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When we find our place in the world through arts, we truly discover ourselves. Allen Ling’s life story is an example of this. As a physical therapist, Allen had what would be deemed a successful career, but it wasn’t until 2023 that he formally debuted as a musician. His three-track Heartbreak trilogy, inspired by a deeply personal sense of loss, has already topped the charts the world over. And come March 21, he is all set to perform at Oak at J.W. Marriott in Dubai. In a conversation with City Times, Ling talks at length about his music and how…
Violence in the Turkish Super Lig is “unacceptable”, Fifa President Gianni Infantino said on Monday as he called on authorities to take action following a brawl after Fenerbahce’s 3-2 win at Trabzonspor. Trabzonspor fans stormed on to the pitch after the final whistle on Sunday and attacked visiting Fenerbahce players who fought back to defend themselves. It came after there have been other violent incidents in the Turkish league this season, including an attack on a referee by a club president and protests against refereeing decisions. Turkish police detained 12 fans following the incident, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in…
As we approach Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, the rumor mill has been abuzz with claims over Apple’s future artificial intelligence (AI) plans. Well, there have just been a couple of major developments that shed some light on what Apple could eventually reveal to the world, and you might be surprised at what Apple is apparently working on. According to Bloomberg, Apple is in talks with Google to infuse its Gemini generative AI tool into Apple’s systems and has also considered enlisting ChatGPT’s help instead. The move with Google has the potential to completely change how the Mac,…
Visitors to Expo City on Monday had the opportunity to turn plastic bottle caps into plant pots and dismantle their old gadgets to gain insights into recycling. The event, marking Global Recycling Day, encouraged visitors to bring their own plastic bottles, cans, cardboard, and old devices to discover methods for reusing them. It was a moment of clarity for 13-year-old Rahul Akula, who visited the facility as part of a school trip. “I always used to see these separated garbage bins everywhere but never paid attention to it,” he said. “Today, they explained to us what to put in which…
Dysphemism is the antithesis to euphemism, tracing its roots to the Greek words dys, meaning “bad” or “abnormal” and pheme, meaning “utterance” or “speech”. This rhetorical device, first documented in 1884, involves the deployment of derogatory or offensive language in place of inoffensive expressions, as well as the substitution of negative terms for positive ones. Instances of dysphemism include the colloquial use of “shrink” to refer to a psychiatrist and “loony bin” or “nut house” to describe a mental hospital, and as these expressions suggest, are unpleasant words used to degrade or humiliate those referred to. Some people habitually employ…
Rishabh Pant will find it “very difficult” to be at his fluent best at the beginning of the IPL but Sunil Gavaskar expects that his knees will react better once he starts batting more and more in match situations. Having survived a horrific car crash in December, 2022, Pant will make a comeback to competitive cricket after more than 14 months as Delhi Capitals captain after an extensive rehabilitation programme. “It’ll be very difficult. But the good thing is he (Pant) has played some cricket. So he has got some practice. To get fluency in batting is a little tough,”…
While many users access Google Home on their smartphone or smart display, the platform is also available via web browser. The web-based Google Home experience wasn’t exactly the best way to access your smart devices, but that’s rapidly changing as Google rolls out new updates to the client — the latest of which adds a ton of new ways to access your Nest Cams. Google began rolling out the update late last week, and most users should now have access to the improved Google Home for web experience. The big draw is access to your Nest Cam history and the…
A UAE initiative has managed to collect more than 32,000 used electronic devices to support underprivileged students worldwide with devices that support their digital education journey. The Digital School, one of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Global Initiatives, announced that the “Donate Your Own Device” campaign, was launched in cooperation with the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), under the theme “Donate to Educate”. The devices will be refurbished and recycled to support the students of the Digital School. The announcement of the campaign’s achievements came in line with Global Recycling Day, on March 18, which highlights the importance of this global initiative…
Thousands of people turned up at polling stations across Russia on Sunday to take part in what the anti-Kremlin opposition said was a peaceful but symbolic political protest against the re-election of President Vladimir Putin. In an action called “Noon against Putin”, Russians who oppose the veteran Kremlin leader went to their local polling station at midday to either spoil their ballot paper in protest or to vote for one of the three candidates standing against Putin, who is widely expected to win by a landslide. Others had vowed to scrawl the name of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who…
Over the next 20 years, Gulf millennials, or people born between 1981 and 1996, along with their peers across the world, are expected to inherit some $90 trillion of assets and become the richest generation in history, according to the latest research by global property consultant Knight Frank. Also known as Generation Y, millennials are a demographic cohort, or age group, that falls between Gen X and Gen Z. They’re called millennials because the oldest members of this generation became adults at the turn of the millennium. “Between 2024 and 2044, the silent generation (born between 1928 and 1945) and…