environmental impacts of technology

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server farms

  • large facilities that store and process massive amounts of digital data

  • powers the internet, cloud computing, and ai systems

  • consume large amounts of energy raising sustainability concerns

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e waste

  • refers to discarded electronic devices like phones and computers

  • often ends up in landfills or shipped to developing countires

  • creates environmental and health issues linked to tech consumption

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bitcoin mining

  • process of using computers to validate cryptocurrency transactions

  • requires large amounts of energy and computing power

  • raises concerns about environmental impact of digital tech

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daisy

  • robot developed by apple to disassemble old iphones for recycling

  • helps recover valuable materials from devices

  • shows efforts to make tech production more sustainable