“It Sucks, And I Hate It”: This New Technology In Grocery Stores Has Both Shoppers And Employees Feeling Extremely Frustrated

In 1986, a company named CheckRobot invented self-checkouts. They claimed to reduce long lines, human interaction, make checkout lanes faster, and reduce labor costs. These self-checkouts reduced cashier costs by 60%, and grocery stores saved a lot of money. But in 1987, Donald F. Dufek, then the group vice president for The Kroger Co., told…

This newly found super-Earth might have blown off its own atmosphere

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An artist’s impression of a super-Earth exoplanet. | Credit: NASA/Ames/JPL–Caltech A super-Earth that could explain the universe’s mysterious lack of certain exoplanets has been found by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and the planet-measuring ESPRESSO instrument on…