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What’s Trending: Should customers pay for ‘oil & gas surcharge’ at hawker stalls… and why do we want robots to outrun humans in marathons?

On What’s Trending, Hongbin Jeong and Nadiah dive into a 20-cent ‘gas and oil surcharge’ at a Joo Koon Thai stall that has sparked debate in Singapore. Is it fair transparency or hidden profiteering? As netizens split over rising costs and hawker survival, the issue goes beyond just price, raising bigger questions about what we expect from small businesses in an inflationary world. Meanwhile in Beijing, humanoid robots have completed a half-marathon, and some even beat human runners. From struggling machines last year to record-breaking performance today, how close are we to…

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