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Hackers uses various types of malware and vulnerabilities, posing significant threats to individuals and businesses in today’s digital world. UAE residents are urged to stay vigilant amid a surge in scams and cyber threats across the nation. Fraudulent schemes, ranging from impersonations of Dubai Police, local banks, and governmental entities, are on the rise. Therefore, it is imperative to conduct regular security checks to detect and rectify any weaknesses in your system. In a social media post on Sunday, the UAE Cyber Security Council alerted residents about the cybercriminals regularly sending deceptive phishing emails to compromise their online security. Stay…

The public and private sector employees in Saudi Arabia will get a 4-day holiday for Eid Al Fitr in April, as announced by the Kingdom’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development. On Saturday, the authorities announced that most employees would get four days off from Monday, April 8 (Ramadan 29, 1445). Since Friday and Saturday are the official weekend days in the Kingdom, Saudi residents will enjoy six consecutive days off. Employees will return to work on April 14 (Sunday). Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The ministry also said that employers…

Photoshop is a powerful photo editing application that offers much more than simple cropping and resizing. The Adobe application lets you perform magic on your photos, including new AI features such as generative image creation and generative fill. But all that power requires the right laptop to make it all happen. To begin with, you’ll want a larger display unless you’re doing your work in tight spaces. Today’s 16-inch laptops are great choices. You’ll also want a high-resolution display with dynamic and accurate colors, specifically a 2.8K or sharper panel with wide color coverage and accurate colors. And you’ll want…

A Mumbai court has remanded the 35 Somalian pirates apprehended by the Indian Navy to 10 days of police custody on Sunday. Indian Navy’s warship INS Kolkata nabbed the pirates after a 40-hour-long operation that commenced on March 15. The Indian warship INS Kolkata successfully cornered and coerced all 35 pirates to surrender on March 16, ensuring the safe evacuation of 17 crew members from the pirate vessel without any injury, the Indian Navy said in an official statement. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. In the rescue operation INS Kolkata intercepted the…

Money. It’s the one aspect of our lives that we all wish we could do better at. It’s intricately entwined with, and deeply impacts every facet our lives – our careers, relationships and overall wellbeing. So, it’s worthwhile taking time to reflect, take stock and formulate a plan to do and be better with money. Making it, spending it, managing it wisely – seems simple enough on the face of it, but in reality, is complex, multifaceted and dependent on so many wildly fluctuating variables. Common advice and principles like spending less than you make, having an emergency fund and…

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Harshit Rana was on Sunday fined 60 percent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the iconic Eden Gardens. “Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Harshit Rana has been fined a total of 60 percent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team’s Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on March 23,” IPL said in a statement. The statement added that the 22-year-old has committed “two Level 1 offences under Article…

This week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows an irregular galaxy, the spindly arms and clawed shape of which has led to it being named the Spider Galaxy. Located 30 million light-years away, the galaxy also known as UGC 5829 is an irregular galaxy that lacks the clear, orderly arms seen in spiral galaxies like the Milky Way. As it is diffuse and faint, this galaxy has not often been studied. It does have a similarly named partner galaxy, the Spiderweb Galaxy, or MRC 1138-262, which has been more extensively studied — including by Hubble. The Spiderweb Galaxy is…

Time is an important tool in space. And yet, when Omega first designed its Speedmaster range in 1957, whose variation would acquire the moniker of Moonwatch in the decades to come, it was deemed a timepiece meant for sporting activities, racing in particular. Since 1932, the Swiss watchmaker had been the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games. But a growing interest in space exploration and the importance of timekeeping meant the science and art of watchmaking had to be relooked. Following a foray into wristwatches with the 28.9 chronograph, the first Speedmaster, CK 2998, was developed in 1946. By 1959,…

Response Plus Holding PJSC, the largest pre-hospital care and emergency medical services provider in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, announced that its net profit for the period ending December 31, 2023 surged 68 per cent to Dh49.39 million, compared to Dh29.31 million recorded in the previous year. The group’s revenue increased to Dh345.36 million as of December 31, 2023 against Dh320.86 million a year before. Equity increased to Dh230.04 million during the period from Dh222.9 million in the previous year. Earnings per share (EPS) increased to Dh0.25 in 2023 from Dh0.15 a year before. Omran Al Khoori, Chairman of Response…

Andre Russell’s six-hitting carnage at the death that propelled Kolkata Knight Riders to a match-winning total did not come as a surprise to teammate Phil Salt, who described the star all-rounder as the “best in the world on his day”. Russell hit an astonishing 25-ball 64 which featured seven sixes and three fours to power KKR to 208 for 7. The hosts then returned to limit Sunrisers Hyderabad to 204 for 7 and record a four-run win in a thrilling IPL clash at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. Making debut for KKR, Salt, who had played alongside Russell…