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Just about everything regarding the Google Pixel 8a has leaked at this point. We’ve seen high-quality renders of the phone, its specs are everywhere online, and its release date is all but guaranteed. A new Pixel 8a leak appeared online today, and after seeing it, I’m feeling a bit nervous. TechDroider on X (formerly Twitter) shared two hands-on photos of the Pixel 8a today, including pictures of the front and back of the phone. The back of the phone showcases a black color with a matte finish that looks quite good. We also get a clear view of the two…

UAE residents are enjoying the year’s lengthiest holiday as both public and private sector employees get a nine-day Eid Al Fitr break. The official holiday starts on Monday, April 8, but with Saturday and Sundays as weekends, employees will enjoy festivities until Sunday, April 14. Regular working hours would then resume on Monday, April 15. Residents eagerly prepare to celebrate the festival with their loved ones, rushing to purchase last-minute Eidiya gifts as markets and malls bustling with shoppers. Additionally, numerous holidaymakers are embarking on trips to visa-free destinations to enjoy the extended break. But many individuals are avoiding the…

Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) and Brookfield Corporation on Monday announced an agreement with Olayan Financing Company and Lunate for the sale of a 49 per cent stake in ICD Brookfield Place (ICDBP), a world-class commercial and retail property located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Upon completion, Lunate, through one of its funds, and Olayan Financing Company will each own a 24.5 per cent equity interest in ICDBP. ICD and Brookfield will retain a combined 51 per cent equity interest, split equally between the two parties. As the largest institutional third-party single asset real estate transaction in the…

Electric cars are slowly but surely getting cheaper. Over the past year or so, Ford and Tesla have been discounting their most popular electric cars while other brands, like Rivian, are laying the groundwork for all-new cheaper models. But you’d still be hard-pressed to call electric cars cheap, and buying a completely new car in the first place is a hurdle in and of itself for many potential buyers. According to Statista, used car sales represented around 74% of all car sales in 2022, and while this figure is likely to change as electric cars get cheaper, the fact remains that…

The Shawwal crescent that signals the end of Ramadan has not been spotted in the UAE. The holy month will thus last the full 30 days, with Tuesday being the last day of Ramadan. Islamic festival Eid Al Fitr will fall on Wednesday, April 10. This means public and private sector employees get a nine-day break including the weekends. The UAE’s moon-sighting committee had asked Muslims across the country to search the skies for the crescent. Like all months in the Islamic Hijri calendar, Ramadan lasts 29 or 30 days. In the lunar calendar, the sighting of the crescent determines…

After breaking their Ramadan fast outside a mosque in Malaysia, people throw their leftovers into a machine that converts the food scraps into organic fertiliser for crops. The modest government initiative in the central state of Pahang aims to reduce wastage, especially during the Muslim holy month when huge amounts of food are thrown away daily. The mobile machine has been deployed at a park in the heart of state capital Kuantan during Ramadan where many families gather every evening to feast on cheap local dishes after a day of fasting. It processes 25kg of scraps a day, said Sharudin…

While the holy month of Ramadan — followed by Eid Al Fitr celebrations ­— is a wonderful time to be surrounded by those you love, the increased shopping activity always brings with it a surge in cyberattacks. According to data from Group-IB, a major cybersecurity company, in 2023, the GCC experienced a substantial 65 per cent increase in ransomware victims published on dedicated leak sites (DLSs), rising from 32 in 2022 to 53 last year. The GCC experienced a notable 36 per cent increase in compromised cards, rising from 98,339 in 2022 to 133,320 in 2023, data showed. Cyber criminals…

Everton were docked two more points by the Premier League on Monday — their second points deduction this season — after an independent commission found they had breached the league’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR). The deduction, announced in a Premier League statement, means Everton dropped to 16th place with 27 points, two above the relegation zone. Everton said they would appeal against the points deduction, meaning the outcome of the relegation battle could go beyond the last day of the season on May 19. “The independent commission heard evidence and arguments from the club on a range of potential…

Owners of the OnePlus Watch 2 are about to receive a new software update that will improve the smartwatch in one key way. OHealth v4.21.5 adds a data migration feature that allows switching phones without losing health data, which wasn’t possible previously. Android Authority first spotted the update. Google’s Wear OS 4 launched with the new data migration feature. However, it wasn’t available on the OnePlus Watch 2 until now. Once you install the update, you can see a new option called “Migrate data” in the profile settings. To use this new tool, your old and new phones must be connected…

Russia said Monday that more than 10,000 residential buildings were flooded across the Urals, Volga area and western Siberia as emergency services evacuated cities threatened by rising rivers. On Sunday, Russia declared a federal emergency in the Orenburg region, where the Ural river flooded much of the city of Orsk and is now reaching dangerous levels in the main city of Orenburg. “On the territories of the Siberian, Privolzhye (Volga area) and the central federal regions a rise in air temperature, active snow melting and the overflow of rivers is forecast,” Russia’s Emergency Ministry said on social media. “More than…