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Instant Karma: No Regrets for ‘Coffee Gran’ Who Stirred Media Frenzy
Editor’s note: In the age of the attention economy, social media has the power to change lives by propelling any ordinary Joe to celebrity status in an instant. But what happens when that 15 minutes of fame ends? Sixth Tone is republishing five stories from “After the Spotlight Fades,” a 10-part series by The Paper
Instant answers: India’s fintechs harness GenAI
Bengaluru: Generative AI is rewriting the rules of finance, and nowhere is the upheaval sharper than in India's booming fintech scene. Brokerage chatbots that speak four languages, payment assistants that fix errors in seconds, and back-office engines that close two-hundred-million credit accounts before dawn are steadily stripping cost and friction out of money management—and propelling
The hidden cost of instant gratification
Whether it’s news, social media, shopping or streaming our favourite shows, smartphones offer us life “on-demand”. But experts think this convenience comes at a hidden cost. Diminishing our patience, instant gratification can be holding us back from reaching long-term goals. Good things come to those who wait. It’s a saying many of us are familiar
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Could XRP Hit $1 While HYPE Stands Strong? Apeing Becomes the Most Awaited Crypto Presale Ready to Explode
What if XRP’s biggest test right now is happening at $1, even as Ripple lands a major Korean banking deal? XRP slipped to $0.98, its lowest level, just as Ripple announced that Jeonbuk Bank had become the first regional bank in South Korea to deploy Ripple Payments for cross-border business transfers...
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‘Eye of the storm’: Business owner’s fight to keep nail tech siblings in country
A Whangārei beauty salon owner says her business may face trouble if she cannot find a way to keep her siblings in the country. Anna Vu owns AV Beauty Spa, and has worked in the city for 12 years. She said she had always struggled to find suitably skilled nail technicians and beauty staff and
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Summerland businesses face another blow as water advisory keeps doors closed
Posted August 20, 2026 10:08 pm 2 min read 2:10 Summerland restaurants stay closed for water restrictions WATCH: Getting back to normal continues to be challenging for Summerland restaurants impacted by the Bald Range wildfire. Evacuated business owners have returned and now a boil-water advisory is keeping restaurant doors closed. Cohan Sassaman has more. –
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Meta smart glasses could soon be banned in cinemas, says UK trade body — but this time it’s more about piracy than privacy
(Image credit: Meta) UK movie theatres considering smart glasses ban The ban would be over privacy and piracy concerns It's yet another instance of private bans restricting the tech Privacy concerns have rocked Meta’s smart glasses business. They’re being ridiculed online as ‘perv glasses,’ and their use is banned in a growing number of spaces.
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Sports Columnist Resigns After Paper Spikes Piece Featuring Girls Opposed to Boys in Their Sports
Matt Calkins was a sports columnist at The Seattle Times for 11 years. On Thursday, he announced his resignation after the paper declined to run a column he had written from the point of view of two female student-athletes who were opposed to boys in girls' sports. "It was one of several pieces of mine