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If Windows Widgets have been stressing you out with too much information to handle, all those red badges, random pop-ups, and a panel that opens every time your cursor drifts close to the taskbar, Microsoft has finally heard you.  A new Beta build is rolling out a full “quiet by default” overhaul to Widgets. What’s interesting is that the list of things being turned off is longer than the list of things being kept as is. So what exactly is Microsoft turning off? Quite a lot of things. Microsoft is disabling Open on Hover and Taskbar badging. It is also…

A royal taste of Rajasthan, now available for lunch in the heart of Dubai Dubai, UAE – 16 June 2026 – Jodhpur Bar & Kitchen, Dubai’s newest destination for authentic Rajasthani cuisine, has unveiled its brand-new Rajasi Jodhpuri Thaal Business Lunch, offering guests an immersive journey through the rich culinary heritage of Rajasthan in a convenient midday dining experience. Designed for professionals, residents and food enthusiasts seeking an elevated lunch option, the newly launched business lunch brings together a carefully curated selection of the restaurant’s signature dishes, showcasing the bold flavours, royal traditions and vibrant ingredients that define the cuisine…

Commodore is bringing back the flip phone for people who want fewer screen traps without giving up every useful app. The Commodore Callback 8020 uses a custom Sailfish OS build and supports many Android apps through Linux, which gives it more range than a typical minimalist handset. The retro look does a lot of the selling. You get a clamshell body, T9-style texting, a small front status display, dome LED notifications, and color options that echo old Commodore hardware more than modern glass-slab phones. Commodore also keeps the everyday tools most people would miss. Its feature list includes messaging, maps,…

The UAE is entering a more complex phase of workforce growth. Hiring momentum remains strong, with the country recording a Net Employment Outlook of 60% for Q2 2026, placing it among the strongest employment markets globally. Yet the main challenge for companies is whether their employment structures, immigration planning, compliance systems, and HR leadership can support growth at scale. Aethra Advisory, a UAE-based global hiring strategy and mobility architecture firm, outlines five shifts companies should prepare for as compliance, immigration, and HR become more connected. HR is becoming workforce architecture HR can no longer be treated as an administrative function focused…

Intel‘s rumored NVIDIA RTX chip could make the PC graphics fight a lot more complicated. Erdi Ozuag, a former editor at Turkish tech site DonanimHaber who now reports on tech through YouTube, says that Intel’s current roadmap lists its first x86 client processors with NVIDIA RTX graphics for the first quarter of 2028. That timing lines up with a possible CES 2028 announcement, but Intel hasn’t confirmed a product name, specs, configuration, or launch date. Özel Haber: Intel’in güncel yol haritasına göre, NVIDIA grafik birimine sahip olan yeni nesil işlemciler için hedeflenen tarih 2028 ilk çeyreği, planlar değişmediği takdirde CES…

Whitewill records OMR 1.74 million villa sale as Oman real estate attracts global buyers Muscat, Oman, 16 June 2026: Whitewill, the international luxury real estate agency operating across the UK, USA, UAE and Oman markets, has recorded an OMR 1.74 million Fendi Casa Villa sale at AIDA by DarGlobal, one of the highest-value villa transactions within the development. The deal reflects the rising appeal of branded residences in Oman, as international buyers show stronger willingness to invest in projects with distinctive design, premium infrastructure, lifestyle-led amenities, and long-term value potential. Svetlana Politova, CEO of Whitewill Abu Dhabi and Oman, Muscat, Oman,…

If you use an iPhone, you have probably collected a few of Apple’s privacy email addresses without thinking much about them. Soon they will all look the same. Apple has confirmed in a developer post that it will fold Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email into one shared domain (private.icloud.com), later this summer. It’s a small backend tweak that saves you from having to remember both. What is changing with Apple’s private.icloud.com domain? Right now, these two features hand you addresses on totally different domains. Sign in with Apple gives you a masked address on privaterelay.appleid.com when…

If you’ve been relying on ChatGPT or Claude to help you with your writing, a new study suggests the polished output you’re getting may be giving you false confidence. Research published in the Computers and Composition journal found that AI writing tools create a “fluency trap,” where refined, confident-sounding output masks shallow thinking and gives writers a false sense that the work is done. Fluent doesn’t mean finished Abram Anders, associate professor of English at Iowa State University, and co-author Emily Dux Speltz, assistant professor at the Department of Humanities and Communication at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, followed 38 undergraduate…

WhatsApp is bringing group voice and video calls to its web client, closing a gap that has existed since individual calling support arrived earlier this year. According to WABetaInfo, the feature is currently rolling out to beta testers and lets users start group calls directly from their browser. Up to 32 participants, no desktop app requirement Group voice and video calls on WhatsApp Web support up to 32 participants, matching the cap already in place on the mobile and desktop apps. The update also introduces call links, which let users invite others to group calls by sharing a unique URL.…

Microsoft is reportedly planning to add buy now, pay later (BNPL) support to the Xbox storefront, with code spotted on the Xbox website pointing to upcoming integrations with Klarna and PayPal. Splitting the cost of Xbox purchases The code snippet, shared by Better xCloud on X (via Windows Central), reveals that Xbox users will be able to spread the cost of purchases across weeks or months either with or without interest, depending on the duration. Both Klarna and PayPal are listed as BNPL providers in the code, though Microsoft has yet to announce the feature or share a launch date.…