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2024 is just about here, and Hulu has all the content you need to kick the year off on the right note. There is no day more fit for sitting on the couch and binging an entire show than New Year’s Day after the festivities of New Year’s Eve have left you tired and possibly with a bit of a headache. If you’re looking for something funny, heartwarming, or riveting, then we’ve got you covered. Hulu has a wide variety of shows worth checking out, and these three shows feel especially perfect for a New Year’s Day binge. Looking for…

The holidays have left some great laptop deals hanging around, and one of them is on an HP 17-inch laptop. It’s one we’ve seen discounted before, but with the new year coming there’s no telling how much longer you’ll be able to get a deal on it. The HP 17z-cp200 with some entry-level specs is going for just $290, which is a savings of $210 from its regular price of $500. This makes it some good competition for many of the best budget laptops, and free shipping is included with your purchase. Why you should buy the 17-inch HP Laptop…

Mohammed Inam, the recent winner of the Easy6 game at the Emirates Draw, is set to walk into 2024 as a new millionaire in the UAE, having clinched the jackpot prize of Dh15 million. Inam said that his top priority is to fulfil a lifelong dream—undertaking the holy pilgrimage of Haj, which he says “is a spiritual journey of great significance”. Hailing from Islamabad, Pakistan, Inam was born in and lives in UAE. He is a finance auditor in a private firm based in Abu Dhabi. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Inam’s…

Smart bulbs are a simple way to upgrade your home, as they’re both cheap and easy to install. Most will let you change their color or temperature, but the best smart bulbs offer additional features like programmable schedules, preset “moods” or “scenes” to achieve a specific ambiance, and the ability to quickly sync with the rest of your smart home. Picking the perfect smart bulb for your home is challenging, however, as there are dozens of products to choose from — and many of them share similar specs. Ideally, you’ll want a smart bulb that’s affordable, reliable, offers heaps of…

UAE authorities have today extradited Gergeli Frank, an Albanian national, to Belgian authorities on charges of committing murder. The extradition was carried out after legal and judicial measures were taken regarding his trial and with the approval of the UAE’s Minister of Justice. He has been handed over to Belgian authorities in accordance with the decision issued on December 13, 2023.

In just a few days, we’ll all be living in the future world of 2024, which isn’t anywhere near as advanced as we hoped. Artificial Intelligence is intruding upon our daily lives, and our phones have never been more powerful, but it’s not quite the technological leap forward we expected when we were kids. Fortunately, as we head into New Year’s Eve, some great sci-fi movies offer a glimpse of where technology could go and an exploration of whether humanity has a future in the stars. All of our picks for the three great sci-fi movies to watch on New…

While many of us are on vacation this week between Christmas and New Year, the Curiosity rover on Mars is getting back to work after taking time off last month. In November, NASA’s Mars missions paused for two weeks during an event called the Mars solar conjunction, when the sun is directly between Earth and Mars. That means that any communications signals passing between the two planets would have to pass close to the harsh solar environment, where they would likely be degraded. To avoid any risk of garbled communications sending dangerous signals to the rovers, NASA stopped sending commands…

Abu Dhabi achieved 2.8 per cent growth in real GDP over the first nine months of 2023 compared to the same period last year, and a robust 8.6 per cent expansion in non-oil activities during the same timeframe. According to the Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD), the capital reported 7.7 per cent growth in the real non-oil GDP during the third quarter of 2023, in comparison to the same period in 2022 Preliminary estimates released by SCAD reveal that most of non-oil activities have sustained growth rates, contributing 52.8 per cent to the overall economy. Despite fluctuations in the…

NASA’s Juno spacecraft, currently in orbit around Jupiter, will soon be making a close flyby of one of the planet’s most dramatic moons, Io. On Saturday, December 30, Juno will come within 1,000 miles of Io, making it the closest spacecraft to that moon in the last 20 years. Io is an intriguing place because it shows signs of significant volcanic activity, making it the most geologically active body in the solar system. It hosts over 400 active volcanoes, which periodically erupt due to hot magma inside the moon created by friction caused by the gravitational pull between Jupiter and…

Taxi fares in and around locations in Dubai where there are fireworks displays will go up, with the introduction of a new flag down rate set at Dh20, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Friday. Dynamic fares – up to two times the original prices – will be applicable on Hala Taxi services on New Year’s Eve. These fares will be in place from 6pm on Sunday, December 31, to 6am the following day at the fireworks locations. Taxi rates in Dubai depend on the taxi type, pick-up location, trip duration and distance travelled. The normal minimum taxi…