Gardening bloomed during the pandemic, now garden centers want to keep interest up Posted April 24, 2024 Garden centers enjoyed a pandemic boom, particularly with millennials, as people looked for outdoor activities during lockdowns. Now, garden centers are hoping to keep that intere…
AI robot monitors the health of tulips in fields Posted April 23, 2024 An artificial intelligence robot called Theo is a new high-tech weapon in the battle to root out disease from Dutch tulip fields. The robot, which checks each pla…
McDonald’s apologizes for global system outage that shut down some stores for hours Posted April 22, 2024 McDonald’s apologized for a global technology outage that shuttered some restaurants for hours on March 15. The company said the outage was caused by a third-party technology p…
A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America. To qualify, facilities must close their beds Posted April 21, 2024 As rural hospitals continue to struggle financially, a new type of hospital is slowly taking root, especially in the Southeast. Rural emergenc…
Recycling electronics to reduce E-Waste in Kenya Posted April 20, 2024 U.N. agencies warn that electrical waste—everything from discarded refrigerators to TVs to e-scooters to mobile phones—is piling up worldwide, and recycling rates are low and like…
A pioneering bill to slow fast fashion gets approval from France’s lower house. Next stop, the Senate Posted April 19, 2024 A pioneering bill to curb the rampant pace of fast fashion won unanimous approval in the lower house of the French Parliament, making France one of the first coun…
Judge denies Apple’s attempt to dismiss a class-action lawsuit over AirTag stalking Posted April 18, 2024 A judge has denied Apple’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit claiming that stalkers are using its AirTag devices to track victims—and that the tech giant h…
Cows join horses and dogs for human-animal therapy Posted April 17, 2024 A horse-riding school in Australia is using cows as animal therapy to help people of all ages. This new type of mental health service is growing rapidly in Austra…
Australian consumers joining local cooperative to keep food costs down Posted April 16, 2024 Australian households are still very much feeling the pressure of a higher cost of living. Some have found ways to get cheaper groceries using unusual methods. One such method …
Trader Joe’s $3 mini totes went viral on TikTok. Now, they’re reselling for hundreds Posted April 15, 2024 Trader Joe’s mini canvas tote is the latest item to cause a stir on social media, so much so that resellers are taking advantage of the hype. The mini totes ar…