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As the rise of artificial intelligence continues, Middle East startups have been warned against placing an exclusive focus on advanced technology, and in the process damaging their prospects for sustainable growth. Rashit Makhat, co-founder of Dubai tech venture company, Scalo Technologies, says founders who rely too heavily on AI risk losing sight of other key business factors such as market research, customer feedback, and operational efficiency. Instead, he believes, they should focus on adopting wider ranging strategies, and also give their businesses a human touch. “AI has huge potential for greater efficiency, innovation, and disruptive impact, but the danger for…

Manchester United failed to welcome the club’s new co-owner Jim Ratcliffe to Old Trafford with a win as Tottenham twice came from behind to claim a 2-2 draw on Sunday. Ratcliffe was in attendance for the first time since agreeing a deal to take a 25 percent stake of the English giants for $1.3 billion. Goals for United forwards in the Premier League have been in short supply at Old Trafford this season but both Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford struck in the first half, either side of Richarlison’s equaliser. Rodrigo Bentancur’s strike in the first minute of the second…

Lunate Capital LLC Launches Shariah-Compliant ETF Tracking Indian Equities The Chimera S&P India Shariah ETF will track the performance of Shariah-compliant Indian equities listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange The ETF, which will be listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, intends to distribute dividends received twice a year, when available Abu Dhabi, January 12, 2024 – Lunate Capital LLC, an Abu-Dhabi-based management company licensed by the Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA) and a subsidiary of Lunate Holding RSC Limited announced the launch of the Chimera S&P India Shariah ETF (Bloomberg: CHINDSHI), a physical, in-kind, liquid, and fully fungible exchange traded fund (“ETF” or the “Fund”)…

Thanks in part to the Barbenheimer phenomenon, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was one of the blockbuster hits of 2023. It’s also arguably one of the best movies of 2023. Because of Nolan’s deal with Universal, Oppenheimer had a particularly long window between its theatrical premiere in July 2023 and its streaming debut. Now, Peacock has announced that the wait is almost over and Oppenheimer will begin streaming next month. The official streaming premiere date for Oppenheimer is February 16, which is almost seven months after it hit theaters. That date also allows Peacock to use the upcoming Oscar nominations to further hype…

At age 89, Palestinian Liga Jabr remembers how conflict uprooted her family when she was a child. Now, 75 years later, she says the war raging in Gaza is even worse. “This war is harder than any of the displacements” brought by previous conflicts, Jabr told AFP in Rafah refugee camp, on the besieged Gaza Strip’s southern border with Egypt. Staying with relatives after her home in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah was hit by a strike, Jabr is among an estimated 1.9 million Palestinians forced from their homes since war erupted on October 7 in the Hamas-ruled territory. Stay up…

iCademy Middle East, a leading online school licensed by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) and accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), is excited to announce its upcoming Spring start dates for the 2024 academic year. Established in Dubai in 2007, iCademy Middle East provides comprehensive KG-12 online education for students worldwide. With the flexibility to enroll from anywhere in the world, the school is not limited to students residing in the UAE. The Spring start dates commence on the 24th of January, followed by additional start dates in February, March, and April 2024.…

The cold weather may have delayed this week’s playoff showdown between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills, but Buffalo’s quarterback had even bigger competition during the commercial break. Paramount+ has debuted the first of two new ads that will run during this year’s playoffs. And in the first spot, the Decepticon Scourge from Transformers: Rise of the Beasts took issue with the idea that Allen has a cannon for an arm since Scourge literally has a cannon on his arm. Game of Thrones‘ Peter Dinklage reprises his role as Scourge for the ad, as does Peter Cullen as Optimus…

India recorded 375 new cases of coronavirus, while the number of active infections has declined to 3,075, the health ministry said on Sunday. Two deaths have been reported from Karnataka in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am. The number of daily cases had dropped to double-digits till December 5, but cases began to increase after emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. After December 5, a maximum of a single-day rise of 841 new cases were reported…

Sport has been a powerful platform that Dubai has successfully embraced to help rebrand its image and Dean Nelson, the new manager of the Emirates Golf Club, believes that this week’s $9 million Hero Dubai Desert Classic (January 18-21) will showcase all that is great about the thriving Emirate. Nelson says that sport and golf have made Dubai more familiar to thousands of potential tourists and foreigners around the world and have demonstrated how a city can benefit from hosting events like the pride of the DP World Tour. “I was here in the nineties for six years, before I…

Two of the NFL’s most successful franchises of all-time square off for a spot in the NFC Divisional Round, as the Green Bay Packers travel to AT&T Stadium to take on the Dallas Cowboys this afternoon, at 4:30 p.m. ET on Fox. Though the second-seeded Cowboys enter as significant favorites, the Pack won two of three down the stretch and certainly have the offensive firepower to make this one interesting. As such, this stacks up as a must-watch battle during wild-card weekend. Fortunately, there are plenty of different ways you can watch a live stream of the game, including a…