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Grab's acquistion of Trans-cab falls through, S'pore watchdog says

Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing and food delivery firm, has called off its proposed acquisition of Singapore's third-largest taxi operator, Trans-cab.

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5-room HDB flat in Dawson sets new HDB resale record of $1.73m
A five-room HDB flat at Skyoasis@Dawson sold for a record-breaking $1.73 million.
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BusinessBloomberg
Singapore’s homegrown farming dream is beginning to fade
By most measures, Karthik Rajan’s farm in Singapore is a success story. Run from a two-hectare plot of land in the island’s north, LivFresh has been supplying major supermarkets with spinach, lettuce and other Asian green vegetables since 2022. The firm turned profitable in March.
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Singapore recrowned world's most powerful passport
What’s red on the outside, purple on the inside, and grants you access to 195 destinations around the world visa-free?
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BusinessMoneySmart
Is it worth it to bet on sweepstakes like Toto and 4D in Singapore?
What are your odds of winning the Singapore lottery? Let's take a look at the numbers.
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Singapore named as one of world's best cities to live, work, and visit
What do London, Paris, New York City, Tokyo and Singapore have in common? They've been ranked as the best in attracting talent, visitors, and businesses.
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Singapore, Malaysia among world's safest countries right now
These are the most and least peaceful countries in the world, according to the 2024 Global Peace Index.
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HealthBloomberg
Singapore’s dengue cases already higher than all of last year
Dengue cases in Singapore this year have already exceeded 2023’s total, as the virus roars back despite improved prevention and control measures.
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NewsAssociated Press
Singapore, Philippines broaden defence ties with a new agreement
The Philippines is signing a defence pact with Singapore on Wednesday that will allow their militaries to broaden their engagement.
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CelebrityThe Independent
US boy, 11, begs to 'help bury my mama' in heartbreaking scene
An 11-year-old boy spent two days fundraising for his mum's burial by holding a heartbreaking sign on the side of railroad tracks running through his Georgia town.
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NewsThe Telegraph
Elon Musk: I was tricked into letting my son change gender
Elon Musk says he was "tricked" into allowing one of his children who transitioned from male to female to take puberty blockers.
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BusinessBloomberg
Malaysia’s AI push lures stock investors after years of outflows
After years of getting shunned, Malaysia’s stock market is regaining favour with global investors.
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NewsYahoo News Singapore
Singapore reclaims title of world's most powerful passport: Singapore live news
Yahoo Singapore is featuring a curated selection of some of the biggest, most important, and fascinating news that's making waves online.
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2.7 million eligible voters next GE; voter rolls available for inspection July 23: Singapore live news
Yahoo Singapore is featuring a curated selection of some of the biggest, most important, and fascinating news that's making waves online.
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BusinessNY Post
Plane passenger gets handwritten boarding pass amid Microsoft outage
Airline passenger Akshay Kothari was flabbergasted after receiving a hand-scrawled boarding pass amid the Crowdstrike/Microsoft outage affecting computer systems across the globe.
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Man flies in luxury first class – and is stunned by 'incredible' experience
TikTok sensation @pitor.official shared a sneak peek into the swanky world of first class and it's nothing short of lush. He was travelling with Singapore Airlines recently
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LifestyleThe Guardian
Money can buy you happiness, says study suggesting more is more
Data shows happiness gap between wealthy and middle-income people wider than between middle- and low-income ones
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Ranked: The cheapest and most expensive countries to live and work abroad
Discover the most and least expensive places to live and work abroad in 2024, and find out what the expats residing in your country really think.
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HealthNY Post
Eating this one fruit every day leads to better sleep, heart health: new research
It's not an apple a day that keeps the doctor away.
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NewsThe Independent
World's 10 'riskiest' cities, revealed. And which one is the safest?
The cities on were judged on crime, personal security, health, infrastructure, natural disaster and digital security to create a travel safety rating.
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BusinessThe Edge Singapore
SATS, SIA Engineering and Changi Airport Group to trial autonomous buses starting 3Q2024
The autonomous bus trail will be monitored by an on-board safety driver and conducted in two phases, notes the release.
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Stay away from these markets & hawker centres scheduled for spring cleaning in July 2024
This July cleaning list aims to help prevent wasted trips to your nearby hawker centre, and allows you to schedule other plans on these dates.
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BusinessTechCrunch
CrowdStrike offers a $10 apology gift card to say sorry for outage
CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm that crashed millions of computers with a botched update all over the world last week, is offering its partners a $10 Uber Eats gift card as an apology, according to several people who say they received the gift card, as well as a source who also received one. On Tuesday, a source told TechCrunch that they received an email from CrowdStrike offering them the gift card because the company recognizes “the additional work that the July 19 incident has caused.”
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BusinessYahoo Finance
Stock market news today: Stocks smoked, Nasdaq falls over 3.5% in worst day since 2022 after Tesla, Alphabet trigger Big Tech sell-off
Disappointing Alphabet and Tesla earnings have stirred up worries that Big Tech's power to fuel stock market gains is fading.
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ScienceYahoo Life UK
Natural sugar could 'cure' male pattern baldness, scientists suggest
The sugar could be as effective as existing hair loss medications.
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NewsStoryful
VideoSmoke Fills JFK Airport Terminal as Fire Breaks Out
A fire broke out at Terminal 8 of New York’s JFK Airport on Wednesday, July 24.Footage showed a heavy smoke cloud inside the terminal as passengers were being evacuated.The fire was reported to have broken out on an escalator in concourse C around 7:15 am, ABC7 said. No injuries were reported and approximately 100 people were evacuated.The airport said flight operations at the terminal were impacted. Credit: @BlankUser685806 via Storyful

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StyleYahoo Canada Style
I wore HOKA's 'best cushioned running shoes' for a year — here's my honest review of the $200 sneakers
Shoppers say they're "worth every penny" if you suffer from foot pain.
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BusinessYahoo Finance UK
Bitcoin price falls amid broader stock market downturn
The cryptocurrency has fallen as investors move away from riskier assets
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BusinessEngadget
OpenAI unveils SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine
The launch of SearchGPT comes amid growing competition in AI-powered search.
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VideoChip stock sell-off opens door for long-term plays: Analyst
Chip stocks continue their sector-wide slide, following a tech sell-off triggered by disappointing reports from some Magnificent 7 companies. Moor Insights & Strategy founder, CEO, and chief analyst Patrick Moorhead joins Morning Brief to discuss the semiconductor industry's current state. Moorhead observes that due to the chip sector's strong momentum over the past year, "any hiccup, any rumor of something" can trigger a stock decline. He suggests this downturn presents an opportunity for inve

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SportYahoo Sports
NBA announces TNT, Warner Bros. Discovery did not match agreement with Amazon Prime; TNT vows to take 'appropriate action'
The fate of "Inside the NBA" hangs in the balance.

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PoliticsYahoo News
4 key takeaways from Biden’s speech on his decision to ‘pass the torch to a new generation’
In a speech delivered from the Oval Office on Wednesday night, President Biden cast his decision to exit the 2024 presidential race as a choice to protect the country from the consequences should his party lose the White House in November.
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BusinessYahoo Finance
Mortgage rates tick up from previous week as homebuyers stay on sidelines
The average rate on the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 6.78% from 6.77% a week prior when they hit the lowest level since mid-March.
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NewsYahoo News Canada
'I haven't processed it yet': Photos show tourists scrambling to evacuate as fast-moving wildfires consume Jasper
Park officials are reporting a "significant loss" in the historic town of Jasper, Alta., after one two out-of-control wildfires raged into the town on Wednesday.

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LifestyleYahoo Life Shopping
Travel in comfort with these flight-crew-approved trip essentials, all on sale
From comfy shoes and durable bags to a clever travel blanket and phone mount, professional globe-trotters recommend these must-haves.
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BusinessYahoo Finance
GDP: US economy grows at faster-than-expected pace in second quarter as inflation eases
Thursday's reading on second quarter economic growth and inflation comes as investors continue to debate when the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates.
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BusinessEngadget
Tesla warns against wet towel charging trick two months too late
Tesla's Charging PR team (or the lack thereof) had to issue a warning to its customers not to do the "wet towel" trick.
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BusinessYahoo Finance Video
VideoWhy ServiceNow is not worried about its AI spending: CFO
ServiceNow (NOW) posted second quarter results that beat earnings expectations, posting an adjusted $3.13 per share. Mizuho analysts raised their price target on the stock to $850 citing the potential for growth due to customer demand. ServiceNow CFO Gina Mastantuono joins Catalysts to give insight into how companies have been pouring investments in AI and how ServiceNow stands among the rest. "Our approach to spending on this is a little bit different. So we are using very domain-specific large

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Southwest scraps open seating, ending decades-long practice
Southwest is ending its 50-year-plus practice of unassigned seating in a move to increase profitability amid activist investor pressures.
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BusinessTechCrunch
Here's why David Sacks, Paul Graham and other big Silicon Valley names had a brawl on X over VC behavior
A decade-old drama involving VC David Sacks and Rippling founder Parker Conrad over their previous company Zenefits has blown up this week into a finger-pointing fight on X with many among the Silicon Valley elite taking sides. The hullabaloo began after Sacks posted a political opinion about Republicans and Democrats in an X post on Wednesday using the words “fake coup.” Conrad threw a barb by replying: “Let me tell you, coups are this man’s specialty.”
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VideoChipotle will still see growth without price hikes: Analyst
Chipotle (CMG) reported second-quarter earnings, which beat expectations on both the top and bottom lines. BTIG Managing Director and restaurant analyst Peter Saleh shares his thoughts on Chipotle's future on Wealth! Saleh believes Chipotle's growth will come from opening new stores and attracting more customers. He says this has been "the foundation of their growth" and expects it to continue. Even though Chipotle won't raise prices, Saleh says "they don't need to raise price to drive comp." He

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BusinessEngadget
Sonos apologized for messing up its app and has offered a roadmap for fixing everything
Sonos apologized for messing up its app and offered a roadmap for fixing everything. Various features will be coming back online through October.
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VideoEVs are still 'in a tough spot right now': Auto expert
Ford (F) posted second quarter results, which showed adjusted earnings of $0.47 per share versus an expected $0.67. In addition, its Model e unit posted an EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) loss. Autoblog Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore joins Wealth! to give insight into the recent earnings reports from big automakers and what it means for the auto sector at large moving forward. When asked about Ford's Model e struggling with sales, Migliore states: "Right now EVs are in a tough spot beca

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VideoWhy AstraZeneca's CEO isn't worried about costs
AstraZeneca (AZN) reported a second-quarter earnings beat, raising their full-year guidance due to strong demand. However, the company faced some pressure in areas like operating costs. AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot joins Yahoo Finance senior health reporter Anjalee Khemlani on Catalysts to discuss the report. Soriot attributes the high costs to investments in R&D, explaining that they're investing in their pipeline and future technologies to "shape the future of medicine." He notes these invest

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EntertainmentYahoo Entertainment
What to watch before ‘Wolverine & Deadpool,’ plus where the new Marvel movie falls in the MCU and more
The mutants are invading the MCU. Here's what to know about 'Deadpool & Wolverine.'
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VideoAI infrastructure plays are the way to go: Analyst
The tech sector is pulling stock markets (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) lower following underwhelming reports from Magnificent Seven tech stocks. Harvest Portfolio Management CIO and partner Paul Meeks comes on Catalysts to share his perspective on the current market rotations. Meeks reveals he's refraining from buying tech stocks at the moment. While he remains "pretty comfortable with the continued AI infrastructure building names," he acknowledges that regardless of fundamental performance, stock price

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EntertainmentYahoo Sports
How to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
Let the Games begin! Are you ready for the 2024 Paris Olympics?

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NewsStoryful
VideoDramatic Timelapse Shows Park Fire Exploding in Butte County
Officials estimated a wildfire raging in California

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TechnologyEngadget
Google gives free Gemini users access to its faster, lighter 1.5 Flash AI model
Google is making its Gemini AI faster and more efficient across the board.
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TechnologyEngadget
The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max is back on sale for only $40
Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K Max is a solid option for accessing streaming services and playing games on. The device is now on sale for $40.
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