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The future is finally here — a fridge that talks. Here is a gadget that can tell you recipes, speak in different languages, can alert you if your leave its door open, can also remind you that you’re not following its recipe properly — if you forgot that extra spoon of sauce to add. And yes, it can play music from your favourite apps too! Samsung on Tuesday launched its Family Hub refrigerator in Dubai, which it claims is the industry’s smartest fridge and the future of connected homes. Through the SmartThings App, the Family Hub links various smart devices,…

Google has announced the launch of its most extensive artificial intelligence model, Gemini, and it features three versions: Gemini Ultra, the largest and most capable; Gemini Pro, which is versatile across various tasks; and Gemini Nano, designed for specific tasks and mobile devices. The plan is to license Gemini to customers through Google Cloud for use in their applications, in a challenge to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Gemini Ultra excels in massive multitask language understanding, outperforming human experts across subjects like math, physics, history, law, medicine, and ethics. It’s expected to power Google products like Bard chatbot and Search Generative Experience. Google…

The escalation of Gaza war and the devastation due to Israeli bombing in the Strip has resulted in a noticeable increase in cases of people seeking mental health at centres in the UAE. “We have had an influx of companies and individuals who have asked for support during this time,” said Dr Saliha Afridi, Clinical Psychologist and Managing Director of The LightHouse Arabia. “Many people are struggling with overwhelming feelings of secondary trauma and collective grief. Some are experiencing PTSD symptoms being triggered due to a ‘war’ in the region, and they grew up in a war-torn country.” As the…

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck the southern Philippine province of Surigao del Sur on Thursday afternoon (morning, UAE time), the country’s authorities reported. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the earthquake at 12.45pm (8.45am, UAE time) in the province’s Marihatag town. It was widely felt in Bisig, Surigao del Sur. Phivolcs said that while no damage was expected but residents should brace for aftershocks. The temblor comes just a few days after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed three people in the nearby Hinatuan town. The province is currently under a state of calamity, according to local media…

Gold prices dipped in the UAE on Thursday morning, but still stayed above Dh245 per gram. The Dubai Jewellery Group data showed 24K trading at Dh245.50 per gram at the opening of the markets on Thursday, compared to last night’s closing rate of Dh275.75 per gram. Its variants 22K, 21K and 18K also opened lower at Dh227.25, Dh220 and Dh188.50 per gram, respectively, down by Dh0.25 per gram. Spot gold was steady at $2,026.22 per ounce at 9.14am, UAE time. [Editor’s Note: For real-time gold rates, click on the widget below or visit KT’s dedicated trading news page here.] Zain…

We’ve heard a lot in recent years about an iPhone that ditches the Dynamic Island, placing the selfie camera and FaceID technology beneath the glass for a clean, full display. But despite a growing number of Android phones adopting the design, for the iPhone it still seems a ways off. In 2022, oft-reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed that a full display could arrive with next year’s iPhone 16, though others in the same field have since suggested that it may take several more iterations of the iPhone before the tech giant is able to make the change. In the…

Time magazine named US pop superstar Taylor Swift as its person of the year on Wednesday, calling the musical force of nature the “hero of her own story.” “Taylor Swift found a way to transcend borders and be a source of light… Swift is the rare person who is both the writer and hero of her own story,” Time editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs wrote in a statement. “Much of what Swift accomplished in 2023 exists beyond measurement. She mapped her journey and shared the results with the world: She committed to validating the dreams, feelings, and experiences of people, especially women,…

AMD new Ryzen 8040 CPUs aren’t as new as they seem. During its Advancing AI event, AMD announced that Ryzen 8040 chips are coming to laptops, and you’d be forgiven for thinking it was a new generation of processors. AMD doesn’t call them next-gen CPUs, rather referring to them as “the next step in personal AI processing.” And that’s because these aren’t next-gen CPUs. Ryzen 8040 mobile chips will replace Ryzen 7040 mobile chips, and based on that fact alone, it’s easy to assume that the Ryzen 8040 CPUs are better. They have a higher number! From what AMD has…

Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler’s Representative in the Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent, visited wounded Palestinian children and cancer patients receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Abu Dhabi. The UAE has been flying in war-ravaged people, mainly injured children, women, and their families, for treatment at hospitals here. The rescue mission is following the directives of the UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to provide medical treatment for 1,000 injured children and 1,000 cancer patients from the Gaza Strip in the Emirates’ top hospitals. To date, four…

The promised one is barely a few months away. We’ve been hearing rumors of an OLED iPad Pro for the past few years, but early in 2024, Apple will give finally its premium tablet the screen upgrade we’ve all been waiting anxiously for. According to Bloomberg, the iPad Pro 2024 will offer an OLED screen and the natural silicon upgrade to the M3 generation. Currently under development under the code names J717, J718, J720, and J721, these new iPads will have 13-inch or 11-inch form factors. Plenty of iPad Pro upgrades We are not sure whether a design overhaul is…