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The Pixel 11 series has plenty of new hardware and software features to talk about, but one detail that stood out to me has actually been around for a few generations. Google is continuing its seven-year spare-parts commitment with the Pixel 11 series, a policy it first introduced with the Pixel 8 back in 2023. It means batteries, displays, and other replacement components should remain available long after the usual upgrade cycle has come and gone. While this policy might not sound like something to get excited over, looking at where smartphone prices are heading, the promise carries considerably more…

Google has already confirmed that Googlebook will support more than one chipmaker, and a new leak may have revealed the first Snapdragon models in development. New code references uncovered by GbookHub reportedly link two Googlebook designs, codenamed Annite and Pic, to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 processor. Both are also said to be tied to a board platform called Mica. Snapdragon could give Googlebook a cheaper ARM option The Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 is an eight-core chip capable of reaching up to 3.4GHz. The code also references fingerprint support, while USB-A appears to be missing from these particular designs. GbookHub…

Families can enjoy more than 130 games, rides and attractions, live entertainment and an exclusive 20% extra credit offer for Esaad cardholders until 23 August Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 14 August 2026: The summer fun continues at Modesh World, giving families plenty more to discover before the 27th edition of the region’s largest indoor entertainment and edutainment destination comes to a close on 23 August. Taking place at Dubai World Trade Centre’s Sheikh Saeed Halls 1-3, Modesh World brings together more than 130 games, rides and arcade experiences, alongside live shows, interactive activities and a wide selection of dining options, offering…

I spend enough time inside spreadsheets to know how quickly they can get out of hand. What starts as a neat table can eventually turn into hundreds of rows, endless columns, and a whole lot of scrolling to find the one thing you actually need. Google thinks Gemini can make that experience a lot less painful. The company is introducing Sheets canvas, a new Gemini-powered feature that can take the data sitting inside a Google Sheets spreadsheet and turn it into something closer to a custom mini-app. Instead of manually building charts, formatting cells, or figuring out complicated formulas, you…

Holcim UAE and Oman is proud to announce that Shevyn Marshall, from Holcim Emirates Cement, has been selected to represent the country at the One Young World Summit 2026, held in Cape Town, South Africa this November. He joins delegates from across the Holcim Group as part of the company’s ongoing partnership with One Young World, a global forum uniting over 2,000 young leaders from more than 190 countries to tackle critical issues shaping the future. This year’s Summit returns to Africa for the first time since 2013, with discussions centred on five key challenges facing young leaders today: food…

When facing a complicated situation, the greatest decision-making risk is often not a lack of data, but a tendency to stick to an old idea of approaching a problem even after the situation has shown it may be ineffective. Humans often choose reasoning from an outdated perspective if it meets their prior expectations. And human systems, be they corporate hierarchies, software protocols, or even individual personal habits, are regularly structured for ease of continuity. This means that once someone has a diagnosis or is facing rebuilding a strategy from scratch, the psychological and operational cost of “starting over” often becomes…

Programme capacity increased three times since launch; last chance to register over the coming days Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 14 August 2026: The Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) has announced a last call for residents to register for ‘A Dubai Invite’, following exceptional demand that has seen the programme’s capacity increase three times since its launch on 20 July. Approximately 20,000 successful applicants have already received their benefits, with more to be confirmed as visitors of successful applicants arrive. DET and its programme partners have expanded the number of available benefit packages in response to the strong…

If you have ever generated an image with Gemini and gotten annoyed by that stamped-on watermark, Google finally heard you. Gemini is rolling out a new setting called Media Watermarks that lets you toggle visible watermarks on or off across everything you create, including images made with Nano Banana, videos made with Omni, and music made with Lyria. Until now, that visible watermark was applied automatically with no way to turn it off. Rolling out over the next few days, you can decide if your image, video, and music creations made with Gemini will have visible watermarks. Invisible SynthID watermarks…

ABU DHABI: As the UAE accelerates the digital transformation of its tax ecosystem, e-Invoicing and its impact on businesses took centre stage at the UAE E-Invoicing Boot Camp 2026, hosted by the UAE Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) at InterContinental Abu Dhabi on Thursday, August 13, 2026. The event brought together finance, tax, compliance and technology professionals to examine what the transition to e-Invoicing will mean for UAE businesses from regulatory readiness and internal controls to technology integration and the way financial data will move between businesses and the tax ecosystem. A key highlight of…

Electric cars have become a pretty normal sight on the road, but replacing jet fuel with batteries gets considerably more complicated when you’re trying to lift thousands of pounds into the sky. Heart Aerospace has just shown that it can be done at a surprisingly large scale. The company’s X1 demonstrator has completed its maiden flight, becoming what Heart says is the largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown. The X1 has a 106-foot wingspan, stretches 76 feet from nose to tail, and weighs more than 25,000 pounds at takeoff. The piloted flight took place on August 12 at Plattsburgh International Airport…