The 2023 Consumers Electronics show in Las Vegas didn't just feature smart devices to make our lives easier, there were also some gadgets aimed at eliminating waste and improving climate conditions.
The accumulation of plastic waste across the globe accounts for eight to 12 million tons of garbage in the Earth's oceans but a new product from Clear Drop could be a counter to that problem.
The company introduced a new plastic compactor that consolidates loose pieces into a single brick. Over the course of a month, a user can continuously add loose pieces of plastic into the compactor and pressed brick of the material is created for easy recycling.
When it comes to eliminating food waste, food tech company OneThird is looking to help grocery stores reduce their produce waste. They've introduced a grocery scanner that can test produce ripeness rather than a shopper doing a hand test and potentially damaging the goods.
"The problem is that doing that, it actually damages the avocado and that means that stores have to throw away lots of the avocados," Marco Snikkers, OneThird CEO, told Cheddar News.
According to the US Department of Agriculture, food waste is estimated to be around 30 to 40 percent of the food supply.
Items are simply placed inside the scanner and a few seconds later, the device provides a reading of how firm the produce is, if it is good to eat and how many days are left in its shelf life.
"By knowing shelf life at the moment before they ship it, they'll be able to make better choices," Snikkers said.
The network of nearly 4,800 fake accounts was attempting to build an audience when it was identified and eliminated by the tech company, which owns Facebook and Instagram.
Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year's elections, Meta said Thursday.
Elon Musk had some harsh words for advertisers who have left his platform X over rising hate and anti-Semitism on the platform, formerly known as Twitter.
The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew Tuesday from London to New York in a step toward achieving what supporters called “jet zero."
A new study examined the link between mental health and internet use and didn't find that it was consistently linked to negative psychological outcomes.
Amazon announced that it's launching 'Q,' a business ChatBot powered by generative AI tech similar to ChatGPT.
A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain that operates 30 hospitals in six states to divert patients from at least some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals, while putting certain elective procedures on pause, the company announced.
Amazon rolled out its palm-based identity service for businesses.
North Korea claims that its first spy satellite was able to photograph images of the White House, the Pentagon and U.S. military bases.
Lawsuit alleges Meta allowed children onto its platform without parental consent.
