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Amazon plots a new 'Tetromino' warehouse where robots tackle work that's notoriously hard to automate

Amazon's Tetromino project aims to automate delivery stations using AI and robotics, significantly enhancing package processing speed.

  • Amazon developing "Tetromino" warehouse project with AI and robotics.
  • $530 million investment planned by 2029, $103 million for pilot in 2028.
  • Project aims to automate package processing, 2.5 times faster than current stations.

Science

Earth is simmering in its hottest water temps on record, and that’s bad for fish and us

The world’s oceans simmered to their hottest temperatures on record over the weekend and are likely to warm even further in the next few months, putting stress on life in the water and on land too…

  • World's oceans hit hottest temperatures on record in August
  • Record 21.1°C (70°F) surpassed previous March 2024 peak
  • El Nino event fueling unprecedented ocean warming

Health & Medicine

Alfalfa sprouts linked to food-poisoning outbreak in 15 states, US officials say

Everything Sprouts recalls products after CDC says agency is aware of dozens of food-poisoning cases nationally US healthcare officials recently said a food-poisoning outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts…

  • CDC identifies alfalfa sprout outbreak affecting 55 people in 15 states.
  • Shiga toxin-producing E coli linked to severe complications like kidney failure.
  • Everything Sprouts voluntarily recalls implicated sprouts after FDA warning.
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