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The Emirates Drifting Championship got under way on January 6 at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. As many as 50 international drivers took part in the first series of the event which will continue until March. The popular championship this year has been backed by Castrol EDGE as the title sponsors. The Emirates Drifting Championship has provided drivers with a platform to grow in the UAE since its inception in 2018. This year will see a host of the top professional drifting drivers from the region take part in the competition. Castrol are delighted with their partnership with Emirates…

External GPUs are great, but are limited by the bandwidth of Thunderbolt. At CES 2024, Lenovo has announced a proprietary port and external GPU with a full PCIe connection to get more out of your desktop GPU. It’s TGX, or the ThinkBook Graphics Extension, and it is capable of transferring up to 64Gbps data throughput. This is similar to what Asus achieved with its ROG XG Mobile interface, which is supported by various ROG gaming notebooks as well as the ROG Ally handheld. Having an external graphics solution can bring additional performance to the table, and Lenovo says that the…

The International Court of Justice will hold hearings this week on a case brought by South Africa, which accuses Israel of genocide in the Gaza war and seeks an emergency suspension of its military campaign. What is the ICJ? The ICJ, also called the World Court, is the highest United Nations legal body, established in 1945 to deal with disputes between states. It should not be confused with the treaty-based International Criminal Court, also in The Hague, which handles war crimes cases against individuals. The ICJ’s 15-judge panel – which will be expanded by an additional judge from each side…

The Toyota Hilux, as most of us know it, is a utility-based pickup truck that we’ve seen for years servicing construction sites and traversing the roads carrying equipment and stock. But today we review an almost-unexpected variant of a reliable workhorse, the Toyota Hilux GR Sport. The GR Sport is the Hilux’s alter ego designed to capture the growing lifestyle market. With its stylistic edge and mechanical upgrades, it is intended to take on the dunes with as much enthusiasm as it has for duty. Let’s have a closer look at it. Design and aesthetics The GR Sport is a…

Samsung SmartThings — an application designed to connect and control your smart home devices — doesn’t quite get the same attention as platforms like Google Home or Apple HomeKit. However, it made some big announcements at CES 2024, and it’s shaping up to be a big year for Samsung’s first-party platform. Along with enhanced support for TVs and new uses for QR codes, SmartThings is rolling out a brilliant Map View feature, which creates a digital map of your home and shows you exactly where all your connected devices are located. Here’s how it works. Instead of scrolling through a…

Well-known Egyptian comedian and author Bassem Youssef will be making his way to Dubai to attend the 1 Billion Followers Summit this month. The comedian who has taken social media by storm in the past few months will be heading over to the event on January 10, 2024. Bassem will be headlining day 1 activities with his thought-provoking inspirational talk titled “The Dark Side of Making It on Social Media”. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The second edition of the summit for content creators and gamers will be held in Emirates Towers…

Pope Francis called Monday for a universal ban on the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood, as he included the “commercialisation” of pregnancy in an annual speech listing threats to global peace and human dignity. In a foreign policy address to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, Francis lamented that 2024 had dawned at a time in history in which peace is “increasingly threatened, weakened and in some part lost.” Citing Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, migration and climate crises and the “immoral” production of nuclear and conventional weapons, Francis delivered a lengthy laundry list of the ills afflicting…

The Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurisation problem lit up on three different flights. Alaska Airlines decided to restrict the aircraft from long flights over water so the plane “could return very quickly to an airport” if the warning light reappeared, Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, said on Sunday. Shares of The Boeing Co. tumbled 9 per cent at the opening bell on Monday, the first day of trading since the incident occurred. Shares of…

The UAE national team arrived in Qatar on Monday to take part in the AFC Asian Cup (January 12-February 10). Qatar returns to the spotlight on Friday little more than a year after the first World Cup held in the Arab world when the relocated and delayed 2023 Asian Cup gets under way. Hoping to win their first title at the continental showpiece, the UAE completed their pre-tournament training camp under head coach Paulo Bento on Monday before flying to Doha. The UAE have been clubbed with Iran, Hong Kong and Palestine in Group C of the tournament. Bento’s men…

While many people love porting their Microsoft account to their new Windows 11 PC, just as many hate the experience. One of the nicest things about having a new computer is how little tabs it has over you, and letting Microsoft in from the beginning — especially in a way that feels required — is a bit letdown for privacy-minded people. To make matters worse, getting rid of your account feels tricky. It not only feels like it, Microsoft is your direct antagonist in getting the privacy you want. Luckily, you can make a local account that is disconnected from the rest…