Big plastic 🥤— Global birth rates are down. Big plastic striking back. And new paywall on TikTok.

Global birth rates are on the decline, but one Japanese town has cracked the baby-making code.

Lawyers for the plastics industry are fighting to make sure your kitchen cupboard stuffed with plastic bags stays well-stocked.

Even as it deals with that pesky little issue of a potential ban in North America and the EU, TikTok is keeping on and looking for new ways to bolster its domination of Gen Z's eyeballs.

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