Western Digital says it's created an initiative to retrieve rare earth metals from hard drives that are being cycled out of data centers. The tech company, best known for its digital storage products, ...

Microsoft has invested in a rare earth materials startup focused on recycling hard drives. Canada’s Cyclic Materials this week announced it has received an equity investment from Microsoft’s Climate ...

E-waste is a growing problem, with millions of hard drives discarded each year, often without reclaiming valuable rare earth elements. Microsoft has recognized this issue and is taking action by ...

Microsoft has reportedly deployed robots and artificial intelligence to pull apart defective hard disks to gather the valuable materials within them. Reports from Tom's Hardware and Blocks & Files ...

The big picture: After their lifespan has run its course, those spinning disk platters filled with our digital data must be properly dismantled and shredded to prevent information leaks. Microsoft's ...

For the quickest way to join, simply enter your email below and get access. We will send a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all your gaming news.

WD Touts New Hard Drive Recycling Process As 'Blueprint' for Domestic Reuse Mining old hard drives for rare earth elements could facilitate 'large-scale, domestic recycling,' and ease US reliance on ...