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Along with its new TVs, ultra short throw laser projectors, and soundbars — most of which were totally predictable enhancements of existing products — Samsung brought something truly different to CES 2024: the Samsung Music Frame, a Dolby Atmos-capable wireless speaker that doubles as an old-fashioned printed photo frame. The Music Frame (or HW-LS60D if you want to use its official model designation) clearly owes a lot to Samsung’s popular The Frame TV, which can display any digital art of your choice when you’re not using it as an actual TV. But unlike the TV, the Music Frame doesn’t make…

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In a decisive move aimed at strengthening Pakistan’s energy sector, the Caretaker Government of Pakistan has successfully resolved chronic issues plaguing Saudi’s Al-Jomaih Group and Kuwait’s National Industries Group (NIG). This significant step, coming shortly after the Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid A. Al-Falih penned a follow-up letter to Pakistan’s Caretaker Minister of Finance and Revenue Dr Shamshad Akhtar signals a new era of strengthened ties and investor confidence between Pakistan and its Middle Eastern partners. The Ministry of Energy of Pakistan announced the signing of pivotal agreements with K-Electric (KE), the country’s only private power company, in which Al-Jomaih…

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The 2024 Hollywood award season commenced with this year’s Golden Globes ceremony where director Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ won 5 awards. The biopic film scored wins for Best Actor – Drama (Cillian Murphy), Best Director (Christopher Nolan), Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr), Best Original Score (Ludwig Goransson) and Best Picture – Drama. ‘Barbie’ won the first-ever Golden Globe for cinematic and box-office success. Singer Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell also received an award for the song ‘What Was I Made For’ from the movie. The 81st edition of the Golden Globes which held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in…

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SAP appoints Emmanuel Raptopoulos Regional President for Europe, Middle East & Africa  Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Monday, 8 January, 2024 SAP has appointed Emmanuel (Manos) Raptopoulos as the President for SAP’s newly created EMEA region. The new territory comprises Benelux, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Nordics, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the whole of the Middle East and Africa. In this capacity, Raptopoulos will be responsible for overseeing 14,000 employees across 53 offices, servicing customers in 90 countries. The region is significant to SAP’s business – the power of cloud technology, combined with the possibilities of AI, provides a unique opportunity…

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I’ve never been interested in the glasses-free 3D craze that’s carried on for years, but Samsung finally sold me. It showed off a new concept for a glasses-free 3D monitor at CES 2024, and I had a chance to try it out. And I’m probably just as shocked as you are that it actually works. This isn’t a product — not yet, at least — but a bit of technology that Samsung is showing off early. It’s the aptly-named Samsung 2D/3D monitor right now. The monitor works with eye tracking. Two cameras at the top of the display track your…

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Dubai International (DXB) airport could join the ‘100 million passengers club’ (referring to the number of passengers serviced in a year) this year as the aviation sector continues to grow at an exponential pace in the post-Covid period, said a new study. According to a global aviation analyst CAPA – Centre for Aviation, a market intelligence firm for the aviation and travel industry, several cities will join, or rejoin, the ‘100 million passengers club’ in 2024. One of cities mentioned is Istanbul, which now has the largest network of routes in the world at a single airport, with a total…

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A bomb targeting a polio protection team in northwestern Pakistan Monday killed at least five police officers, officials said. “A police truck transporting around 25 policemen for anti-polio campaign duties was targeted by an IED (improvised explosive device),” Anwar ul Haq, a senior government official in Bajaur district, told AFP. He said at least five police officers were killed and at least 20 others were wounded. Kashif Zulfiqar, a senior police officer in the district, confirmed the death toll. The attack happened in Mamund in Bajaur district, on the border with Afghanistan, in an area where militancy has been rising…

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Qashio and CredibleX Launch ‘Qashio Financing’ – Modernising SME & Business Financing Solution with immediate approvals and disbursements Dubai, UAE, 8th January 2024 – Qashio, a leader in fintech innovations, in partnership with CredibleX, MENA’s pioneering embedded finance platform, has announced the launch of ‘Qashio Financing’. This new initiative marks a significant step forward in providing flexible and accessible financing to businesses of all sizes. ‘Qashio Financing’ is designed to help businesses accelerate growth, bridge cash flow gaps, and enhance operational efficiency with ease. The service delivers quick access to funds, competitive rates, and a streamlined, user-friendly process for Qashio’s…

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A mission to send the first U.S. lander to the moon in five decades has launched successfully from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Peregrine Mission 1, operated by Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology, is aiming to become the first to successfully achieve a soft touchdown of a privately built lunar lander. The flight also involves the first-ever launch of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket, which is replacing its Atlas V and Delta IV Heavy launchers. The Peregrine mission departed Kennedy on time at 2:18 a.m. ET on Monday morning (11:18 p.m PT Sunday night). In a live stream of…

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The weather in the UAE will be fair to partly cloudy in general. Low clouds will appear eastward and over the islands and western coasts, leading to rainfall. Temperatures will increase today. Abu Dhabi and Dubai will both see temperatures range between 17°C and 27°C. It will be humid by night and Tuesday morning over some internal areas, with a probability of mist or fog forming, especially westward. Light to moderate winds will blow. The sea will be moderate to slight in the Arabian Gulf and slight to moderate in the Oman Sea. Stay up to date with the latest…

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