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With world-leading universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, and King’s College London, lower tuition costs, and shorter paths to top professions including law and medicine, it is no surprise that the UK is one of the most popular destinations for international students. With competition for places growing fiercer every year, Hale Education Group offers expert insight and guidance in every aspect of UK higher education to ensure students stand out in the application process. The majority of UK applications are submitted through the University and College Admission Service (UCAS) portal. Before beginning their application, students must decide on the subject they…

“It’s a Sony”. Time was when this tag line in Sony commercials said it all. In the guise of a statement, it was a seemingly a question that Sony was posing to the world: “It’s a Sony, isn’t that enough said?” The tinge of arrogance in that tagline is hard to miss, in retrospect, especially after the rest of the consumer electronics world has caught up with the Japanese giant in quite a few areas, and indeed even surpassed it in some. But if ever any brand had legitimate claims to glory and global greatness, it’s Sony, the brand that…

If you’re looking for an awesome streaming platform with a terrific blend of movies, shows, and some truly unique exclusives, we highly recommend signing up for Apple TV+. For $10 per month, you’ll have access to some of the best titles, including the 2022 Academy Award-winning drama, CODA, and Martin Scorsese’s 2023 epic Killers of the Flower Moon.  Each month, we comb through Apple’s latest press releases, trailers, and other announcements to bring you this guide to what’s new on Apple TV+. There’s plenty to get excited about this April, so let’s jump right into these new releases! Need more…

A 14-year-old boy was found begging near a mosque after he ran away from home. The runaway teen had disagreements with his family, after his parents divorced and his father married another woman. The boy has since been reunited with his family. In a statement issued Sunday, the police said a concerned resident informed the police about the boy begging near a mosque. On receiving the report, Dubai Police found and took the child off the street. Brigadier Ali Salem Al Shamsi, a director with the General Department of Criminal Investigations, said: “Swift action was taken to approach and support…

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was established in December 1960 replacing the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC) which was formed in April 1948 to administer the European recovery programme. The OECD was set up to promote economic growth and cooperation among countries to improve the economic and social well-being of people worldwide. In July 2013, the OECD initiated the base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) project to combat tax avoidance. The project aimed to address the annual loss of tax revenue, estimated to be between $100 billion and $240 billion, resulting from multinational corporations engaging in…

MacBooks have dominated the laptop landscape over the past few years. As good as Windows laptops are, they just haven’t been able to compete with MacBooks in terms of efficiency or performance-per-watt. It’s what allows modern MacBooks to be thinner, quieter, and longer-lasting, without losing performance. They’re so efficient that you don’t even lose performance when on battery. Coming into 2024, I was excited about Windows laptops fighting back, especially with the adoption of Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X Elite chips. But due to some recent developments, I’m beginning to worry about about just how successful this transition can really be.…

A total of 16 bus stations and six bus depots will come up in Dubai soon. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a number of contracts under a three-year plan to develop these. The objective is to improve the quality of public transport services. Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, said: “Building public bus stations and depots forms a key part of RTA’s strategy to enhance the public transport infrastructure. It aims to encourage the community to opt for public transport in their daily movements. “The project goes beyond…

Airports in Sofia and Bucharest on Sunday removed passport check points for those departing to or arriving from most European Union member states as Bulgaria and Romania partially joined the Schengen open-travel zone. The two countries reached an agreement late last year to join Europe’s free-travel area by air and sea after Austria opposed full membership, including land crossings, saying Romania and Bulgaria needed to do more to prevent illegal immigration. “Of course this is a very beautiful achievement for Bulgaria which makes things easier for us, as Bulgarians,” said Mincho Yurukov, who arrived to Sofia airport from Berlin. “Also,…

Dubai Land Department (DLD) on Sunday said it signed a deal with nine private and government-backed developers to allocate a certain quota of their projects to be sold through Emirati brokers to provide more job opportunities to the locals. In a deal signed with Emaar Properties, Expo Dubai, Deyaar, Damac Properties, Azizi Developments, MAG, Sobha Realty, Ellington Properties, and Al Bait Al Duwaliy Real Estate Development, the regulator said the aim is to “allocate a 10 per cent to 15 per cent quota of their projects to be sold through Emirati brokers.” The agreement was signed as part of the…

It’s no surprise that AI was perhaps the biggest topic of discussion at this year’s Game Developers Conference. The emerging technology was all over the convention’s show floor, with massive booths showcasing demos from companies like Inworld. Behind the scenes, Nvidia showed off some even more impressive tools. A Ubisoft-created experience using Nvidia’s Ace microservice turned heads, as it allowed players to speak to NPCs through a microphone and get cogent AI responses on the fly. Naturally, it was a topic of debate throughout the week. During the event’s annual Game Developers Choice Awards, presenters pushed back on the fast-approaching…