Merge 104.8 | 07 May 2026
The baggage for your next flight to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport might be handled by humanoid robots. Japan Airlines has started a two-year trial to assess and deploy the robots in response to a labour shortage and rising tourist numbers. The robots will take on physically demanding tasks such as baggage handling and cleaning aircraft cabins.
A three-part docuseries detailing Kylie Minogue’s five-decade career premieres on Netflix in a couple of weeks. The series uses personal archives and interviews to cover her journey from the TV show Neighbours to becoming a global pop icon, including her 2005 battle with cancer. ‘Kylie’ will be released on May 20th.
Have you lost some Instagram followers overnight? You’re not alone. A massive clean-up of spam and bot accounts took place yesterday, with users across the app noticing their follower counts suddenly drop. According to reports, Instagram occasionally removes inactive or fake accounts to tidy up the platform, but with this latest purge some users have lost hundreds of followers — and celebrities reportedly losing millions.