His rent in San Francisco was $5,000. Now he's a homeowner in Singapore — and he's ready to give up his US passport.

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A man sitting on a green couch in Singapore.
Nick Burns left the US due to rising living costs. He moved to Singapore and doesn't want to move back.

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A 19-year-old opened an art studio, panicked 2 weeks in, and then turned it into a $320,000 viral hit. Here's how.

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Scuro in Singapore
Merida Lim opened Scuro, a neon art studio based in Singapore, in 2024.

Merida Lim

A $700M Nvidia-backed AI search startup is hiring. Only rebels need apply.

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Exa's cofounders
CEO of Exa Will Bryk (left) and cofounder Jeff Wang (right).

Exa

They're old enough to be my grandparents — and in better shape than people half their age

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Four men, who are part of Team Strong Silvers, in Singapore.
At 73 to 86 years old, the four members of Team Strong Silvers still work out every day.

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I went to an OpenClaw installation event at Tencent's office. People were raring to go, and the FOMO is real.

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OpenClaw Tencent Cloud event
People lined up at a Tencent Cloud OpenClaw event in Singapore to install the AI agent on their devices.

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At 86, I still travel — and I do headstands with my wife every day to stay mobile

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A man posing at a fitness corner in Singapore.
Peng Lin Hua, 86, says getting older didn't stop him from staying active.

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I've led teams in 5 cities around the world. Here are 3 hacks for dressing to impress at work.

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Liz Weselby.
Liz Weselby has led teams around the world and said there are hacks to dressing to impress.

Liz Weselby

I'm 80 and a former weightlifter. Life after retirement felt dull — so I started exercising again.

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A man wearing a blue shirt.
Ng Bee Kia, 80, says age isn't a reason to stop moving.

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These are the world's best airports as rated by travelers. Asia dominates, but the US is nowhere to be seen.

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A map of the world showing the 10 best airports according to the 2026 Skytrax World Airport Awards: Vancouver, Paris, Rome, Munich, Istanbul, Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
A map of the world showing Skytrax's 10 best airports.

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I'm 76 and joined a fitness group in my 60s. I still train every day and can do 5 muscle-ups.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Style
A man flexing at a fitness corner in Singapore.
Ngai Hin Kwok, 76, says he doesn't see a reason to slow down just because he's older.

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