Why do AI data centers use so many resources?

With the AI boom, construction of new data centers has skyrocketed, and not without consequence — some communities that count these facilities as neighbors are now facing water shortages and straine [...]

In 2025, AI and EVs gave the US an insatiable hunger for power

You may be surprised to learn electricity only accounts for 21 percent of the world’s energy consumption. Fossil fuels and the rest all play their part to make the world go around, but their role is [...]

Where to recycle your used and unwanted gadgets

Every new gadget you buy comes at a cost to your wallet, but there’s a hefty environmental price to pay as well. Every phone and laptop out there is a non-compostable mass of metal and plastic, and [...]

American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' of junk in Southeast Asia

An environmental watchdog group has suggested that millions of tons of discarded electronics from the US turn up in Asia and the Middle East each month, according to a report by ABC News. This has cre [...]

Sister, can you spare $12,000 to help me decarbonize my home?

I went to CES with Engadget for the first time this year and, among the robots, laptops, TVs and more robots, the most exciting products I saw were ones trying to make our homes more eco-friendly in t [...]

The best power banks and portable chargers for every device in 2025

On a recent work trip, I had plenty of things to worry about — but being able to recharge my two smartphones, laptop and iPad were not among my concerns. In my carry-on luggage, I had two medium-cap [...]

Adaptive6 emerges from stealth to reduce enterprise cloud waste (and it's already optimizing Ticketmaster)

The generative AI era has sped everything up for most enterprises we talk to, especially development cycles (thanks to "vibe coding" and "agentic swarming").But even as they seek t [...]

How to make your smartphone last longer

Replacing a smartphone every two years is partially why billions of phones go into landfills each year. If stacked flat atop one another, that many handsets would reach farther than the ISS. But we’ [...]

From lab to market: Rose Rock Bridge fast-tracks energy innovation in Tulsa

Presented by Tulsa Innovation LabsAs the global energy system evolves, companies are racing to adopt technologies that can deliver real-world solutions, especially in hard-to-abate industries. Oklahom [...]