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Gold prices in the UAE hit a record high on Monday afternoon, briefly dampening demand for the precious metal jewellery. The 24K variant of the yellow metal jumped to Dh296.0 per gram on Monday afternoon, up from Dh292.5 at the opening of the markets, but prices settled down to Dh293.0 per gram in the evening. On the other hand, 22K, 21K and 18K were trading at Dh271.25, Dh262.5 and Dh225.0 per gram, respectively. Gold jewellery shoppers in Dubai usually opt for a wait-and-watch approach when prices hit record peaks. Hoping for the prices to settle down, they hold their purchases…

Runaway Giro d’Italia leader Tadej Pogacar says his current form feels “good enough” to carry him to a rare cycling double as he chases victory in the Italian race and the Tour de France in July. Only seven riders in cycling’s storied history have achieved the double with Marco Pantani in 1998 the last man to succeed, in the year of Pogacar’s birth. The 25-year-old Pogacar has won four stages at the ongoing 2024 Giro, and leads second-placed Geraint Thomas by 6min 41sec with six days racing remaining. “Let’s get through this Giro first,” the UAE Team Emirates rider told…

MacBooks have had a good ride. It’s been four years of running circles around Intel, AMD, Microsoft, and every laptop manufacturer with their Apple Silicon ARM chips. Until very recently, PC sales had been tanking too, all while Macs were holding steady. But Apple’s grip on the world of thin, portable, powerful, and long-lasting laptops is over. With the new Copilot+ devices announced today, the playing field has been leveled and the bar has been raised. Having gotten a peek behind the curtain, let’s just say this: things are about to get very interesting. Performance against the M3 Let’s cut…

Iran announced on Monday it will hold presidential elections on June 28, state media reported, following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage in a helicopter crash. “The election calendar was approved at the meeting of the heads of the judiciary, government, and parliament,” state television said. “According to the initial agreement of the Guardian Council, it was decided that the 14th presidential election will be held on June 28.” “The Iranian nation has lost a sincere and valuable servant,” said Iran’s supreme leader 85-year-old Ayatollah Khamenei, whom Raisi had been expected by many observers to one day…

England are eager to unleash Jofra Archer’s “fear factor” against Pakistan as the paceman prepares to return from a long injury lay-off ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup, says team-mate Sam Curran. Injuries have blighted Archer’s international career and he has not played top-level cricket for 14 months due to back and elbow issues. He has managed just 15 Twenty20 appearances for England since making his international debut five years ago but is in the squad for their four-match T20 series against Pakistan, starting this week, and the World Cup. The 29-year-old has been building up his fitness by…

“AI PC.” You’ve no doubt heard the term by now, and if you’re honest, it’s probably made your eyes roll. In a year when “AI” is tacked on to every tech product imaginable, what have been called AI PCs so far just haven’t felt worthy of the designation. But Microsoft’s announcement today dares to take the concept of the AI PC seriously. Microsoft calls them “Copilot+ PCs,” a new breed of laptop that has been completely reengineered to support ARM processors for the purpose of running persistent AI models at all times. You might not be as enthusiastic about AI…

[Editor’s Note: Bluechip Computer Systems LLC and Bluechip Real Estate Brokers are not associated with the Blue Chip Group mentioned in the article.] In startling revelations, a murky link between the dodgy BlueChip group and another deceitful enterprise, the Acme Management Consultancy, has come to the fore. Office number 308 in Al Jawhara building, currently occupied by BlueChip Financing Broker, was home to the now-defunct Acme four years ago, according to Dubai Court documents and investigations made by Khaleej Times. Both firms engaged in similar schemes, soliciting millions of dirhams for forex trading, ultimately leaving investors without the promised returns.…

Reportage Properties, the leading UAE real estate developer, is participating in the activities of the first edition of the Acres Real Estate Exhibition in Dubai, being held at the Dubai World Trade Center from May 16 to 19. The Reportage Properties’ portfolio includes 35 projects in the UAE, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco and Saudi Arabia. Reportage said the exhibition provides an ideal and distinctive platform to support real estate developers and investors by promoting their real estate projects. he real estate sector benefit from the UAE major urban and economic renaissance in general and the rmirate of Dubai in particular. The…

Liverpool have appointed Feyenoord’s Arne Slot as manager to replace departing coach Juergen Klopp next season, the Premier League club announced on Monday. Slot has been in charge of the Dutch team since 2021, and won the Eredivisie league title in 2022-23 along with the KNVB Cup this season, while Feyenoord also reached the Europa Conference League final in his first season at the club. “It’s certainly not an easy decision to close the door behind you at a club where you’ve had so many great moments and worked successfully with so many great people,” Slot said in a statement…

Copilot+ represents a new era for Windows laptops, and it’s a fresh reimagining for Surface as well. You’ll notice that the generational number in the name is gone with this new era — one that comes with a new design, higher performance, and AI features. Both the new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro come exclusively with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite, which brings massive leaps in performance, battery life, and AI capabilities over the previous generation of Surface devices. Microsoft took the opportunity to tighten up the design of both devices too. The Surface Laptop gets a large, haptic feedback…