• Trash vs. recycling: What gets recycled and what gets thrown out?

    As we celebrate Earth Day, sustainable habits are at the top of our minds, including recycling, but how much of what we recycle actually gets recycled?

    • Neowin

    Content Warning still sold 1 million copies on Steam after it gave away 6.6 million for free

    Developer Landfall gave away its newest game, Content Warning, when it launched on Steam. Over 6.6 million gamers received it, and even after the free game giveaway, it still sold 1 million copies.

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    Samsung Electronics Gets $6.4 Billion for Texas Chip Plants

    The expansion includes a second factory, an advanced chip-packaging facility and research-and-development capabilities.

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    Fred Meyer/QFC donates 1.6 million meals in 2023 through Zero Hunger – Zero Waste initiative

    PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —As part of Fred Meyer and QFC’s efforts aimed at ending hunger in the communities it serves, the grocer has donated 1,640,000 meals to local food banks in Oregon during 2023. Fred Meyer/QFC stores diverted almost 32,000 tons of product from the landfill during 2023 through the grocery rescue program.  The program prevents

  • Nasdaq just gave former unicorn Allbirds a 6-month warning to raise its stock price or risk getting booted—experts say to look at its B Corp status

    A top retail analyst said that the shoe company’s passion for creating eco-friendly products is “misaligned with the market,” making profitability ever-elusive.

  • Hong Kong to speed up food waste recycling in public and private housing estates ahead of waste tax rollout

    The Hong Kong government has said it will speed up food waste recycling and set up hundreds more smart bins to collect food waste before August, when the city officially rolls out its delayed waste charging scheme. The Environmental Protection Department said on Tuesday that 700 smart bins for food waste collection would be installed […]

  • 6,6,6,6,6,6 In 1 Over: Nepal Star Dipendra Singh Airee Emulates Yuvraj Singh, Achieves Historic Firs..

    Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee etched his name in history books as he hit six sixes in an over in a T20I against Qatar in  the ongoing ACC premier Cup 2024. He is now the third cricketer after India's Yuvraj Singh and West Indies Kieron Pollard to slam six sixes in an over in T20Is. He is also the first ever cricketer to hit six sixes in six consecutive balls in T20Is twice. At the Asian Games 2023, Airee  also smashed 6 successive sixes in a game against Mongolia, although the feat came over two...

  • Threads has 150 million monthly users

    Meta’s Threads app now has more than 150 million monthly users, an increase of about 20 million new users since February. Mark Zuckerberg shared the latest user numbers during Meta’’s first-quarter earnings call, saying that the app “continues to be on the trajectory that I hope to see.” The update suggests Threads is continuing to grow steadily, though at a slower rate than its initial explosive growth. The app racked up more than 100 million downloads in its first week, but later saw a...

  • Refugees Would Get Millions for Housing Under New Bill

    Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday that his chamber will finally hold a vote this weekend on passing additional foreign aid including support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as $481 million to assist refugees in the U.S.But after releasing text of the funding measures—which are split into three separate bills—Johnson is once against facing pushback from members of his own party, who have withheld authorizing supplemental funding for months.Drafts of the legislation...

  • Dhoni goes 6, 6, 6 to finish off CSK's innings in style

    MS Dhoni, at 42, has been reserving his energies for the late-overs dash in IPL 2024. And the wait was well worth it for his team-mates and fans alike at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday night, where he played four balls in the 20th over and finished with a strike rate of 500. Here's how ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary recorded the carnage.19.1, Hardik to Mitchell, 1 wide Width outside off, Mitchell is beaten as he tries to cut and pick the gap at deep point. Wide signalled, Hardik reviews,...

  • WhatsApp on iPhone gets security boost Android has had for months

    WhatsApp is boosting security options for iPhone users by adding support for passkeys. The new login option enables iPhone users to access their WhatsApp account without the usual two-factor check of a pin sent via SMS. Instead, iPhone users will soon be able to verify their identity via facial recognition (in this case Face ID), a fingerprint on older iPhones and most iPads, or even the device-level security passcode. Get a ‘Like new’ iPhone 12 Pro for £419 The iPhone...

  • New Mexico gets $156 million for solar projects

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is giving New Mexico $156,120,000 to fund solar projects. The goal is to bring solar energy to low-income families through the "Solar for All" initiative. “With the fires, drought and heat that New Mexico is experiencing because of the global climate crisis, there is real hope in []