Japanese Convenience Stores Introduce AI-Powered Shelf-Stocking Robots
Family Mart, Japan’s second-largest convenience store chain, recently started using AI-powered robots to restock shelves, as a way to deal with the country’s fast-shrinking workforce. The decline in labor population is one of the biggest threats to businesses operating in Japan, and some have already started looking for ways to replace human workers. Case in […]
Potato Chip Maker Launches Hilarious Finger Washing Machine
Lays, the world’s bestselling potato chip brand, recently launched a limited edition miniature washing machine for oily fingertips. Let’s face it, there are few things in the world more addictive than potato chips, but if there’s one thing everyone hates about them – apart from getting us fat – it’s the grease they leave on […]
Man Praised as ‘Hero’ for Holding Bank Staff Hostage to Access Own Savings
Unable to access his own savings, a Lebanese man recently decided to hold bank staff at gunpoint until management agreed to at least give him enough money to pay his father’s medical bills. Lebanon’s devastating financial crisis was brought into focus this month by a very unusual story. Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein, a 41-year-old man from […]