition to Windows 11— or consider alternatives — has reached new heights. Historically, Microsoft operating systems have maintained an unrivaled presence across public and...

In the heart of Northern California’s Humboldt County, a grassroots movement is quietly making waves in the fight against mounting electronic waste. The Arcata Repair Café, a collaborative initiative between the City of Arcata and the Humboldt Repair Café group, is doing more than mending broken...

It’s a rare moment in tech when a software developer behind an iconic open-source project publicly urges millions of Windows users to leave not just an application, but the entire Microsoft ecosystem. Yet, that’s precisely what the makers of LibreOffice have stirred up, tapping into a roiling...

As the October 14, 2025, end-of-support date for Windows 10 approaches, a significant debate has emerged regarding Microsoft's decision to cease updates for the widely used operating system. The KDE community, known for its development of the Plasma desktop environment, has launched a campaign...

With the impending end of support for Windows 10, a seismic shift is about to shake the everyday routines of millions of users worldwide. For many, October 14th looms like an expiration date on a product that still works perfectly, functioning as reliably as ever. Microsoft, in its typically...

As support for Windows 10 approaches its inevitable end, millions of users worldwide are facing a pivotal choice: upgrade to a new computer for Windows 11 or explore alternative operating systems that will breathe new life into existing hardware. The “End of 10” campaign has emerged as a...

South Africa’s rapidly shifting digital landscape is being reshaped, not by incremental upgrades, but by leaps fueled by artificial intelligence. In a groundbreaking move at Computex 2025, ASUS, in collaboration with AMD, has launched the new Expert P Series lineup—a collection of Copilot+...

For generations of PC enthusiasts, the Windows upgrade cycle was as predictable as sunrise: a new operating system would drop, users would size up their hardware, and an older computer that met—or at least survived—the minimum requirements would soldier on. If things chugged, perhaps a RAM...

As the sun sets on Windows 10, the global tech community faces a seismic shift: Microsoft's planned end-of-support for the venerable operating system threatens to render up to 400 million computers obsolete and sow the seeds for one of the largest e-waste surges in history. This looming...