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Samsung has officially taken the wraps off its new mid-range Exynos 1680 chipset, and it paints a promising picture for the company’s upcoming non-flagship phones. The chip brings meaningful upgrades, especially in the AI and graphics departments, and will hit the market with the recently announced Galaxy A57 early next month. What’s new with the Exynos 1680? The Exynos 1680 packs an upgraded Samsung Xclipse 550 GPU, which should deliver noticeably better graphics performance than the Xclipse 540 GPU found in the Exynos 1580. Samsung says the new GPU adds two additional Render Blocks alongside two Work Group Processors, resulting…

Meeting explored ways to advance economic cooperation Dubai Chambers develops action plan with Confederation of Indian Industry to boost trade and investment flows between Dubai and India H.E. Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah: “We remain committed to providing integrated support that enables companies to benefit fully from Dubai’s strengths as a strategic platform for regional and international growth.” Dubai, UAE – Dubai Chambers has hosted a meeting with senior representatives from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to enhance trade and investment flows between Dubai and India. During the meeting, the two sides agreed to develop a joint action plan aimed at broadening…

For years, screen time has been treated as the main culprit behind stress caused by smartphones. But new research suggests that we’ve been worrying about the wrong metric. A study from Aalto University found that frequent, fragmented phone use is the primary driver of information overload and not total screen time. So it’s not the hours that matter most, it’s how often you interrupt yourself. What’s the problem with checking your phone? The study tracked nearly 300 participants over several months, which combined usage data with self-reported mental strain. What stood out during this period wasn’t the heavy usage. Rather,…

Mubadala Agrees to Sell Minority Stake in CoolIT to Ecolab in KKR-led $4.75 Billion Transaction Abu Dhabi, UAE – 26 March 2026 – Mubadala Investment Company (“Mubadala”), an Abu Dhabi-based global investor, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its minority stake in CoolIT Systems (“CoolIT” or “the Company”), a global leader in liquid data center cooling, to Ecolab as part of a transaction valued at $4.75 billion led by KKR. In 2023, Mubadala invested in CoolIT alongside KKR, which invested through its Global Impact Fund II. A 25-year pioneer in liquid cooling, CoolIT designs and…

Gaming on the go has always come with a compromise. You either carry a full-sized controller and accept the bulk, use a compromised controller that lacks features, or use your phone’s touchscreen and accept the frustration. The CRKD ATOM+ aims to address that problem. The ATOM+ is a palm-sized Bluetooth controller that works across Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch 1, PC, mobile devices, tablets, and select Smart TVs. At 90mm x 48mm, it’s small enough to fit even in your pocket, comes with an included wrist strap, and costs only $29.99. If you love gaming on the go, this gaming…

Visitors to Mercato and Town Centre Jumeirah are in for an exciting retail experience as the PrivilegePLUS loyalty program returns this year with bigger rewards, exclusive discounts, and incredible chances to win throughout the year. Designed to delight both residents and tourists, PrivilegePLUS transforms every shopping trip into a rewarding journey. Members can enjoy up to 50% instant discounts across a wide selection of participating stores, making every visit more valuable and enjoyable. Adding to the excitement, shoppers who spend AED 200 or more have the opportunity to win premium retail vouchers, lifestyle hampers, and much more. Each purchase brings…

OpenAI introduced apps in ChatGPT last year, giving users a way to interact with services like Booking.com, Canva, Spotify, and more without leaving the chat interface. Since then, more developers have joined in, with apps from Peloton and Tripadvisor already available, while OpenAI has also opened a publishing pipeline to bring even more third-party apps into ChatGPT. Now, AccuWeather is joining that growing lineup, bringing real-time weather updates and forecasts to ChatGPT conversations. What can AccuWeather’s ChatGPT app do? The new AccuWeather app brings detailed, real-time weather data into ChatGPT. Instead of relying on general responses, users can now ask…

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is one of the best smartphones to buy in 2026. The Privacy Display is genuinely impressive and one of the few true smartphone innovations we have seen in a while.  It brings top-notch performance, one of the best camera systems, and AI features that are quite useful. But iFixit just tore one apart, and the results are equal parts impressive and embarrassing for Samsung. What’s good about S26 Ultra repairability? Let’s start with the good things. The battery swap on the S26 Ultra is straightforward. Samsung has used a pull-tab adhesive system that comes away…

Takeaways •            We’re rolling out the Meta AI support assistant globally on Facebook and Instagram, providing 24/7 help for account issues like updating your password and settings for your profile. •            Over the next few years, we will deploy more advanced AI systems across our apps to transform our approach to content enforcement, more accurately finding and removing severe content violations like scams and illegal content, so people see less of them. Today, we’re launching new AI tools for support and content enforcement on our apps to make them work better for you. As technology advances, we’re applying AI in…

If you have ever spent more time scrolling through rows of content than actually watching one, Google has a fix. With the latest Gemini update for Google TV, you can talk to the assistant, ask questions, and get relevant information in one place. The update brings three Gemini features so you don’t have to grab your phone to check scores or figure out what to watch. Smarter answers and deep learning on your Google TV Gemini now responds with richer, more useful results depending on what you ask. If you ask for a recipe, you will get a video tutorial…