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IRAS Tightens Tax Compliance for Nightclub Flower Garland Sales
Singapore’s tax authority has clarified that flower garland sales in nightclubs are fully taxable services, warning operators against income-splitting tactics.
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Google and UC San Diego to Launch Data Center Using Recycled Smartphone Hardware
Google and UC San Diego are building a 2,000-unit data center using recycled Pixel motherboards to reduce electronic waste and lower cloud computing costs.
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US Spot Ethereum ETFs Extend Winning Streak with $70.5 Million Inflow
US spot Ethereum ETFs saw a $70.5 million net inflow on July 8, marking five consecutive days of growth as institutional interest in digital assets firms.
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Roblox ‘Gakuran’ Debuts Promotional Codes to Boost Player Progression
Roblox title Gakuran has released its first-ever promotional codes, granting players 20 free rerolls to optimize combat styles and character cosmetics.
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Echoes of Aincrad Review: Nostalgia Meets Repetitive Design
The new PC title Echoes of Aincrad offers a fresh perspective on the Sword Art Online universe, but struggles with repetitive world design and pacing.
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Singapore Bank Stocks Drive STI to Record Highs as Institutions Position for Earnings
Singapore’s Straits Times Index hit 5,424 points as institutional investors snapped up bank shares ahead of the August corporate earnings season.
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Iran Conflict Triggers 4% Drop in US Global Jets ETF
Escalating US-Iran tensions have pushed the US Global Jets ETF down 4% amid concerns over airspace safety, rising fuel costs, and potential route disruptions.
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7-Eleven Sues Nike to Block Sneaker Release Over Trademark Concerns
7-Eleven has filed a federal lawsuit against Nike, seeking to block the release of an Air Max 95 sneaker over alleged trademark infringement of its color scheme.
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Xbox Shifts Strategy: Asha Sharma Reverses Multi-Platform Push to Focus on Hardware Exclusivity
Xbox is pivoting back to hardware exclusivity under CEO Asha Sharma, reversing previous multi-platform policies to boost console sales and market share.
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Meta Breaks Ground on $13B Data Center in Alberta
Meta has officially launched construction on its first Canadian data center in Sturgeon County, a $13 billion project aimed at bolstering regional AI infrastructure.
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SpaceXAI Launches Grok 4.5 as Competition Heats Up in Enterprise AI
SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5, a 1.5-trillion parameter model optimized for enterprise coding, offering superior token efficiency to challenge OpenAI and Anthropic.
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Union Pacific’s ‘Big Boy’ Steam Locomotive Draws Crowds on Historic Cross-Country Tour
Union Pacific’s massive Big Boy 4014 is on a 7,000-mile tour, celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by bringing historic rail engineering to local crowds.
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China’s Tianwen-2 Probe Captures First Close-Up of Earth’s ‘Quasi-Moon’
China’s Tianwen-2 probe has imaged the asteroid Kamo’oalewa, revealing a fragile, rubble-pile surface that complicates planned sample collection.
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Ethereum Price Declines as Geopolitical Tensions and Technical Resistance Weigh on Market
Ethereum drops to $1,743 as U.S.-Iran airstrikes trigger market risk aversion, while technical resistance keeps the asset trapped beneath a key trendline.
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White House Touts ‘Freedom Fuel’ Initiative as Gas Prices Stabilize
The White House announced the launch of 25 ‘Freedom Fuel’ stations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania offering gas at $3.47 per gallon to combat rising energy costs.
