
A new report warns the data centre boom could increase e-waste tenfold, with a particular focus on PFAS 'forever chemicals' used in cooling and wiring. This is the overlooked environmental cost of the AI buildout.
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The environmental cost of the AI boom is getting a specific, ugly number attached to it: a potential tenfold increase in e-waste from data centres, laced with forever chemicals. Meanwhile, a Russian cybercrime pipeline through the Balkans gets mapped, and a glitchy robot swarm reminds us the physical world isn't ready for all this tech.
The infrastructure powering AI and cloud computing is creating a waste problem that's just starting to get attention.

A new report warns the data centre boom could increase e-waste tenfold, with a particular focus on PFAS 'forever chemicals' used in cooling and wiring. This is the overlooked environmental cost of the AI buildout.
A dozen Coco delivery robots glitched and swarmed a Chicago sidewalk, adding to a growing list of incidents that have led to local exclusion zones. The physical world is pushing back on autonomous delivery faster than the tech is maturing.
Two stories today trace the physical and legal infrastructure behind digital threats, from Balkan shell companies to a landmark trial.

A BIRN investigation traces how disposable shell companies in Serbia and Montenegro are used to hide Russian cybercrime and disinformation operations, naming specific firms and sanctioned groups. This is a rare look at the physical infrastructure behind digital attacks.
Huawei finally heads to trial in a US federal court over charges including Iran sanctions violations and trade secret theft, with jury selection underway. After eight years of legal limbo, this is a major test for both the company and US-China tech tensions.
A Wikipedia deep-dive on the Stuxnet worm, the US-Israel cyberweapon that targeted Iranian nuclear centrifuges. It's a useful primer on the original blueprint for state-sponsored cyberattacks.
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KB5122871 Windows Server 2025 Cumulative Update build 26100.33438 - Sept. 8www.elevenforum.com
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