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I used to think micro-cheating was something other people did. You know, the kind of behaviour you read about and immediately judge from a distance.

"That's obviously crossing the line," you'd say, confidently, as if relationships were that black and white.

Then I chanced upon a recent article on micro-cheating, and something about it struck a chord with me.

Not because it was shocking but because it was strangely familiar. A lot of what they described as "grey area behaviour" didn't feel extreme or scandalous.

Motherboard audio is good enough for most people.

When it is not, the obvious upgrade is usually an external DAC or headphone amplifier: Easy to connect, easy to reach and easy to carry over to the next machine.

Creative's Sound Blaster AE-X takes the opposite route. It puts the DAC and amplifier inside the PC, alongside headphone tuning and Sound Blaster's gaming and entertainment processing.

The win is one less box plus less clutter. On the flip side, the controls disappear into software, and the audio hardware remains physically tied to a single Windows desktop.

SAN DIEGO — To someone who is getting sucked out to sea by a rip current, "Don't panic!" may be difficult to heed, even if that's exactly what you should do.

But lifeguards say to not only relax but flip over and float out of the danger.

Rip currents are one of the coast's greatest dangers and account for the most beach rescues every year.

About 100 people drown from rip currents along US beaches each year, according to the US Lifesaving Association.

The Rav4 has long stood as one of Toyota's more successful nameplates: The firm states that close to 15 million examples of the SUV have been sold since its first iteration launched in 1994.

Now in its sixth generation, this latest example arrives here complete with a new exterior and cabin.

But does this new model have what it takes to succeed here in Singapore just like its predecessors on the global stage?

The last Toyota Rav4 was an undeniably handsome thing with its angular corners and sharp creases, and this new example is no different.

When it comes to long-term accommodation options in Singapore, there are two broad categories available.

Some prefer to stay in or around central areas like the Central Business District (CBD) or familiar tourist areas. But others, especially foreigners coming for work, may want to immerse themselves in the local culture and interact with more locals.

The co-living options in truly suburban locations are few and far between at the moment.

This is a gap in the market that MBER, a hybrid co-living and serviced apartment, is eager to step into.

With Category A COE prices exceeding $100,000 and the true cost of owning a standard family car ballooning to roughly $244,000 over ten years, it is little wonder that more Singaporeans are rethinking whether car ownership makes sense at all.

Car sharing and carpooling services have matured considerably in recent years, and there are now more options than ever, from point-to-point electric rides to peer-to-peer hourly rentals and social carpooling on your commute.

Before diving in, it helps to know the difference between the two.

Car sharing means renting a vehicle by the hour (or minute) from a fleet maintained by a company: You book via app, unlock the car, drive, and return it.

Recently, a friend of mine was lamenting the number of X and Y nationalities in his workplace. “They keep pulling one another in,” he said.

“At this rate, we’ll have all foreigners and no Singaporeans in my department!”

His isn’t the only complaint I’ve heard over the past few years.

In fact, so increasingly loud have the cries been over job prospects for locals that, in September last year, the Ministry of Manpower released, for the first time, data around the percentage of Singaporeans in high-earning jobs at foreign-owned companies here.

Kylie Jenner is being sued by a chef who alleged her workload led to her suffering a miscarriage.

The beauty mogul is already the subject of legal action from two other former employees and is now facing a third suit after an unnamed woman alleged in a complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court this week that she was subjected to lengthy shifts and "high-pressure" tasks, despite her supervisors being aware she had a high-risk pregnancy.

Documents obtained by People magazine told how the chef - who was three months pregnant when she was hired in November 2024 - claimed she suffered a medical emergency just a few weeks into her employment after being asked to "transport heavy food items across the street and uphill".

After "choking and gasping for air" and requiring help from security, the woman was allegedly "reprimanded" for upsetting her famous boss.

BEIJING - A light aircraft crash into a high-rise building in Beijing's Chaoyang district on Friday (June 27) killed one person and injured 13, the district government said on Saturday in a statement posted on its social media account.

The injured are receiving full medical treatment, and relevant authorities are investigating the incident, the statement said.

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A total of 250 offences were detected with 111 active mobility devices (AMDs) and motor vehicles seized during a nine-day joint enforcement operation by Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Singapore Police Force (SPF) targeting errant riders, the authorities said on Friday (June 26).

The operation, which ran on non-consecutive days from June 1, zeroed in on hotspots including town centres, key congregation areas and selected residential locations.

Friday marked the ninth and final enforcement day, during which officers detected 25 offences and impounded 15 devices in a night operation that spanned Sengkang and Punggol.

In Singapore, AMDs governed under the Active Mobility Act include Power-Assisted Bicycles (PABs), personal mobility devices (PMDs) such as kick-scooters and electric scooters, and personal mobility aids (PMAs) like motorised wheelchairs and mobility scooters for people with walking difficulties.