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Donald Trump is returning to the stock market. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded shell company, approved a deal to merge with the former president’s media business in a Friday vote. That means Trump Media & Technology Group, whose flagship product is social networking site Truth Social, will soon begin trading on the Nasdaq stock market. Trump could receive a sizeable payout in the process. He would own most of the combined company — or nearly 79 million shares. Multiply that by Digital World’s closing stock price Thursday of $42.81, and the total value of Trump’s stake…
In a heartbreaking video, Princess of Wales finally ended the speculation about her disappearance from public space, stating that she had been diagnosed with cancer and was trying her best to go through this phase with dignity and some semblance of normalcy. Kate Middleton was at her graceful best as she spoke about her health conditions and assured her followers that she had the best team to take care of her. While Kate Middleton’s revelation is now the leading headline all over the world, the speculations made about her disappearance throw light on the trolling and criticism the British royal…
Qualcomm shared an exciting teaser during the 2024 Game Developers Conference (GDC), hinting that the PC gaming market might not be so limited to x86 architecture going forward. The company spoke during a session titled “Windows on Snapdragon, a Platform Ready for Your PC Games,” and it claimed that Windows games will simply work on laptops equipped with the latest Snapdragon X Elite chip — no extra prep required — all thanks to emulation. As reported by The Verge, Qualcomm’s engineer Issam Khalil discussed how the company hopes to achieve realistic gaming on its ARM-based chip as early as May…
As the holy month of Ramadan progresses with fasting, worship and community gathering, there are a lot more immersive activities to look forward to in Abu Dhabi this weekend. From parks, malls, and museums, an array of activations have been launched to celebrate cultural traditions. Experience Ramadan tradition at park Visitors to Umm Al Emarat Park, one of the oldest and largest urban parks in Abu Dhabi, can enjoy iftar cannon fire, a vibrant Ramadan market, cinemas and more activities and cultural experiences. The Ramadan Park Market with shopping experiences, dining options, storytelling, puppet show, and an array of engaging…
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on Friday passed a $1.2 trillion bill to keep the government funded through September, leaving the Democratic-majority Senate hours to act before a partial government shutdown deadline at midnight. The 286-134 vote signals the coming end to a more-than-six-month battle over the scope of Washington’s spending for the fiscal year that began October 1. But the move by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, who bypassed hardline members of his caucus to pass the bill with more Democratic than Republican support provoked the ire of one of his own members, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who…
Adding a musical touch to the grand opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League, music maestros AR Rahman and Sonu Nigam left the audience in awe with their melodious performances. Sonu Nigam started his performance with the song ‘Vande Mataram’ and later Rahman joined him on stage. From ‘Jai Ho’ to ‘Nee Singham Dhan’, the music legend performed a collection of his blockbusters. Not only AR Rahman, and Sonu Nigam but also Mohit Chauhan, and Neeti Mohan among others set the stage ahead of the match. Making it more special ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ actors Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff…
It seems Apple’s highly anticipated display upgrades, especially for the Apple Watch, will have to wait a few more years. According to Bloomberg, Apple has shuttered in-house efforts to design and develop microLED panels that would have appeared on its smartwatches — and eventually more products down the road. The current-gen Apple smartwatches rely on an OLED panel, but Apple has been eyeing microLED screens for the Apple Watch’s future iterations. These in-house panels, which would have offered “brighter and more vibrant visuals,” were ultimately put on cold ice due to cost and complexity concerns. The seven-year-long project would have…
The Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence has announced the completion of the 11th airdrop of humanitarian and relief aid by the UAE Air Force and the Egyptian Air Force in the northern Gaza Strip, as part of the ‘Birds of Goodness’ operation. The operation is part of ‘Chivalrous Knight 3’, a humanitarian operation to support Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. The airdrops were carried out over inaccessible isolated areas in the northern Gaza Strip by two planes carrying 24 tonnes of food and relief aid. This brings the total amount of aid airdrops since the launch…
At least 65 migrants’ bodies have been discovered in a mass grave in southwest Libya, the International Organisation for Migration said on social media platform X on Friday. IOM said in a statement the circumstances of the migrants’ death and nationalities was unknown “but it is believed that they died in the process of being smuggled through the desert.” Libya has turned into a transit route for migrants fleeing conflict and poverty to Europe across the Mediterranean following the toppling of Muammar Gaddafi in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on…
Shreyas Iyer’s comeback from a long injury layoff will be in focus as IPL’s two biggest signings, Australian pacers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, go head to head in Kolkata Knight Riders’ opening match against Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Saturday. The Indian batter, after missing the entire season last year due to a back injury, returns to lead KKR, who have made some tactical additions while keeping the nucleus of the side intact. Shreyas sparkled with the bat with a 95 in Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy triumph recently but it remains to be seen whether he’ll be available for all the…