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It’s an exciting time to be a Mac gamer. The latest MacBooks are genuine gaming machines thanks to the addition of ray tracing, mesh shading, and some impressive GPU performance. Even more, Apple is courting more developers to port their games to Apple’s computers with features like Game Mode and the Game Porting Toolkit. In short, Mac gaming has never been in a better place. If you’ve bought a new Mac loaded with a chip from the M3 family, you might want to test out its power with a few demanding games to see what it can do. There’s no…
The weather in the UAE will be partly cloudy in general, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). Clouds will appear towards the east of the country. Some of these may be convective and bring rainfall. The cloud cover over the sea and islands will increase during the day and may lead to rain at night. Earlier the NCM issued a 4-day rain alert for the country, stating that rains will start this evening and continue for the next three days. On Thursday and Friday, lightning, thunder and rainfall are expected over the country’s east, north and coastal areas.…
A small plane flying from Croatia to Salzburg has crashed in Austria, killing four people, police said on Friday. The Cirrus SR20 aircraft crashed Thursday afternoon near Lintsching in Austria’s Salzburg province, police said. It had taken off from the Croatian capital, Zagreb, about two hours earlier. Police said the bodies of the four people were recovered from the wreckage but had not yet been identified. Investigators ordered autopsies. The cause of the crash is not yet known, a police statement said.
Pakistani expats in the UAE can purchase gifts for their loved ones back home through the user-friendly, ultra-app Botim. This development comes as a result of a strategic joint venture between Astra Tech, the parent company of Botim, and JW Holdings, the owner of Ruba Digital (RD), an online retail company. The collaboration will integrate RD within Botim’s e-store, allowing users in the UAE to purchase gifts to be delivered in Pakistan through RD’s retail chain network of more than 150 outlets spanning 130 cities. In addition to a cross-border electronic shopping experience, Pakistani expats can also take advantage of…
The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued an advisory to social media companies after a viral deepfake video, said to be of actor Rashmika Mandanna, has sparked concern over the use of Artificial Intelligence to spread disinformation. According to a sources, the advisory reiterated the existing rules including 66D of the Information Technology Act, 2000: Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resources: imprisonment of up to 3 years and a fine of up to Rs100,000. “IT Intermediary Rules: Rule 3(1)(b)(vii): Social media intermediary shall observe due diligence including ensuring the rules and regulations, privacy policy…
Dear Children, Do you know there was a time when my primary pastime as a child was to stand at the gate and watch the world go by? We had neither TV, nor mobile, nor gaming, not even a library near our house. There was nothing for us to do to except count the number of vehicles that passed by and make a game out of it. We weren’t hooked to anything because life didn’t offer us such luxuries. Compare it with the times now — modern life has made us all slaves to habits that we are unable to…
India started off their Fifa World Cup 2026 Qualifiers second round campaign with a 1-0 win over Kuwait in Kuwait City on Thursday. Indian winger Manvir Singh scored the match-winning goal for India in Kuwait City. Faizal Zaid Al-Harbi of Kuwait was sent off in the stoppage time during the second half, as per Olympics.com. The 102nd ranked side was restricted to its own half early on as Kuwait dominated the ball possession, but Indian midfielders improved as the game went on, creating some chances for the strikers. Sahal Abdul Samad had the first chance of scoring for India but…
The Google Pixel Fold, which was just released in June, is surprisingly already part of this year’s Black Friday phone deals. Best Buy has slashed the price of the unlocked, 256GB version of the foldable smartphone to $1,399, for savings of $400 on its original price of $1,799. That’s a tremendous bargain for a flagship device — and a lot of shoppers are probably thinking the same way. If you want to take advantage of this offer, you should be proceeding with your purchase right now as stocks may already be running low. Why you should buy the Google Pixel…
Gamers in the UAE and across the region are now looking at Abu Dhabi as the place to be when it comes to esports, thanks to a government-led initiative that focuses on developing the industry. From honing talent, creating career opportunities, and hosting the prestigious Blast Premier World Final last year with a $1-million prize pool, the AD Gaming initiative has been accelerating the growth of the industry since its launch in 2021. Ahead of the 2023 Blast final next month at the Etihad Arena, top officials told Khaleej Times how Abu Dhabi is transforming into a global gaming hub.…
A diver who spotted something metallic not far from Sardinia’s coast has led to the discovery of tens of thousands of ancient bronze coins. Italy’s culture ministry said Saturday that the diver alerted authorities, who sent divers assigned to an art protection squad along with others from the ministry’s undersea archaeology department. The coins dating from the first half of the fourth century were found in sea grass, not far from the northeast shore of the Mediterranean island. The ministry didn’t say exactly when the first diver caught a glimpse of something metallic just off shore Sardinia, not far from…