Since GMOs were approved for commercial use, and then first planted into U.S. soil in 1996, their production has increased dramatically. More than 90% of all soybean cotton and corn acreage in the U.S. is used to grow genetically engineered crops. Other popular and approved food crops include sugar beets, alfalfa, canola, papaya and summer squash. More recently, apples that donât brown and bruise-free potatoes were also approved by the FDA. Methodology. GM crops produced in the U.S. are listed at the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech.
In 2011, HP announced it would sell its $40 billion Personal Systems Group (PC division), but reversed that decision after a management change. However, three years later, HP decided to split the company into HP, Inc. for PCs and printers and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise for corporate services.
HP's new transforming laptops are rocking B&O Play audio. With Beats now owned by Apple, HP's turning to Bang & Olufsen (B&O), the Danish electronics company and audio experts, to help tune the sound in its new PCs. The new HP Envy x360 and Pavilion x360 are the first HP laptops running Windows 8.1 to feature B&O Play audio. HP says B&O has custom-tuned each laptop for clear and crisp sound. See also: HP Spectre x360: An almost perfect Windows 8.1 convertible A dedicated audio island isolates the sensitive audio circuits from other signals on the motherboard, HP said.