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There is now a growing trend among a number of young UAE residents who are foregoing stability to pursue their passion. These young professionals – armed with university degrees – have challenged the status quo and embarked on a different career path. It was scary at first but they followed their passion and later found success in life. Sara Avera is one such individual. After studying marketing and working in PR (public relations) for a couple of years, the 22-year old Palestinian-Syrian expat decided to venture into crypto and online entrepreneurship. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow…

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was on Friday, June 7, “hit” by a man on a Copenhagen square, her office said, with EU chiefs quickly condemning the attack. The Danish prime minister’s office said in a statement to AFP that Frederiksen was “shocked by the incident”, but did not provide further details. “Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was hit by a man Friday evening on Kultorvet in Copenhagen. The man was subsequently arrested,” the statement said. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The incident comes on the heels of a spate of attacks on…

“Smiling and being happy are the biggest weapons. In all my talks, I send out this message to the children who are fighting this disease,” said Alexandra Voyatjes, who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of three. Now eight years old, Alexandra says beating cancer is her biggest achievement. “It was a very tough journey, (but) I am glad I made it through,” said the young fighter who underwent treatment for nearly three years. “I was in remission for two years. The periodic check-ups continued and now I am completely cancer-free.” The Emirates Oncology Society society, in cooperation with…

Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends. Some days are trickier than others. If you’re having a little trouble solving today’s Connections puzzle, check out our tips and hints below. And if you still can’t get…

Question: In the office, there will be bad days — but when does it become ‘one day too many’? How do you know if a workplace is becoming toxic? Answer: A recent study by MIT Sloan sheds light on a shocking reality: About 1/10 of workers in large US organisations are navigating through what they’d call a “toxic” workplace. So, what’s behind this statistic and is this relevant here in the UAE? According to their research, this boils down to three main villains: Toxic leadership, toxic social norms, and poor work design. Imagine the typical “bad boss” we’ve all heard…

The 2024 French Open concludes this weekend with the women’s and men’s finals. No. 1 Iga Swiatek faces No. 12 Jasmine Paolini on the women’s side, while No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz plays No. 4 Alexander Zverev in the men’s final. Both finals will be contested at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. If Swiatek defeats Paolini, it will be her third consecutive French Open title. However, Paolini will attempt to be the ultimate underdog and capture her first career Grand Slam. On the men’s side, Alcaraz is looking to capture his third Grand Slam before he turns 22. But…

Snowflake Furthers Leadership as the Best Data Foundation for EnterprisesCustomers now gain increased interoperability with open data, governed internal collaboration, and enhanced efficiency with new advancements to Snowflake’s leading platform Dubai United Arab Emirates; June 07 2024 – Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), the AI Data Cloud company, today announced at its annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 2024, advancements to its single, unified platform that empower thousands of organizations with increased flexibility and interoperability across their enterprise data — regardless of where it resides. Snowflake is also making it easier for customers to discover and collaborate on the data, models, and applications…

Heart Machine, the developer behind excellent indie games like Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash, isn’t just working on Hyper Light Breaker right now. It just revealed Possessor(s) during this year’s Devolver Direct. The announcement trailer for Possessor(s) is almost all gameplay, giving us a first look at this pretty 2D action platformer. According to a press release from Devolver Digital, platform fighters like Super Smash Bros. had an influence on its combat. It will have players crafting air and ground combos with different weapons and abilities they find during this sci-fi adventure. It seems like Possessor(s) will have some…

Canada won their first match at any Twenty20 World Cup when they stunned Ireland by 12 runs in a Group A game in New York on Friday. Defending a target of just 138, the non-Test nation bowled and fielded expertly to hold Ireland to 125-7 from their full 20 overs. Ireland collapsed spectacularly to 59-6 and come the last five overs they still needed 64 more runs to win — a rate of more than 12 an over George Dockrell (30 not out) and Mark Adair (34) reduced the target to 17 off the last six balls. But Canada paceman…

Microsoft launches new tools and features for developers to accelerate AI innovation at Build 2024; announces updates of Microsoft Copilot stack Company’s announcements range from the latest features in Azure AI to the expansion of Microsoft Copilot and its new capabilities to enable developers, its partners and customers to do more in the era of AI. 6 June, 2024; Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Microsoft is empowering developer communities across the region to create and deliver the next generation of differentiated Artificial Intelligence (AI) experiences with a host of new product launches and feature updates to its portfolio of AI…