Chipotle Teams With a Musk for an Accelerator and Bezos's First Job Ad: 3 Things to Know Today Stay in the know in 60 seconds.

By Stephen J. Bronner Edited by Dan Bova Aug 23, 2018

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Supermarket chain Kroger has announced that it will stop using plastic bags in its 2,800 stores by 2025, becoming the first major retailer to announce such a ban. This move comes on the heels of a push to ban plastic straws. What's possibly next on the chopping block? Balloons, according to environmental activists.
Chipotle will launch an accelerator program aimed at companies in the food and farming space. The Chipotle Aluminaries Project will include Kimbal Musk as one of its mentors.
The first job listing posted by Jeff Bezos has surfaced. On Aug. 22, 1994, Bezos sought "talented C/C++/Unix developers to help pioneer commerce on the internet." Suffice to say, Bezos accomplished that goal.

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