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The size increase may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but the Samsung Galaxy S24 is a crushing success anyway. Samsung’s new smaller flagship has a powerful new processor, an upgraded display, and Samsung’s cutting-edge Galaxy AI. If you’re looking for a powerful phone at a price less than four figures, then the Samsung Galaxy S24’s $800 price tag is sure to appeal. But OnePlus is ready with a strong competitor of its own. The OnePlus 12 is a larger phone with the same power, a capable camera suite, and some blindingly fast charging speeds. At the same price, you’ve got…

A UAE authority has taken action against 55 entities, including 5 social media accounts for engaging in illegal recruitment and mediation activities without obtaining the required permits from the ministry in 2023. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation imposed penalties on violators, including fines, restrictions in the ministry’s records, and referral to the Public Prosecution. The social media accounts were blocked. The country’s law prohibits recruitment or temporary employment of domestic workers without a permit from the ministry. Violators can face up to no less than a year’s jail time and fines ranging from Dh200,000 to Dh1 million. Stay…

The Ukrainian-born winner of this year’s Miss Japan beauty pageant and the contest’s organizers say she has renounced her title after a magazine published an article about her affair with a married man. Karolina Shiino was crowned Miss Japan on January 22, setting off public discussion on an old question about what it means to be Japanese in a country where homogeneity and conformity are still valued. In a message posted on her Instagram site on Monday, Shiino said that after the article came out, she offered to renounce her crown and resign from her modelling agency over it. She…

The idea of a man falling in love with a robot might seem unusual, but given the rapid advancements in technology, it’s becoming an increasingly plausible scenario. According to Kriti Sanon, who plays a humanoid robot called Sifra in her upcoming film Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, having a robot companion works in favour because you can simply turn it on or off and upgrade to newer versions if you grow bored. On the other hand, Shahid Kapoor who plays Aryan and falls in love with the robot argues that a man’s life already becomes significantly more technical after…

At the age of 23 Phil Foden already has a personal trophy cabinet that would be the envy of most clubs throughout their existence and he underlined his growing influence on Manchester City with a superb hat trick in Monday’s 3-1 win at Brentford. In the six years since making his debut as a waif-like 17-year-old, Foden has a Champions League, five Premier Leagues, two FA Cups, four League Cups, the Club World Cup and 31 appearances for England to his name. Throughout that time he has had spells on the sidelines as City’s production line of superstar midfielders took…

Orient Finance introduces ‘Personalised Educational Seminars’ to foster financial empowerment for individuals The seminars will provide individuals with essential financial knowledge and resources, in alignment with the UAE’s vision to strengthen national financial resilience UAE, February 06, 2024 Orient Finance, a leading financial services provider in the region dedicated to fostering financial literacy and empowerment, introduced a series of personalised educational seminars to equip individuals of all ages with requisite knowledge and tools to achieve financial success. These personalised seminars, which are one of the several innovative initiatives undertaken by the company this year, are meticulously designed to meet the…

Xbox revealed a new batch of library additions coming to its Game Pass service. The list includes some heavy hitters in Resident Evil 3 and Madden 24, as well as some indie hidden gems. Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft’s subscription service that gives players access to select games for a monthly fee, will add eight new games in the first half of February. The rollout will start today with Anuchard and continue until February 20 with the sci-fi title Return to Grace. The biggest addition this month is Madden 24, which hits Xbox consoles and PC on February 8. That’s just…

Nearly nine out of ten people – 90 per cent – of UAE residents prefer to interact and communicate with human customer service executives rather than chatbots or generative AI, according to a new study. Launched by e-commerce player Zbooni, the survey found that 85 per cent of UAE customers want businesses to offer customer support through WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app in the UAE followed by Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and others. More than 8 out of 10 people say that WhatsApp is the easiest way to get quick, accurate responses from a business, as well as more helpful…

At least seven people died and 75 were injured Tuesday in a giant explosion at a firework factory in India, officials said. Video images on Indian broadcasters showed a tower of flame reaching high into the sky after the explosion at the firecracker plant, with hospital officials reporting seven dead, dozens of ambulances sent and army helicopters called in to evacuate the wounded. “We can confirm seven deaths so far,” an official at Harda district hospital in central Madhya Pradesh state said, asking not to be named as they were not authorised to speak to the media. “We have 65…

Over the last few years, cryptocurrency hacking has become a pervasive and formidable threat, leading to billions of dollars stolen from crypto platforms and exposing vulnerabilities across the ecosystem, a report showed. According to Chainalysis’ Crypto Crime Report, 2022 was the biggest year ever for crypto theft with $3.7 billion stolen. In 2023, however, funds stolen decreased by approximately 54.3 per cent to $1.7 billion, though the number of individual hacking incidents actually grew, from 219 in 2022 to 231 in 2023. The huge drop in stolen funds can be attributed mostly to a drop in DeFi (decentralised finance) hacking.…