The Daily Populous

Saturday September 2nd, 2017 morning edition

image for Juicero, maker of the doomed $400 internet-connected juicer, is shutting down

Juicero, the company that made its name by creating a proprietary juice-squeezing machine, is shutting down.

In its post, the company writes that it is suspending the sale of both its juice packets and its Juicero Press device.

All customers have up to 90 days to request a refund for their purchase of the Juicero Press, regardless of when they bought it.

So it's time to say goodbye to Juicero, although we only knew its product for 16 months.

Then in April 2017, Bloomberg published a piece that likely doomed the company to fail.

Reporters found that the company's packs of fruits and vegetables didn't require the actual Juicero machine, but were instead squeezeable by hand.

After that PR catastrophe, Juicero said it hoped to eventually cut the cost of its machine to around $200. »

First Sugar Tax in Mexico Cuts Soft Drink Sales by 6%

Authored by saludmovil.com

In January 2014, the Mexican government implemented a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), and a new report says the tax has slashed soft drink sales by a whopping 6%.

It’s noteworthy that Mexico has high rates of obesity—”more than 70% of the population is overweight or obese—and sugar consumption,” reports The Guardian.

And just like in Mexico, water purchases increased significantly, by 15.6 %, after the introduction of the tax. »

In 1.3 Million Years, the Solar System Will Briefly Contain Two Stars

Authored by motherboard.vice.com

While that's not very distant in cosmic terms, it's wide enough for our solar system to not be influenced by these alien stars.

That may sound like a good stretch of space, but it is well within the boundaries of the Sun's domain.

It could also spitball comets and ice worlds from the distant reaches of the solar system toward Earth, increasing the likelihood of deadly impacts. »