Archive for the 'Food' Category
How Many Robots Does It Take To Run a Grocery Store?
July 6th, 2021How does it handle fruits and vegetables? Via: Tom Scott: Research Credit: BVegas
Supermarkets Are Stockpiling Inventory as Food Costs Rise
July 6th, 2021Via: Wall Street Journal: Supermarkets are stocking up on everything from sugar to frozen meat before they get more pricey, girding for what some executives anticipate will be some of the highest price increases in recent memory.
Lake Mead Falls to Lowest Water Level Since Hoover Dam’s Construction in 1930s
June 11th, 2021Via: USA Today: Lake Mead has declined to its lowest level since the reservoir was filled in the 1930s following the construction of Hoover Dam, marking a new milestone for the water-starved Colorado River in a downward spiral that shows no sign of letting up. The reservoir near Las Vegas holds water for cities, farms […]
ALL JBS BEEF PLANTS IN U.S. SHUT AFTER CYBERATTACK, UNION SAYS
June 1st, 2021Update: “JBS Moves to Reopen ‘Vast Majority’ of Plants After Cyberattack” Two hours after Bloomberg reported that all JBS plants in the U.S. were shut, they are now saying that operations will resume Wednesay. Via: Bloomberg: JBS SA, the largest meat producer globally, has made “significant progress” to resolve the cyberattack that impacted its global […]
World’s Biggest Meat Supplier Under Cyber Attack
June 1st, 2021Via: Bloomberg: The world’s biggest meat supplier has become the latest casualty of a cybersecurity attack, posing a fresh threat to global food security already rattled by the Covid-19 pandemic. JBS SA shut its North American and Australian computer networks after an organized assault on Sunday on some of its servers, the company said by […]
Food Delivery Robots Dodge Homeless in Los Angeles
May 23rd, 2021Via: ZeroHedge: A new video that surfaced on TikTok showed what appeared to be a Postmates Serve delivery robot cruising down the sidewalk of Los Angeles, dodging a homeless man laying on the pathway, and continued on its route to deliver food to a customer.
One Bank Warns Soaring Food Prices Will Lead To Social Unrest
April 29th, 2021Via: ZeroHedge: …the Bloomberg Agri spot index hit the highest level in six years. In a nutshell, this is a problem since food is a large component of CPI baskets in Asia, and “this large inflationary impulse in the region that houses more than half the world’s population should result in higher wage costs in […]
Laser-Equipped Robots Zap Weeds on Farmland
April 26th, 2021Via: Seattle Times: Seattle-based Carbon Robotics this week revealed the latest iteration of its nine-foot-long robot designed to weed fields of row crops, replacing human labor or herbicides. With 12 cameras and eight lasers, the machine zaps the unwanted plants at up to 5 miles per hour.
Going Vegetarian Can Lower Testosterone, Damage Libido in Men
April 17th, 2021In other news, Bill Gates Wants Rich Countries To Move To 100% Synthetic Beef. Via: StudyFinds: Many people champion low-fat and vegetarian diets as the best ways to stay healthy, but is that really the case for men? A new study finds lowering fat also slashes male testosterone levels. The results can leave men choosing […]
The Truth About ‘Vaccine Passports’
April 6th, 2021Via: Paul Watson:
