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‘No Now, No LAH, No CDC’: Kovan drinks stall goes viral with cheeky cash-only signs, Singapore News TikTok

‘No Now, No LAH, No CDC’: Kovan drinks stall goes viral with cheeky cash-only signs, Singapore News

PUBLISHED ON September 17, 2026 2:52 AM BY Asyiqin Nadzri A drinks stall at Kovan 209 Market & Food Centre has caught the attention of TikTok users with a series of quirky signs telling customers that it accepts cash payments only. One of the signs reads "No Now, No LAH,…
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September 17, 2026
Google-Pakistan deal raises data privacy concerns Privacy Concerns

Google-Pakistan deal raises data privacy concerns

ISLAMABAD: Media watchdog Freedom Network has penned an open letter to Google and the government, seeking to know what sa­­feguards will ensure that the tech giant’s recent partnership with Pakistan strengthens the country’s digital economy without creating a backdoor for surveillance, censorship or unrestricted access to citizens’ personal information...Read More
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September 17, 2026
Vitalik Buterin argues AI can enhance software security against hacking Blockchain

Vitalik Buterin argues AI can enhance software security against hacking

The Ethereum co-founder sees AI-assisted formal verification as the 'final form' of software development, and he's betting 90% of his wealth on the ecosystem it would protect. Vitalik Buterin has laid out a case for why artificial intelligence, despite its well-documented tendency to hallucinate and produce buggy code, might actually…
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September 17, 2026
Protectionism is surging back, now with intellectual veneer (thanks, Kevin Rudd) Protectionism

Protectionism is surging back, now with intellectual veneer (thanks, Kevin Rudd)

If the intellectual argument over free trade and protectionism shifted dramatically in favour of the former in the 1970s, establishing the basis for the Hawke-Keating opening up of the economy and the abandonment of protectionism, the 2020s look increasingly like the decade when protectionism staged a dramatic comeback as a…
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September 17, 2026
DataVare Launches Thunderbird to PST Converter 2.0 with Advanced Preview, Split PST, 19-Language Support and More Pre-Crime

DataVare Launches Thunderbird to PST Converter 2.0 with Advanced Preview, Split PST, 19-Language Support and More

DataVare has announced the release of Thunderbird to PST Converter Software 2.0, an updated solution designed to make Thunderbird email conversion to PST easier and more organised. (1888PressRelease) September 17, 2026 - The latest version brings a new interface, advanced preview, flexible profile options, split PST support, 19-language support, automatic…
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September 17, 2026
LA homelessness non-profit workers arrested over alleged corruption and bribes Homeless

LA homelessness non-profit workers arrested over alleged corruption and bribes

Federal law enforcement officers have arrested two employees of California-based homelessness non-profits on corruption charges, alleging that they misappropriated millions in taxpayer dollars. The US justice department has arrested Michael Young, a founder of the Culver City-based non-profit Home at Last, and Lakiya Malone, an employee of the Los Angeles-based…
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September 17, 2026
More children missing school today than before Covid pandemic, says ESRI report Pandemic

More children missing school today than before Covid pandemic, says ESRI report

More children are missing school now than before the Covid pandemic, especially those from socially deprived areas and those who do not like school, new research from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has found. The report used data from the longitudinal study Growing Up in Ireland to identify…
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September 17, 2026