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On this episode of You Asked: How do brightness and tone mapping affect SDR content? (Or do they?) Aren’t all Blu-ray players basically the same? What’s the difference between mini-LED and microLED? And when is TCL’s monstrous 115-inch, 5,000 NIT TV going to come out? Tone mapping James Barrett writes: Is tone mapping turned on by default? Or do we have to manually adjust this to create optimum brightness according to the ambient lighting in the same room as the LG TV? And Christian Brind’Amour writes (regarding the  TV brightness episode of You Asked and tone mapping): Very informative, thanks.…

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed phase III of a project to retrofit its buildings and facilities to make them accessible and friendly for people of determination in compliance with the standards of the ‘Dubai Building Code’. A total of 26 buildings and facilities have been qualified to meet the set standards, encompassing the head office, 15 bus stations, four multi-level parking terminals, two customer happiness centres, five administrative buildings and Al Jaddaf Marine Transport Station. The completion of the third phase marks the end of the facilities upgrade project, although improvements would continue as the ‘Dubai Building…

Half of Gazans are experiencing “catastrophic” hunger, with famine projected to hit the north of the territory by May without urgent intervention, a United Nations-backed food security assessment warned on Monday. “People in Gaza are starving to death right now. The speed at which this man-made hunger and malnutrition crisis has ripped through Gaza is terrifying,” the head of the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP), Cindy McCain, said. “To have 50 per cent of an entire population in catastrophic, near-famine levels, is unprecedented,” Beth Bechdol, the deputy director-general of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), told AFP. Stay up…

The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has reported a 14.41 per cent increase in tax refund transactions for tourists, totalling 4.18 million transactions in 2023, with a daily average of transactions of 11,460. Khalid Ali Al Bustani, director-general of FTA, said that the electronic system for refunding value-added tax to tourists has exceeded expectations in recent years, with a significant rise in tax refund transactions. The FTA’s data indicates that approximately 14 million electronic transactions for tax refunds to tourists have been processed since the system’s launch in November 2018 until the end of the previous year. He noted that the…

In a battle between teams trying to avoid the East play-in tournament, the Miami Heat head to the Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia 76ers today. The game is about to start at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on ESPN. But if you don’t have cable, there are a bevy of different ways you can watch a live stream of today’s game. The Best Way to Watch the Heat vs 76ers Live Stream If you’re here for the free options, go ahead and mosey on down to the section right below this one. But if…

President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed the provision of a monthly financial allowance equivalent to 50 per cent of the basic salary for all mosque staff, including imams and muezzins working under the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments (GAIAE). Dr Omar Habtoor Al Darei, Chairman of GAIAE, said that this allowance provided under the follow-up and support of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice-President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, will be automatically included in the monthly salary. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.…

Israel denied the head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) entry to the Gaza Strip on Monday, UNRWA and Egypt said, calling it an unprecedented move at a time of massive need. Philippe Lazzarini, whose organisation has been in crisis since Israel accused 12 of its staff of taking part in Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, said he meant to go to the Gaza city of Rafah but was informed: “My entry into Rafah is declined.” Speaking with him at a Cairo news conference, Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry said: “You were declined by the Israeli government, refused…

Gold remained under some selling pressure for the third successive day on Monday while dropping to over one-week trough but analysts are expecting the yellow metal to continue its upward leap to hit $2,300 level by end of September 2024. In the near term, they argue, gold may consolidate in an upper-end range following mixed global cues. The disappointing US inflation data has hurt expectations for a near-term US Fed interest rate cut, but the ongoing geopolitical unrest and weakness in the Eurozone and Chinese economies is expected to provide support to falling gold prices. Apart from this, global central…

Nottingham Forest were handed a four-point deduction on Monday for overspending, dropping the team into the Premier League’s relegation zone with two months left in the season. Forest was found to have breached the league’s profitability and sustainability regulations, which typically allow clubs to lose a maximum of 105 million pounds ($133 million) over a three-year period or face sanctions. Forest’s assessment period ended in 2022-23 and therefore included two seasons when the club was in the second-tier Championship. For that reason, Forest was permitted losses of up to 61 million pounds ($77 million) in its first year back in…

Navigating AI landscape: Fostering digital agility and resilience By Adrian Pickering, Regional General Manager MENA, Red Hat In an era of rapid technological advancements, organisations are grappling with the challenges of executing AI and machine learning (AI/ML) projects efficiently. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, the need for agility and resilience becomes paramount. Numerous hurdles are faced by organisations, which has necessitated innovative strategies to foster digital agility and resilience through enterprise intelligence. With the digital economy constantly advancing, agility and flexibility are not just desirable attributes, but are key pillars for organisational success. Navigating the complexities of digital…