Meanwhile YouTube tries to copy TikTok by pushing Shorts.

About bloody time.

Japan’s proportion of elderly people is the highest in the world.

A battle is brewing between the city and its booksellers, who have been warned that the kiosks will have to be taken down for the Paris Olympics – an unprecedented move since the book stalls took up full-time residence along the Seine more than 160 years ago.

Pros

• Classic design, compact, lightweight, grippy, well-protected.
• Excellent OLED screen with immersive aspect, 120Hz, HDR10.
• Outstanding battery life.
• Superb speakers.
• The latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset.
• Great photo quality across all cameras, day and night.
• Dependable video quality, great sound, top-notch stabilization.
• No-nonsense launcher based on Android 13.
• Plenty of professional camera apps.
• 3.5mm jack, microSD expansion, physical camera shutter key.

Cons

• No charger and no cable in the box.
• No dynamic refresh rate for the screen.
• No telephoto camera, no macro capabilities.
• Throttles under heavy loads.
• 128GB storage is the only built-in storage option.

Scientists are scouring garbage sites around the world for bacteria, fungi and even insects that harbor enzymes that could be harnessed for breaking down various polymers. It’s early days, but if the efforts can be efficiently scaled-up, such biological recycling could put a dent in the plastic waste problem.

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