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OneDegree secures funding from Dubai Insurance and launches partnership for digital asset insurance The insurers plan to support good actors in UAE’s thriving web3 sector 18 December 2023 – OneDegree, Asia’s first licensed insurer for digital assets, has partnered with Dubai Insurance Co. to offer digital asset insurance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and support web3 players in top hubs in the region, especially the UAE, after supporting clients in successfully obtaining regulatory licences in leading digital asset hubs across the world. Two years ago, OneDegree had launched OneInfinity – a suite of insurance products tailored for digital asset…

NASA Sparks Commercial Delivery Service to the Moon NASA has shared a short video highlighting its plan to launch the first-ever commercial delivery service to the moon. But banish from your mind any images of a FedEx driver showing up in a little space capsule to drop off some Christmas mail for astronauts stationed at a lunar base. We’re talking about lesser-known companies delivering a vast range of equipment designed to advance capabilities for science, exploration, and commercial development of the moon. NASA is working with private American companies — 14 at the current count — that will put in…

France said on Sunday one of its workers had died as a result of wounds sustained during an Israeli attack in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip. The man who was wounded on Wednesday was a Palestinian national who had worked for the French Institute for decades, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna told journalists at the end of a trip to Israel and the West Bank. He was seeking refuge in the house of a colleague from the French consulate alongside two other co-workers and a number of their family members, the foreign ministry said earlier. “The house…

Samsung Galaxy S23 MSRP $799.00 “The S23 has a clean design, a compact size that makes it comfortable to hold, a gorgeous display, a snappy processor, and reliable cameras. There’s a lot to like about this one.” Pros Sleek and compact design Comfortable for one-handed use Very fast performance Reliable cameras take great photos Long-lasting battery life Five years of guaranteed updates Cons Base storage is still 128GB Fast charging up to only 25W Limited zoom quality past 10x Since 2010, there has been a Samsung Galaxy S phone. It has become one of Samsung’s most popular products and one…

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Abu Dhabi’s (IIT-Delhi Abu Dhabi) inaugural batch will offer 25 seats, a top official has said. The programme at the first international campus of IIT-Delhi will see both Emiratis and international students enrol, he told Khaleej Times in an exclusive interview. “Potentially, we will look into increasing the number of seats in response to a sustained rise in demand,” said Dr Ahmed Sultan Al Shoaibi, acting executive director of Higher Education Sector, Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek). Scheduled to start in January 2024, IIT-Delhi Abu Dhabi will offer a master’s programme…

A car crashed into a vehicle attached to Joe Biden’s motorcade on Sunday, with the security scare startling the US president as he left his campaign headquarters in Delaware. After a loud bang caused by a sedan slamming into an SUV positioned in a nearby intersection about 40 metres (130 feet) from Biden, security personnel rushed the president into a waiting vehicle and he was whisked away from the building in downtown Wilmington. “Both the president and first lady are fine,” a White House official told an AFP reporter who witnessed the incident. Further questions were referred to the US…

The Profit Split Method (PSM) is among the five transfer pricing methods outlined in the guidelines published by the OrganiSation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and provided in detail in the transfer pricing guidance (CTGTP1) issued by the Federal Tax Authority. In the OECD’s guidelines, it has been stated that PSM is “A transactional profit method that identifies the combined profit to be split for the associated enterprises from a controlled transaction (or controlled transactions that it is appropriate to aggregate under the principles of Chapter III) and then splits those profits between the associated enterprises based upon an…

SpaceX has revealed a new target launch date for a mission that will see its triple-booster Falcon Heavy rocket carry an experimental space plane to orbit for the U.S. Space Force. The private spaceflight company has announced that it’s now targeting the launch for no earlier than Thursday, December 28. Last week, SpaceX stood down from launching the rocket four times, on consecutive days. Reasons included poor weather conditions at the launch site at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and an unspecified “side issue” on the ground. At no point has there been any suggestion of a problem affecting…

Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 MSRP $2,680.00 “The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 has become less modern than it first appeared.” Pros Solid build quality Good productivity performance Relatively thin and light Good keyboard Attractive aesthetic Beautiful OLED display Lots of ports Cons Slippery palm rest Quirky touchpad Slow creativity performance Below-average battery life Display is only 60Hz Lenovo shook up the ThinkPad lineup with the ThinkPad Z16, a more modern take on the venerable classic. When the first generation arrived, I found it to be a great new addition to the family, offering contemporary styling to go with the…

The UAE has ranked first in the Middle East and fourth globally as a leading destination for remote work, according to a new ranking by VisaGuide.World. A world leader in the field, the VisaGuide.World website specialises in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of visa systems. The website also measures countries’ progress in providing a conducive and attractive environment for talent in the digital field and other facilities. The UAE ranked fourth after Spain, Argentina, and Romania, according to the website, which develops rankings based on a variety of factors. Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence,…