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Another edition of Day of the Devs, a regular indie game live stream, took place ahead of this year’s Game Awards ceremony. The show highlighted 20 indie games, including surprise sequels to Genesis Noir and Kind Words. Day of the Devs usually runs a live stream every year alongside Summer Game Fest. This year, the indie showcase put on a second, hourlong event ahead of The Game Awards. While it largely highlighted some previously announced games like Braid: Anniversary Edition, it brought several new announcements as well. Chief among those were three sequels. Nirvana Noir is a follow-up to the…

Three expats took home Dh100,000 in another Mahzooz weekly draw, on Saturday, December 2, 2023. One among the three, Sayed, is a valet driver in Dubai. The 28-year-old expat from Pakistan was watching the live draw with a friend, when he saw his raffle ID on the screen. Still under shock, his immediate plans include sharing the news with his mother and realising his dream of starting a cafeteria business in Pakistan. Another winner, Chanikarn, is an American interior designer originally from Thailand. She landed in Dubai in April 2023 for work, and started participating in Mahzooz since August 2023…

Forward-thinking businesses worldwide, particularly in highly digitalized economies like the UAE, are subscribing to retention-led growth. It’s a digital-first approach that emphasizes retaining customers with the same determination as acquiring new ones by harnessing data, deriving insights, personalizing customer engagement, driving repeat purchases, and fostering loyalty. The recently concluded EngageMint Dubai saw CXOs, CMOs, marketers, and executives of leading organizations discuss customer retention and bring varied, nuanced, sector-specific perspectives. Mohamed Sayed Abd Elsalam, Group Head of CRM, Loyalty, Partnerships and Customer Analytics at MAGRABi, an eyewear retail chain, said: “MAGRABi streamlines retail operations by syncing in-store profiles with online signups,…

Union Coop Unveils December Promotions with Substantial Discounts on Selected Items Shoppers can expect price reduction for ‘3,000’ selected items by ‘up to 60%’  Dubai, UAE: Renowned retail establishment, Union Coop, headquartered in Dubai, is pleased to announce a series of promotional campaigns throughout December, featuring noteworthy discounts of up to 60% on a carefully curated selection of 3,000 items. These promotions are applicable across all Union Coop branches in Dubai, extending to the convenience of online shoppers through its sophisticated smart online store. Initiated on the first day of the current month, the promotional activities align strategically with the…

December is in full swing, and a new batch of movies has arrived on Peacock. Along with the usual blockbuster hits and box office bombs, Peacock also offers underrated movies that didn’t get the attention they deserved the first time they were released. One of the great things about the streaming era is that almost any movie can get a second chance to find an audience. Our selections for the three underrated movies on Peacock that you need to watch in December include a movie that should have been a Peacock original in the first place, as well as a…

Abu Dhabi-based Technology Innovation Institute (TII) has launched a blockchain-powered carbon tracking and trading platform, which will facilitate international trade in carbon tokens. TII is a leading global scientific research centre and the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC). The platform aligns with the UAE Vision 2021’s aim of fast-tracking a sustainable environment and achieving net zero as well as the goal of COP28 to “accelerate a transition that puts our economies on the path toward a new low-carbon, high-growth, sustainable economic model in a way that is both transformational and just.” Announcing the launch…

Magnati, a leading payments solutions provider in the Middle East, is ramping up its sustainability efforts through a strategic partnership with Fils, an innovative FinTech platform based out of Dubai. The collaboration aims to empower Magnati’s merchants by offering practical insights into their environmental impact and encouraging eco-friendly payments as part of a broader dedication to sustainable finance. Merchants will benefit from a range of emissions calculator solutions and offset mechanisms, made available through the joint efforts, said Magnati. As per the company’s statement, the initiative is in line with the ambitious ‘Net Zero by 2050’ strategy, synchronised with COP28,…

Two more seeds rolled out of the 26th Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge while another two advanced to the quarter-finals as the popular women’s tournament entered its business end at the Habtoor Grand Resort, on Wednesday. Fifth seed Maria Timofeeva suffered a similar fate as she did 12 months ago when she was beaten by Arianne Hartono from the Netherlands in a cliff-hanger that lasted well over three hours. Harono, who is of Indonesian and Chinese descent finally wrapped up the win 7-6 (10), 1-6, 5-7. Eighth seed Ekaterina Makarova was the second ranked player to bit the dust when she…

SAP and ChangeMaker Xchange Highlight Importance of Youth-Led Climate Change in Run-Up to COP28 More than 35 young ChangeMakers from the Middle East are participating in the world’s most critical climate negotiations   Manos Raptopoulos, President of Southern Europe Middle East and Africa at SAP, says that the selection of the UAE as this year’s host is testament to the Emirates’ commitment to fostering dialogue, sharing expertise, and driving global climate action. Raptopolous points to the importance of the dialogue being inclusive, emphasising the impact of climate change on youth. Referring to UNICEF’s latest Heatwaves report, which reveals that by 2050, more…

In what is one of the most bizarrely aggressive pieces of marketing material I’ve seen, Intel compared AMD’s Ryzen 7000 mobile chips to snake oil. Over the weekend, Intel posted its Core Truths playbook, which lays out how AMD’s mobile processor naming scheme misleads customers. The presentation has since been deleted, according to The Verge. There’s an element of truth to that, which I’ll get to in a moment, but first, the playbook, which was first spotted by VideoCardz. Intel starts with claiming that there’s a “long history of selling half-truths to unsuspecting customers” alongside images of a snake oil…