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Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia on Sunday cut the February price of its flagship Arab Light crude to Asian customers to the lowest level in 27 months, a company statement showed, amid competition from rival suppliers and concerns about supply overhang. Saudi Aramco slashed the official selling price (OSP) for February-loading Arab Light to Asia by $2 a barrel from January to $1.50 a barrel over Oman/Dubai quotes, a level last seen for November 2021. The price cut, the biggest in 13 months, is in line with market expectations, as refiners called for competitive prices from Saudi Arabia comparing to…

Samsung is gearing up to release two new QD-OLED gaming monitors at CES 2024. We already knew about the 2024 Odyssey OLED G8 and Odyssey OLED G6 thanks to an announcement from Samsung last week, but I wasn’t expecting to be so impressed by them. It’s Samsung’s first attempt at a traditional 16:9 QD-OLED monitor after the excellent Odyssey OLED G8 and Odyssey OLED G9 last year, and Samsung is coming out of the gates swinging. If you missed the announcement, there are two monitors here. The Odyssey OLED G8 is a 32-inch display with a 4K resolution and a…

NASA’s Juno spacecraft recently made a close flyby of the solar system’s most volcanic body, the Jovian moon of Io. During the flyby, the spacecraft came within 1,000 miles of Io, which is the closest any craft has come to the moon within the last 20 years. During its flyby, the spacecraft snapped images using its JunoCam instrument, and some of those images are now publicly available. The JunoCam instrument aboard our #JunoMission acquired six images of Jupiter's moon Io during its close encounter today. This black-and-white view was taken at an altitude of about 1,500 miles (2,500 kilometers). More…

Brazilians paid their last respects Sunday to football legend Mario Zagallo, after the four-time World Cup-winning player and coach died at age 92, the final member of one of the country’s greatest footballing generations. A steady stream of mourners — dressed in black, the yellow of the Brazilian national team or the colors of the clubs where Zagallo played and coached — filed past his coffin at the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) in Rio de Janeiro. On display near the lace-draped coffin and giant wreaths of flowers were football-mad Brazil’s record five World Cup trophies. Zagallo, a…

There are a lot of gaming laptop companies out there, and it can often be a bit difficult to discern a good deal from a bad one that isn’t saving you much. Luckily, the Legion Pro 7i Gen 8 is a solid gaming laptop, and while Lenovo does sometimes tend to overprice their MSRP of laptops, this deal is pretty excellent compared to the market. It’s been discounted down to just $1,780 from $2,300, which makes it an excellent mid-range gaming laptop with a solid GPU that’s worth grabbing if you don’t want to spend thousands on something bulky. Why…

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli on Sunday made a comeback to India’s T20 squad for the three-match home series against Afghanistan. Rohit was also named captain for the series beginning in Mohali on January 11. The two senior players last appeared in a T20 for India in the World Cup semifinal against England in November 2022. Back then, the two veterans along with KL Rahul were criticised for their conservative batting approach in the powerplay. The experts felt the team needed to move on from that approach with Hardik Pandya earmarked as the new T20 skipper. However, Pandya’s injury in…

If you’re looking to grab yourself a gaming laptop, then you’ll appreciate the deals we’ve found and collected below, especially since gaming laptops can be quite expensive. Don’t worry, though, since we’ve picked deals based on different price ranges and specs, so whether you want something entry-level or the best money can buy, we’ve got a deal for you below. Even so, if our picks below don’t quite tickle your fancy, then check out some of these other great gaming laptop deals instead. ASUS ROG Strix G16 — $1,232, was $1,400 If you want a solid entry-level gaming laptop, then…

Kevin De Bruyne made his long-awaited return for Manchester City as the FA Cup holders thrashed Huddersfield 5-0 in the third round on Sunday. Belgium midfielder De Bruyne had been sidelined since tearing his hamstring during City’s Premier League opener against Burnley in August. He finally got back in action as a 57th minute substitute in City’s emphatic victory over the Championship strugglers at the Etihad Stadium. Chants of ‘Oh Kevin De Bruyne’ echoed around the stands when the 32-year-old replaced Julian Alvarez. Pep Guardiola’s side were leading by goals from Phil Foden and Alvarez when De Bruyne was introduced.…

Smartwatches have become an important tool when trying to keep up with the electronic world we live in, especially since it saves you the trouble of pulling out your phone and looking at a screen. There are, of course, an absolute ton of smartwatches to pick from, from Apple’s Watch Series to Samsung’s Galaxy Watch, but if you’re in the Google ecosystem and want its design language, then the Pixel Watch is the one to go for. So far, there have been two iterations of the Pixel Watch you can grab, or if you want something in the same Google…

There’s a lot to admire about Amazon Freevee, especially because it is a way to watch movies for free outside of Prime Video. Yet there’s also an incredible amount of dreck on Freevee, especially if you’re looking for an action movie. This must be where direct-to-video action movies go in the digital afterlife now that few people are buying DVDs anymore. Regardless, there are still some hidden gems to be found, and that’s why we’ve put together this list of the three underrated action movies on Amazon Freevee that you should watch in January. Fair warning: More recent films like…