Apple unveils Liam, the iPhone recycling robot

Apple unveiled a robotic system called Liam to take apart iPhones and recover valuable materials that can be recycled, such as silver and tungsten. The move is an attempt to address criticism that Apples products, while sleek and seamless in design, are so tightly constructed that their components can be difficult to disassemble, refurbish and reuse. Mar 22, 2016

SeaWorld to end orca whale breeding programme

Bowing to years of pressure from animal rights activists, US theme park operator SeaWorld said on 17 March it would stop breeding orca whales and that those currently at its parks would be the last. Orlando-based SeaWorld has faced sagging attendance along with criticism about its treatment of the captive marine mammals, and some activists had called for the end of public exhibition of orcas altogether. Mar 17, 2016