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Instagram has said that it lowers the quality of older and less popular videos. This has made many creators upset. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, said that the platform keeps better quality for more popular videos.
Tokyo has introduced Japan's first regulation to protect service industry workers from "kasuhara," which means "customer harassment." The regulation will start in April but will not have any penalties. Experts hope it wi
The state of California has filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil. California says the company misled people about plastic recycling. According to the state, ExxonMobil is the world’s top producer of single-use plastics tha
Google’s new tool, “AI Overviews,” has been getting some criticism.
In Spain, some cafes and bars are finding it difficult to accommodate digital nomads and other people working remotely.
In the first quarter of 2024, Apple’s iPhone sales fell 10%. This was due to more competition from Android phone makers, according to a report from a research company called IDC.
General Electric (GE), once a giant company that did almost everything for American families, is no longer the same.
Wendy’s, a popular fast-food chain, is planning to change their prices throughout the day.
UberEats, a popular food delivery service, will soon use special robots to deliver food in Tokyo.
Australia is making a new law that lets workers ignore calls and messages from their bosses after work hours. If companies don’t follow this rule, they might have to pay a fine.
Farmers in many European countries are worried about low pay, new rules, and cheap goods from other countries.
The Pokémon Company is checking if Palworld, a new video game, is too similar to Pokémon games. Palworld became very popular recently, and fans noticed that it has a lot in common with Pokémon.
Two fans of the famous singer Madonna are suing her because she started her concert in New York more than two hours late.
Many stores introduced self-checkout to make shopping faster. The stores also thought it would save money because the self-checkout area doesn’t need employees. However, the strategy is not working like they wanted.
The first Mickey Mouse cartoon was a short film called Steamboat Willie in 1928. On January 1 this year, it became free to use because its copyright ended. This means anyone in the US can use the Mickey Mouse from that f
The New York Times, a US news company, filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT.
The United States is producing a lot of oil this year.
The United States made a lot of oil this year. In October, November and December they made 13.3 million barrels each day. This is more than before COVID-19 in 2020.
Superstar Shohei Ohtani recently signed a unique contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
There is bad news for people who invest in companies that sell tobacco products, like Philip Morris International (PMI) and British American Tobacco (BAT).
