© Provided by IBT US This year brought many tech innovations and products, like the iPhone X, virtual reality headsets and augmented reality on apps. However, the tech industry also saw failures this year. Like all businesses, not all products or ideas succeed. The tech industry saw some of its gadgets fail to take off. Besides product failures, the sector was also plagued by scandals and congressional testimonies. Here are the tech industry’s 2017’s top product flops and scandals: Amazon Key In late October, Amazon announced a new delivery method for Prime members which allows drivers to set packages inside customers’ home . The delivery system works with the Amazon Key In-Home Kit that is set up for $249.99. With the kit, users can select the “in home” option on the app and get their items delivered inside their homes. Prime members can receive alerts and can see the delivery happen in real-time through the app. While the service was pitched to people who are too busy to s...
© Provided by AFP Britain's Greg Rutherford competes in the Men's Long Jump Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games August 13, 2016 Former Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford said Thursday he was having surgery to rectify a hernia injury.The British athlete, who won Olympic gold on home soil in 2012 and took bronze at last year's Rio Games, missed this year's World Championships in London because of an ankle problem. However, the 30-year-old told his Twitter followers it was another health issue that had led him to have surgery following the end of the outdoor season, with Rutherford posting a picture of himself on his hospital bed."Heading down to have my groin chopped up and then reconstructed soon," said Rutherford, also the 2015 world champion. "They just need me to get changed... Have a tasty hernia that needs sorting out. Can't wait."