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Yearly Archives: 2020

Former CRT firm leaders and bank face fraud accusations

Published: July 23, 2020
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A former Wisconsin state senator has filed a lawsuit against former e-scrap executives. | dream79/Shutterstock

Shuttered e-scrap company 5R Processors has been at the center of a stockpiling saga. Now, a former state senator in Wisconsin says executives from the company duped him into backing the firm in 2013.

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Groups weigh in on federal recycled-product procurement

Published: July 23, 2020
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In comments to the EPA, NASA recommended that federal procurement guidelines point purchasers toward recycled-content ink cartridges. | David Tonelson/Shutterstock

As the U.S. EPA updates its lists of recycled-content products purchased by federal agencies, recycling stakeholders have chimed in about electronics.

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Nearly 150 companies now part of Apple repair program

Published: July 16, 2020
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Apple recently announced the company’s Independent Repair Provider Program is now open to repair firms in Europe and Canada. | Kevin Khoo/Shutterstock

Apple this month described the growth of a program that provides some official repair resources to certain repair shops. The initiative is separate from the company’s authorized repair service.

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Pandemic trends lead to boosted PC sales in Q2

Published: July 16, 2020
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Second quarter PC shipments this year rose 2.8% compared with the second quarter of 2019. | joyfull/Shutterstock

PC shipments were up almost 3% during the second quarter of the year compared with 2019. Analysis firm Gartner says the growth was driven by stores beginning to rebound from the first-quarter COVID-19 disruptions, as well as a significant increase in laptop sales.

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How a tech giant approaches diversity in workforce

Published: July 9, 2020
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In the U.S., 65% of HP employees identify as white. | josefkubes/Shutterstock

In the aftermath of Geoge Floyd’s killing, a number of large companies have issued statements opposing racism. HP’s CEO also issued a goal: Double the number of Black and African American executives by 2025.

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