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  • Androids will greet guests at Japanese smart hotel

    For centuries, hospitality in Japan has meant kimono-clad innkeepers attentive to the last detail. Now, androids from the company that licenses Hello Kitty will staff a new hotel.

    Written by Tim Hornyak28 Jan. 15 15:43
  • Power company plugs data center directly into high-voltage grid

    A power company in Arizona is building a data center that plugs directly into its high-voltage transmission grid, a first of its kind project that could cut the cost of providing compute services and avoid the need for unsightly new power lines.

    Written by James Niccolai09 Dec. 14 07:00
  • Power company plugs data center directly into high-voltage grid

    A power company in Arizona is building a data center that plugs directly into its high-voltage transmission grid, a first of its kind project that could cut the cost of providing compute services and avoid the need for unsightly new power lines.

    Written by James Niccolai09 Dec. 14 07:00
  • How (and Why) Facebook Excels at Data Center Efficiency

    Efficiency is a priority at the core of Facebook's capability to scale, according to Jason Taylor, the company's vice president of infrastructure. There are never more than five types of servers in use at any of Facebook's data centers, located in five different regions, and no servers or infrastructure sit dormant waiting for services to launch, Taylor told analysts yesterday at the Credit Suisse Technology Conference.

    Written by Matt Kapko04 Dec. 14 06:44
  • IO splits in two, solving an identity crisis

    IO Data Centers is splitting into two companies as a way to attract investors and resolve a conflict that may have been holding back its business.

    Written by James Niccolai02 Dec. 14 23:50
  • AT&T to pay $23.8 million to settle California dumping complaint

    AT&T has agreed to pay US$23.8 million to resolve allegations by the state of California that it illegally disposed of hazardous waste, including electronics, batteries and aerosol cans, by throwing it into dumpsters.

    Written by Grant Gross21 Nov. 14 07:31
  • Facebook gives its server racks a Tesla touch

    Matt Corddry, Facebook's director of hardware engineering, should be grateful to Tesla. Not because he drives one (he doesn't), but because the popularity of its electric cars could help Facebook take a little more cost out of running its data centers.

    Written by James Niccolai14 Nov. 14 07:50
  • China is eyeing a bigger role in robotics

    Already a major manufacturer of electronics, China is preparing to bolster its presence in robotics with the help of government support and investments.

    Written by Michael Kan04 Nov. 14 01:07
  • Chinese workers strike at Foxconn factory after HP cuts orders

    About 1,000 workers at a factory of manufacturing giant Foxconn Technology Group went on strike on Wednesday demanding better wages, after production orders from Hewlett-Packard were cut, according to a labor protection group.

    Written by Michael Kan09 Oct. 14 19:56
  • China's toxic e-waste capital is cleaning up its act

    If you want to see where your old electronics go to die, take a trip to Guiyu. For two decades, PCs, phones and other electronics have been shipped to this town on the southeast coast of China, where locals in thousands of small workshops pull them apart with buzz saws and pliers to extract the valuable components inside.

    Written by Michael Kan06 Sept. 14 04:21
  • A look inside China's most notorious e-waste town

    Guiyu is the town in China where your old electronics go to die. For years, it's been one of the main locations in the world where PCs, phone and other discarded products are shipped in to be pulled apart and recycled. The work is dirty and even hazardous, but lately Guiyu has been trying to clean up its act. Following is a slideshow to give you an idea what it's like.

    Written by Michael Kan06 Sept. 14 04:16