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From record delivery timelines to sustained investor gains, the developer closes the year with strong momentum built on resident demand and community-first design. Dubai, UAE — December 2025: Symbolic Developments, the real estate division of Speedex Group, has closed 2025 as its most transformative year yet, driven by rapid delivery, solid investor performance, and an expanding community footprint. Building on growing demand, Symbolic Developments doubled its launches in 2025 through two strategically located projects: Symbolic Zen Residences in Al Furjan and Symbolic Altus in Liwan. The year opened with a landmark achievement, the handover of Symbolic Alpha in just 14…

Pooran and Waseem both hit half-centuries in an impressive eight-wicket victory This was MI Emirates’ fourth-straight win, booking their playoff spotTickets for DP World ILT20 Season 4 can be purchased from the ticketing platform Virgin Megastore – link: tickets.ilt20.ae   For photos from DP World ILT20 Season 4, click here   Romario Shepherd of MI Emirates delivers a ball during Match 26 of the DP World International League T20 between the MI Emirates and the Gulf Giants, held at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 23rd December 2025.Photo by CREIMAS / ILT20 Abu Dhabi, 23 December 2025: MI Emirates sealed their playoff berth after a…

One of the biggest challenges with using AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini is that you don’t know the inner workings. You have a vague idea of what the result is going to look like, based on your instructions, but no idea how the AI chatbot mustered it. And as you go from single to multi-step tasks, the situation gets trickier. This is where Skills come into the picture.  What’s the big shift Think of skills as a set of instructions that can be executed, or applied, with a single word. Claude-maker Anthropic recently introduced Agent skills, an open standard…

Partnership signals major regional milestone: Holcim’s first-ever MoU with a Middle East–headquartered developer Dubai, UAE; 16 December 2025: Fakhruddin Properties, one of the UAE’s leading sustainability-oriented developers, and Holcim UAE, the leading partner for sustainable construction, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly advance sustainable construction across the region. Ali Said, CEO Holcim UAE The new partnership marks a significant regional milestone for Holcim as its first MoU signed with a Middle East-headquartered developer. It underscores the company’s commitment to expanding its geographical reach and championing sustainable building solutions that support the UAE’s net-zero ambitions. Yousuf Fakhruddin, CEO…

Imagine Santa dropping you into a gear heaven where you are free to pick up any component and build your dream performance phone. You can go as brash as the hardware fitted inside your laptop, and even borrow some tricks — such as a physical fan and liquid cooling – from gaming laptops. Sounds dreamy and outlandish, right? Well, that’s essentially what the Red Magic 11 Pro is all about. Red Magic has made some over-the-top phones over the years, but its latest one takes things to the next level. See those blue tunnels at the back of the phone?…

Refine to market and manage launch of Pasha1 Developers’ AED 550 million debut project, STAX 528 residences across two sculptural towers anchored by 40,000 sq ft of podium-level amenities Inspired by the sculptural forms of the desert, STAX’s twin towers bring a bold new architectural identity to JVC Pasha1 Developers has announced the launch of STAX, its debut residential project in Dubai, with a gross development value (GDV) of AED 550 million. Located in District 15 of Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC), STAX introduces a new architectural and lifestyle benchmark for mid-to-premium living. The project is marketed and managed by Refine, the UAE’s leading development management company. …

WhatsApp launched its watchOS app earlier this year, letting users read, reply, and react to messages on their Apple Watch. Soon after, the watch app received a major update that added support for longer messages, voice notes, call notifications, chat history, and more. Now, the company is prepping a new feature that will let iPhone users easily monitor their connected Apple Watch on their phones. According to WABetaInfo, the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS introduces a new section for connected peripherals in the Linked devices settings. When an Apple Watch is connected, it appears in this section with details like…

Apple has officially launched its final holiday push by offering free two-hour delivery on eligible, in-stock items, giving last-minute shoppers in the U.S. and Canada a way to dodge the store crowds today. This limited-time deal is available through noon on December 24 in most major cities, effectively waiving the standard $9 courier fee. Over in Australia, the company is running a similar three-hour delivery offer during the same window. Fast delivery from local shelves to your door This express program works by tapping into Apple’s own retail stores and pairing them with local couriers like Uber Eats and Postmates.…

Samsung’s brand-new triple-folding smartphone, the Galaxy Z TriFold, is at the center of a fresh debate over foldable durability. A South Korean YouTube channel recently livestreamed a brutal “stress test” that pushed the device way past its limits. Since its launch last month, people have been skeptical of the complex dual-hinge design, and while Samsung claims it’s built to last, this independent test gives us a much more realistic – and slightly concerning – look at its long-term health. Stress Test Shows Early Warning Signs The YouTube channel OMG_electronics ran an automated eight-day marathon, folding and unfolding the TriFold non-stop.…

It’s been quite a year for humanoid robots, with all manner of increasingly advanced designs coming to our attention. The selections here focus more on physical movement than AI smarts, with the latter expected to come to the fore next year. H1 by Unitree So many humanoid robots still walk as if they’re desperately looking for a bathroom. But Unitree’s H1 robot not only walks like a human, it runs like one, too. The impressive contraption proved itself at the first-ever World Humanoid Robot Olympics in August, picking up four gold medals, three silver, and four bronze in various track…