Why are chip bags so hard to recycle?

Tech Insider : Economy, Environment

The modern chip bag took decades to evolve from a single sheet to a complicated mix of plastics and aluminum. The design, referred to as a multilayered package, is used in everything from juice boxes to ketchup packets to yogurt pouches. The use of so many materials means the packaging is almost never recycled.

The founder of a software-development company says there's a 'huge demand' for training and education applications — extended reality can help

Tech Insider : Technology, Business
Photo collage of Horacio Torrendell, surrounded by extended-reality headsets, AI patterns, and colorful gradients

Horacio Torrendell; Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

6 leadership lessons from Brian Niccol, the new Starbucks CEO who revived Chipotle

Tech Insider
Brian Niccol, CEO of Chipotle, in front of Chipotle sign
Chipotle's Brian Niccol is the new CEO of Starbucks.

Chipotle

3 in 4 workers say AI reduced productivity and increased workloads, survey finds

Tech Insider : Technology, Business
graphic of a man in suit standing on a robot's hand
The use of AI in the modern workplace has been steadily increasing.

zhuweiyi49/Getty Images

The new laptop-sized Starlink Mini could be the ultimate off-grid travel gadget

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
A marketing image of the new Starlink Mini next to a laptop.
A marketing image of the new Starlink Mini next to a laptop.

Starlink

Everyone's talking about AI, but marketers shouldn't overlook other emerging tech innovations like 5G and robotics

Tech Insider : Technology
Tim Cook with the Apple Vision Pro at an unveiling event
Technology innovation like the Apple Vision Pro are important for marketers to understand and incorporate into their strategies.

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Trump Hosting Dinner at Mar-a-Lago for Rubes Who Bought His Mugshot NFTs

Gizmodo

Donald Trump will host a dinner at his Florida club (and residence) Mar-a-Lago tonight, according to a report from Axios.

10 James Webb space photos reveal cosmic nurseries where stars come to life

Tech Insider : Technology
Collage of stellar nurseries
A very young star forming within the dark cloud L1527 (top left), the "Cosmic Cliffs" (top right), the Tarantula Nebula (bottom left), and the Chameleon I molecular cloud (bottom right).

NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Webb ERO Production Team. Image processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Mahdi Zamani (ESA/Webb).

Silicon Valley used to reward innovation. Now it strives to sabotage it.

Tech Insider : Economy
A cursor cutting out a circle around a lightbulb

Matt Chase for BI

20 things you didn't know were invented by women

Tech Insider
toll house cookies 2
Ruth Wakefield invented the first chocolate-chip cookie as a result of a baking mistake.

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