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Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone partners with Al Ansari Exchange to streamline payment options for members Strategic partnership elevates SPC Free Zone’s commitment to member success and innovation Sharjah, June 1st, 2024 In a considerable move aimed at enhancing member services, Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone) has announced a strategic partnership with Al Ansari Exchange, the largest remittance and foreign exchange company in the UAE with a wide network of branches spanning the seven emirates. As the world’s first free zone exclusively dedicated to the global print and publishing industry, SPC Free Zone has positioned itself as…
A Japanese billionaire has canceled his plan to fly around the moon on SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever developed. Yusaku Maezawa unveiled his plan for the extravagant lunar-bound tourism flight to great fanfare in 2018. Standing alongside SpaceX chief Elon Musk, Maezawa told an audience that he also planned to pay for eight artists to join him on the mission, which at that time was targeting 2023 for launch. It won’t have escaped anyone’s notice that 2023 has been and gone, and SpaceX is still testing its new Starship vehicle, which could take off on its fourth test…
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai warned motorists of traffic and expected delay on Oud Metha Road on Sunday (June 2). In a social media post, the authority said delays are expected on the major road and the surrounding internal streets near Al Wasl Club today, from 7.30pm to 10.00pm. The traffic is due to the football match between Al Wasl and Al Nasr. Fans can take the Dubai Metro to Al Jadaf station to watch the game. RTA will provide buses to transport fans directly to the stadium. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow…
Dubai Land Department fines three developers AED 1.5 million for not complying with real estate escrow account regulations Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 02 June 2024: Dubai Land Department (DLD) has fined three developers in Dubai AED 500,000 each for promoting and marketing real estate projects without completing the required registration procedures for off-plan projects, in accordance with Law No. 8 of 2007 on Real Estate Development Escrow Accounts in Dubai. The escrow account is a bank account designated for a real estate project, where the funds collected from buyers of off-plan units are deposited. This account aims to regulate the…
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…
Ivy League degrees, prestigious awards and a multitude of hobbies — these Dubai-based Thomas sisters are well-rounded, high-achieving students. Interestingly, they never graduated from a traditional school with classrooms and teachers; instead, they were homeschooled by their parents. Recently, Dorothy Thomas — the second of the sisters — was conferred the prestigious Richard J. Estes global citizenship award from her alma mater, University of Pennsylvania. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channel The award is usually given to a graduating student from the University of Pennsylvania’s Nonprofit Leadership Program with a record of academic…
India’s six-week election was staggering in its size and logistical complexity, but also in the “unprecedented” scale of online disinformation. The biggest democratic exercise in history brought with it a surge of false social media posts and instant messaging, ranging from doctored videos to unrelated images with false captions. Raqib Hameed Naik, from the US-based India Hate Lab, said they had “witnessed an unprecedented scale of disinformation” in the elections. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “Conspiracy theories… were vigorously promoted to deepen the communal divide,” said Naik, whose organisation researches hate speech…
The pressure is on at Computex this year. With the May announcement of Copilot+ PCs and Microsoft’s deep partnership with Qualcomm, the stakes were high for AMD coming into the show. But the company certainly didn’t show up empty-handed. Its announcements have all centered around Zen 5, the company’s latest architecture, both on desktop and mobile. But at the moment, these mobile chips feels especially noteworthy in light of Copilot+. AMD calls it the Ryzen AI 300 series. It’s a complete rebrand for AMD, not unlike Intel’s move to “Core Ultra” in its most recent generation. But this time, it’s…
A new dedicated bus lane has been added on First Al Khail Street in Al Quoz, with a warning to motorists that those who will use it will get a fine of Dh600, Khaleej Times has learnt. The dedicated bus lane is only on one direction – starting from Al Quoz Bus Station all the way to the bowling centre heading towards Zaa’beel. It does not have, however, the distinctive bright red markings and solid yellow lines found on Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road, Naif Street, and Al Ghubaiba Road. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT…
It’s not surprising that AMD released its Ryzen 9000 CPUs at Computex 2024. The company confirmed its Zen 5 chips would arrive this year, and Computex is the perfect place to release them. AMD answered two big questions about Ryzen 9000 in Taipei, however: When does Ryzen 9000 come out, and how long will AM5 last? Let’s start with that last question. AMD committed to supporting the AM5 platform through 2025 originally, but with the launch of Ryzen 9000, it’s recommitting. The company says it will support AM5 through at least 2027, and likely beyond that point. Everything works together,…