Over 30 percent of that is already destroyed in the production process. In the Resource-efficient Intelligent Foodchain ("REIF") projects working to combat this food waste. In this undertaking, artificial intelligence (AI) can be a valuable asset. Cheese, bread, meat, and other food products can be efficiently produced using data-based algorithms. Germany has committed to the United Nations goal to reduce food waste by half by the year 2030.

Over 30 percent of that is already destroyed in the production process. In the Resource-efficient Intelligent Foodchain ("REIF") project, the Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV is working with partners to combat this food waste. In this undertaking, artificial intelligence can be a valuable asset. Cheese, bread, meat, and other food products can be efficiently produced using data-based algorithms. Germany has committed to the United Nations goal to reduce food waste by half by the year 2030.

SLUG: Everything Happens for a Reason HED: Black Mirror's Dating App Episode is a Perfect--and Heartbreaking--Portrayal of Modern Romance ALT HED: If You're Single, Black Mirror's Dating App Episode Will Break Your Heart DEK: In tackling the nightmarish world of dating apps, Black Mirror's "Hang the DJ" perfectly captures the desperation not only in trusting algorithms to find us a perfect love, but also in trying to date in this era at all. It's an understatement to say that romance took a beating this year. From the inauguration of a president who has confessed on tape to sexual predation, to the explosion of harassment and assault allegations that began this fall, women's confidence in men has reached unprecedented lows--which poses a not-insignificant issue among those who date them. Not that things were all that much better in 2016, or the year before that; Gamergate and the wave of campus assault reporting in recent years certainly didn't get many women in the mood, either. In fact, the past five or so years of dating men might best be described by involved parties as bleak.

Walmart is the undisputed king of retail for decades. The recent years have witnessed meteoric rise of primarily online retailers such as Amazon and Alibaba that has challenged Walmart. While Walmart with its 11,000 brick-and-mortar stores has an almost-unbeatable offline presence, it's not resting on its laurels. Not only is Walmart pushing its online presence aggressively, it is also leveraging technology to offer customer best of both the worlds, offline and online. Walmart uses bleeding-edge technology such as AI, machine learning, Big Data, and IoT to maximize efficiency and keep customers happy.