Printer juggernaut Hewlett Packard unveiled a new line of green printers which the company claims will be many times more environmentally friendly than any printer currently available. "Double sided printing, non-toxic ink, and other innovations have provided incremental environmental improvements over the years," explained HP spokesperson Kathleen Simpson. "However, our new technology will enable an order of magnitude reduction in the carbon footprint of the of the printer industry." At the core of the new green printers is a proprietary algorithm utilizing neural networks and fuzzy logic which only allows randomly selected print jobs to actually be printed. All other print jobs will simply display a series of nonsensical error messages such as "CODE 5XY" or "RGB 1, 2 , 9." In addition, a newly developed planetary gear system with precisely machined defects will produce frustratingly frequent paper jams. The company says the new printer will be so exceedingly difficult to use, that the average user will either be unable to, or choose not to print; thereby by producing an environmental benefit that HP estimates will be the equivalent of removing 200 million cars from the roads.
In an announcement that is sure add speculation to the much anticipated location search for its second headquarters, Amazon has stated that it will pit cities vying for the honor against each other in a Hunger Games style contest. CEO Jeff Bezos will visit each city hoping to become the home of the corporation's new headquarters, and personally choose a contestant to participate in a fight to the death. The winner's city will be bestowed with the blessing of becoming home to the secondary headquarters of the retail giant. Each contestant will be given $100 which they will be able to purchase any supplies or weaponry of their choice prior to the contest, provided that it is available on the companies website. During the Games, the company will dispatch drones to air drop other select Amazon retail merchandise to aid contestants as they progress through the battle. "Amazon is not for the faint hearted," said Bezos, "and the 1st Annual Amazon Games will provid...
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