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🎄May all your coding be open-source, your hardware repairable, your supply chains traceable and all your AI features optional 🙏🏻 happy holidays from the RESET team!
If you had the #Earth on the phone, what would you ask her?
Soon it might be possible with The #MotherEarthTelephone made by @mother-earth.bsky.social that works like a simple #phonecall but behind it is an #AIprototype that shares the perspective of our home planet.
Soon it might be possible with The #MotherEarthTelephone made by @mother-earth.bsky.social that works like a simple #phonecall but behind it is an #AIprototype that shares the perspective of our home planet.
en.reset.org
Imagine Mother Earth is on the phone…
twp.ai
December 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If you had the #Earth on the phone, what would you ask her?
Soon it might be possible with The #MotherEarthTelephone made by @mother-earth.bsky.social that works like a simple #phonecall but behind it is an #AIprototype that shares the perspective of our home planet.
Soon it might be possible with The #MotherEarthTelephone made by @mother-earth.bsky.social that works like a simple #phonecall but behind it is an #AIprototype that shares the perspective of our home planet.
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I'm calling 2026 as the year of the (beginning) local AI: www.wired.com/story/expire... and it will be a fact in the bubble popping.
So Long, GPT-5. Hello, Qwen
In the AI boom, chatbots and GPTs come and go quickly. (Remember Llama?) GPT-5 had a big year, but 2026 will be all about Qwen.
www.wired.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I'm calling 2026 as the year of the (beginning) local AI: www.wired.com/story/expire... and it will be a fact in the bubble popping.
Reposted by RESET - Digital for Good🌎♻️☀️
Great stories to share. Kindness and happiness are everywhere.
"Mashable has kept tabs on uplifting digital stories with our Good Connection series. And if you need a timeline cleanse to end 2025, we've got eight online stories from this year that'll do just the trick."
#goodnews
"Mashable has kept tabs on uplifting digital stories with our Good Connection series. And if you need a timeline cleanse to end 2025, we've got eight online stories from this year that'll do just the trick."
#goodnews
The 8 most wholesome internet moments of 2025
Some good things *did* happen.
mashable.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Great stories to share. Kindness and happiness are everywhere.
"Mashable has kept tabs on uplifting digital stories with our Good Connection series. And if you need a timeline cleanse to end 2025, we've got eight online stories from this year that'll do just the trick."
#goodnews
"Mashable has kept tabs on uplifting digital stories with our Good Connection series. And if you need a timeline cleanse to end 2025, we've got eight online stories from this year that'll do just the trick."
#goodnews
We have trained ourselves out of the #thriftiness that used to be necessary in the #IT sector, ignoring the #consequences of our actions.
December 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
We have trained ourselves out of the #thriftiness that used to be necessary in the #IT sector, ignoring the #consequences of our actions.
Lana, editor at RESET's want to share her single most uplifting article of the year:
"I really appreciate #communities that support each other in the face of hostility, and this article about @theengineroom.bsky.social from this summer was just that!"
"I really appreciate #communities that support each other in the face of hostility, and this article about @theengineroom.bsky.social from this summer was just that!"
en.reset.org
How The Engine Room Inspires “A Renewed Sense of Hope” in the Face of Misinformation
twp.ai
December 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Lana, editor at RESET's want to share her single most uplifting article of the year:
"I really appreciate #communities that support each other in the face of hostility, and this article about @theengineroom.bsky.social from this summer was just that!"
"I really appreciate #communities that support each other in the face of hostility, and this article about @theengineroom.bsky.social from this summer was just that!"
People in the #GlobalSouth suffer from the consequences of #digitalisation in the rich countries of the #GlobalNorth
December 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
People in the #GlobalSouth suffer from the consequences of #digitalisation in the rich countries of the #GlobalNorth
Looking for something to read #Betweentheyears ?
Ben, editor at RESET wants to share his single most uplifting article of the year to share with you.
"We believe, with the right mindset, #AI can be developed and used sustainably."
Ben, editor at RESET wants to share his single most uplifting article of the year to share with you.
"We believe, with the right mindset, #AI can be developed and used sustainably."
en.reset.org
Looking at the Entire Life Cycle: Tips for Sustainable AI Development and Use
twp.ai
December 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Looking for something to read #Betweentheyears ?
Ben, editor at RESET wants to share his single most uplifting article of the year to share with you.
"We believe, with the right mindset, #AI can be developed and used sustainably."
Ben, editor at RESET wants to share his single most uplifting article of the year to share with you.
"We believe, with the right mindset, #AI can be developed and used sustainably."
From one tonne of old #computers and notebooks… we can recover 70 kilograms of #copper 140 grams of #silver and 30 grams of #gold
December 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
From one tonne of old #computers and notebooks… we can recover 70 kilograms of #copper 140 grams of #silver and 30 grams of #gold
This year we’ve had the privilege of delving into truly inspiring projects and innovations that are actively shaping a greener digital future. The RESET Berlin team picked their single most uplifting article of the year to share with you. Editor Kezia chose this article about #datacenters 👇
“Data Centres Will Account for the Majority of Digitalisation’s CO2 Emissions”: An Interview With Ralph Hintemann (Borderstep Institute)
Data centre energy consumption is already high—thanks to AI, it’s set to skyrocket. We talked to Dr Ralph Hintemann about potential solutions.
en.reset.org
December 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This year we’ve had the privilege of delving into truly inspiring projects and innovations that are actively shaping a greener digital future. The RESET Berlin team picked their single most uplifting article of the year to share with you. Editor Kezia chose this article about #datacenters 👇
Although #Ewaste is such a rich source of #rawmaterials, there are around 2.3 million old #smartphones lying around in German households.
December 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Although #Ewaste is such a rich source of #rawmaterials, there are around 2.3 million old #smartphones lying around in German households.
A #study published in @natcomms.nature.com reveals a breakthrough: detailed site amplification maps, which show how #localsoil is expected to increase #earthquake shaking, can be created using citizens' smartphones.
December 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A #study published in @natcomms.nature.com reveals a breakthrough: detailed site amplification maps, which show how #localsoil is expected to increase #earthquake shaking, can be created using citizens' smartphones.
🎄May all your coding be open-source, your hardware repairable, your supply chains traceable and all your AI features optional 🙏🏻 happy holidays from the RESET team!
December 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🎄May all your coding be open-source, your hardware repairable, your supply chains traceable and all your AI features optional 🙏🏻 happy holidays from the RESET team!
“Currently, everyone is investing in #AI and consequently, prices are skyrocketing. For this reason, older #chips are increasingly being reconditioned to manufacture other components.”
- Christopher Sweetsir from #Techbuyer
- Christopher Sweetsir from #Techbuyer
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“Currently, everyone is investing in #AI and consequently, prices are skyrocketing. For this reason, older #chips are increasingly being reconditioned to manufacture other components.”
- Christopher Sweetsir from #Techbuyer
- Christopher Sweetsir from #Techbuyer
🔵🟢 Did you know that many #laptops labelled as #sustainable have a comparatively high #carbonfootprint ? This is one of many pitfalls of #greenIT which we will take a closer look at in this article 👇
en.reset.org
Green IT: Transforming Hardware to Make It More Sustainable
twp.ai
December 23, 2025 at 7:18 AM
🔵🟢 Did you know that many #laptops labelled as #sustainable have a comparatively high #carbonfootprint ? This is one of many pitfalls of #greenIT which we will take a closer look at in this article 👇
"If the #localcommunity has a say in running #datacentres, there is a chance of integration, coexistence and benefits for citizens."
- @rainer-rehak.mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org.ap.brid.gy
researcher at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
- @rainer-rehak.mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org.ap.brid.gy
researcher at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"If the #localcommunity has a say in running #datacentres, there is a chance of integration, coexistence and benefits for citizens."
- @rainer-rehak.mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org.ap.brid.gy
researcher at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
- @rainer-rehak.mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org.ap.brid.gy
researcher at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
In #Germany, the concept of community driven #datacenters dates back to 1963, when the Gesellschaft für automatische Datenverarbeitung (GAD) was founded.
December 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
In #Germany, the concept of community driven #datacenters dates back to 1963, when the Gesellschaft für automatische Datenverarbeitung (GAD) was founded.
#KwaleTechHub is a youth-led #organisation that has become a key provider of free #digitaltraining to impoverished youths in one of #Kenya’s most #remote regions.
en.reset.org
How Kwale Tech Hub is Enhancing Digital Skills Among Marginalised Communities along Kenya’s Coast
twp.ai
December 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
#KwaleTechHub is a youth-led #organisation that has become a key provider of free #digitaltraining to impoverished youths in one of #Kenya’s most #remote regions.
According to their own sustainability report, #Techbuyer saved almost 31,360,000 kilograms of #CO2 equivalents in 2024. Furthermore, this resulted in over 800 tonnes less #ewaste ending up in global landfills in 2025.
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
According to their own sustainability report, #Techbuyer saved almost 31,360,000 kilograms of #CO2 equivalents in 2024. Furthermore, this resulted in over 800 tonnes less #ewaste ending up in global landfills in 2025.
"There are many different understandings of what a #communityowned #datacentre is. In terms of governance, ownership and customer in- or exclusion."
- @rainer-rehak.mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org.ap.brid.gy
researcher at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
- @rainer-rehak.mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org.ap.brid.gy
researcher at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
"There are many different understandings of what a #communityowned #datacentre is. In terms of governance, ownership and customer in- or exclusion."
- @rainer-rehak.mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org.ap.brid.gy
researcher at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
- @rainer-rehak.mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org.ap.brid.gy
researcher at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
🔵🟢What else does a community-owned #datacentre entail? We put the question to Rainer Rehak and Dr André Ullrich, research associates at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
A Future Vision of Data Centres: From Big Tech Builds to Community-Owned Cooperatives
Could data centres serve, rather than harm, our communities? Community-owned data centres give citizens control over their digital lives.
en.reset.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🔵🟢What else does a community-owned #datacentre entail? We put the question to Rainer Rehak and Dr André Ullrich, research associates at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
A representative #survey conducted by @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social in 2025 revealed that 64% of people across five different countries oppose the construction of new #datacentres unless they are powered entirely by #renewableenergy.
December 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A representative #survey conducted by @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social in 2025 revealed that 64% of people across five different countries oppose the construction of new #datacentres unless they are powered entirely by #renewableenergy.
🔵🟢Our #digitallives are stored in colossal #datacentres that consume vast amounts of energy, resources and water. Techbuyer has made it its mission to refurbish server hardware.
en.reset.org
Greener Data Centres Thanks to Refurbishment? We Asked Techbuyer
twp.ai
December 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🔵🟢Our #digitallives are stored in colossal #datacentres that consume vast amounts of energy, resources and water. Techbuyer has made it its mission to refurbish server hardware.