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In the last two years, Apple has released three new Mac desktop computers, all based on Apple Silicon, yet these systems are wildly different. The new Mac Studio sits at the top, with the iMac and Mac mini filling the lower tiers. Of course, there’s the Mac Pro too, but we’ll set that aside for now in this comparison. In one sense, it’s simple — the most expensive model has the greatest performance. However, several thousand dollars might be wasted if it’s meant to be used for tasks that wouldn’t even stress the cheapest model, which is also quite speedy.…

Fahad Mohamad Abdul Rehman is ‘obsessed’ with chasing storms. The 27-year-old feels a profound connection to the raw power of nature, with its beauty and unpredictability drawing him in. The nation keenly follows a UAE group ‘Storm Centre’ that tracks crucial weather updates and captivating visuals, and Fahad Mohamad plays a pivotal role as one of its key figures on this social media platform. The UAE’s veteran weather enthusiast can now even interpret cloud formations merely by observing the sky, to anticipate the likelihood of a storm forming. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp…

A Florida woman holding her 11-month-old son in a baby carrier was fatally shot by her 14-year-old brother while trying to defuse an argument over Christmas gifts he was having with a 15-year-old brother who also was armed, authorities said. The 15-year-old brother then shot his 14-year-old brother, though not fatally, for killing their sister on Sunday in Largo, Florida, which is located in the Tampa metro area, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The argument over gifts started while the three siblings were Christmas shopping with their mother and the sister’s two sons, ages 6…

LuLu Exchange Marks Milestone with Grand Opening of the 100th Customer Engagement Centre in the UAE The branch was inaugurated by H.E. Satish Kumar Sivan, Consul General of India, Dubai, alongside Mr. Adeeb Ahamed, Managing Director of LuLu Financial Holdings in the esteemed presence of other dignitaries. The 100th customer engagement centre in the UAE takes the tally of global engagement centres under LuLu Financial Holdings to 314. H. E. Mr. Satish Kumar Sivan, Consul General of India to Dubai and Northern Emirates, Mr. Adeeb Ahamed, Managing Director of LuLu Financial Holdings, other senior management of LuLu Exchange inaugurates the…

The New York Times has become the first major media organization to take on AI firms in the courts, accusing OpenAI and its backer, Microsoft, of infringing its copyright by using its content to train AI-powered products such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. In a lawsuit filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan, the media giant claims that “millions” of its copyrighted articles were used to train its AI technologies, enabling it to compete with the New York Times as a content provider. The New York Times said in the lawsuit that it wants the two companies to be held liable for…

It was like any other day for UAE resident K.M (name withheld to maintain patient confidentiality), a 41-year-old truck driver, but it changed life as he knew it forever. For some reason, he was speeding on a major road when he saw the car in front of him come to a stop after the traffic signal turned red. He hit the brakes, but could not stop in time and crashed into the car. The accident he caused resulted in the death of a 37-year-old woman who was in the vehicle. K.M’s physical wounds healed quickly, but he was left emotionally…

The AI era is upon us. With generative AI continuing to push forward, companies like Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm are also talking about the hardware side of the equation. With the introduction of the NPU, which stands for neural processing unit, processes that use AI will be sped up — at least, in theory. Apple has been using an NPU in its chips for years now, so they aren’t exactly brand new. And yet, being heralded as the “next big thing” across various industries, they’re more important than ever. What is an NPU? At its core, an NPU is a…

SpaceX has already stood down from four attempts to launch the USSF-52 mission using its Falcon Heavy rocket to deploy an experimental space plane for the U.S. Space Force (USSF). Poor weather conditions and an unspecified issue on the ground are among the various reasons given for the launch delays, the most recent of which occurred on December 13. Since then, SpaceX has announced that it’s targeting the evening of Thursday 28 December for the fifth attempt at getting the USSF’s mission into orbit from the launch site at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With no reports on any…

Celebratory fireworks will be muted across Sharjah this New Year’s Eve. This is among the latest decisions to scale back festivities in the UAE in solidarity with the Palestinians and as calls for an end to the hostilities in Gaza are amplified. From cancelling Diwali celebrations in some schools early last month, to foregoing elaborate Christmas celebrations this week, the call for ceasefire and scaling up of humanitarian aid has resonated louder among the residents. “The situation in Gaza is tragic, and I cannot remain indifferent,” Evgheni Pogonii, from Moldova, earlier told Khaleej Times as some Christians decided to forego…

PlayStation Plus has gone through several iterations and changes since it was first introduced. Originally, the service wasn’t required for online play at all and rewarded subscribers with extra discounts and free monthly games. Once the PlayStation 4 generation began, it was required for online play, but still offered those same benefits. Now, PS Plus is divided into three different tiers of subscriptions. The basic tier, PS Plus Essential, still gets three games per month added, while the Extra and Premium tiers will have a varying number of games added to their catalogs. With hundreds of games already and more…