The government believes it should always be possible to use cash for certain products such as food, fuel and medicines
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Italy to increase regulation of social media influencers
Italy’s communication authority says it will apply the new rules to any influencer with more than one million followers
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French post office opens changing rooms for online shoppers
The idea came about after seeing many customers pick up their packages only to return shortly thereafter as their purchases didn’t fit
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See-through TV models poised to redefine viewing experiences
The see-through TV is ‘practically invisible when turned off’, doing away with the ugly big black screen that can ruin a room’s feng shui
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Beauty products pamper with AI at tech industry’s annual event
AI, a term often deployed as the latest catchphrase for anything tech, has infiltrated beauty products such as makeup and skincare
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Baby Yoda gets his own ‘Star Wars’ movie
The movie is expected to become the first new Star Wars film since 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker” which earned $1 billion at the box office
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Collapse of intercity bus routes leaves Canadians stranded
Before the pandemic, Canada had more than one thousand bus companies. But hundreds have shuttered, leaving many communities without intercity service
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iPhone survives 16,000-foot fall from Alaska Airlines flight
The phone was found by a man in Washington state, still on airplane mode, an intact screen and 44 per cent battery.
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Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of plastic bits
A new study found 10,000 to 370,000 particles per litre of water, 90 per cent of which were nanoplastics while the rest were microplastics
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‘Oppenheimer’ tops Golden Globes on bittersweet night for ‘Barbie’
“Oppenheimer” took five prizes including best drama, best director for Nolan, best score, as well as acting trophies for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.