Gerry McGovernJul 16

I'm writing a story about hidden e-waste. Chips and electronics in products such as children's toys, shoes, clothes, etc.

Anyone has some funny / weird examples of products you don't expect to have chips / or that have no useful reason to have chips--but still do? Or examples of really throwaway electronics such as vapes?

Show threadfelizJul 16
@gerrymcgovern
Hidden e-waste is also in every web search and every usage of AI tools: data centers, server farms and cloud services have not only high energy consumption but also produce a lot of electronic waste, as the hardware is regularly upgraded. That's hidden/outsourced #ewaste we probably don't often think about.
Show threadGerry McGovern
@feliz that's a great point
Jul 16 at 8:39pmWeb