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IT Trends :: Thursday, May 4, 2006

  • 05/03/06

Deals, Contracts, Awards

Apple to Recycle Old Macs for Free

Apple moves closer to at least emulating other manufacturers with its new "trade-in" deal: Buy a new one and Apple will recycle your old one. U.S. customers who buy a new Mac through the Apple store online or any Apple retail store will receive free shipping and recycling of their old machines. But its shareholders might be asking it to do more…(CNN.com)

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Durham Public Schools Get Duke's Old Computers

Duke has begun a project to place about 1,000 of its used but stable computers into community schools and nonprofit organizations each year. The computers that Duke will give to the schools will be about three to four years old, which is about how often the various departments at Duke and its hospitals replace theirs…(The News & Observer)

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Featured

  • CIS Sandbox Tutor Eli Blouin at Bentley University imagines a future technology learning partner that supports curiosity, critical thinking, feedback, and personalized learning.

    Student Voices: Technology as a Future Learning Partner

    A data analytics and marketing major at Bentley University and a distinguished lecturer at the university explore the future of "technology learning partners" — technologies that participate in the learning process by asking questions and giving feedback, not just information search results.

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    Microsoft Accelerates Focus on Quantum-Safe Security

    Microsoft is speeding up its quantum-safe security timeline, saying advances in quantum computing and new federal requirements have pushed post-quantum cryptography from a future planning issue into an immediate engineering priority.

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    Gartner: Half of Gen AI Projects Could Exceed Budget by 2028

    Organizations may be underestimating the actual cost of generative AI as they move from experimentation to production, according to Gartner's "10 Best Practices for Optimizing Generative and Agentic AI Costs" report.

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    Designing AI Systems for Financial Aid

    Financial aid offices have been slow to adopt AI, risking technological stagnation at a critical early student touchpoint. Systematic AI integration can improve student experiences and strengthen institutional positioning.