Author: Dubai News Staff
Naples, Florida is also the 2024 Best Places to Live in the U.S. according to U. S. News & World Report, due to a strong job market and an outstanding quality of life. It ranked high in value and job opportunities as factors in this year’s index because these were weighted more heavily. ‘This year’s survey revealed that Americans are worried about their pocketbook and want greater financial security,’ said Erika Giovanetti, U. S. News and World Report’s Loans expert. and something I think really made a difference in Naples. Naples has one of the lowest unemployment rate in the…
(Reuters) – Meta to exit enterprise collaboration business, shutting down Workplace. The Workplace app is the company’s communications tool for businesses which was first introduced in 2016 and will close its service for its customers in June 2026 but will remain operational for Meta within July 2025. A Meta representative claims that the company has dropped Workplace because it believes that AI and metaverse technologies will transform how people work in the future. The transition from Workplace to Zoom’s Workvivo product will occur over the next two years and Meta prefers to work with the aforementioned partner. This was done…
Dubai: Court intervention has been ordered to stop the popular auction that was supposed to take place one day before the end of the bidding process of Palazzo Versace Hotel in Dubai. The hotel then came on the market late last week and is now one of the most visible properties on Dubai’s real estate market. As stated, the auction had a reserve price of Dh1. 34 billion and the bidders are given five days time frame to tender their bids. Still, the auction was supposed to start at 4 pm non that was the time when the bidding came…
The luxurious Palazzo Versace Hotel in Dubai that boasts over-the-top services like butler on demand is being sold for $353 million – a far cry from its original construction cost of $626 million. Located in Al Jadaf, Dubai, the hotel is a prime example of a hotel that is up for sale and is situated in one of the world’s most promising hospitality segments. Owned by a subsidiary of Emirates International Holding, the Palazzo Versace Hotel would take up an area of over 478,000 square feet. The condominium will have 65 lavish suites with views of either the city skyline…
Dubai International Airport is currently on a growth path to reclaim and surpass its pre-pandemic passenger-moving numbers with 91 million users expected by 2024. Even through such periods as the April rains which temporarily affected the business outlook, DXB is still committed to this objective. “To achieve this goal, Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, trusts in DXB’s perseverance and the fact that it is on its way to welcoming more passengers. ”The loyalty earned so far in the first quarter of 2018 is already compelling with 23 million passengers who have used the services provided by the DXB terminals.…
The Sharjah Masters 7. Tournament Round saw a significant change of order as former leader alone Aravindh Chithambaram suffered a loss with white against Iran’s GM Bardiya Daneshvar. Daneshvar securing a win in the first game could exchange places with Aravindh in the tournament standings and tie with American GM Sam Shankland. Shankland makes his move and takes advantage of Niemann’s endgame mistakes. Aravindh falts to give Niemann a chance. Saleh Salem was defeated by Aravindh Chithambaram who now remains the sole leader of Round 5. In the second round he got a draw against Sam Shankland after making safe…
More than 2,000 students and teachers showcased their exceptional skills and creativity in the classrooms of the Louvre Abu Dhabi during “Students Takeover Monday” initiative last week. It attracted 1268 students of Aldar Schools and 791 students of NYUAD was a special experience of learning out of the classrooms. Sarah Louise Nunn, Head of Education and Public Programming at Louvre Abu Dhabi said in an interview the initiative was a success. She told Khaleej Times that the change in environment made people open to the change where the teachers wanted to do something interesting with the curriculum, the students also…
Gold prices in the UAE shot up to new record high on Monday afternoon due to which there was a decline in the demand for gold jewellery. The 24K gold variant went up to Dh296. Dh292 per gram in the afternoon as compared to Dh293.0 per gram by evening. Other types of gold which included 22K, 21K and 18K were at Dh271. 25, Dh262. 5, and Dh225.0 per gram, respectively. Shoppers’ Wait-and-Watch Approach Dubai gold jewellery buyers have the tendency to be patient and wait until prices go too high before making any purchase as they believe that there will…
In a surprise announcement this week, OpenAI revealed that it has launched a chatbot that had a voice that was eerily similar to Scarlett Johansson’s voice. The actress said that last she had turned down an offer from OpenAI to perform a bot read a text to the user. A few days later as the new model called Sky was unveiled, critics have also pointed out how the voice resembled that of Johansson in the 2013 film where she portrayed a chat system that became a soulmate to a human male. OpenAI’s Response OpenAI has pulled the voice of the…
It is now time for GCC residents to celebrate, as the Schengen-style GCC tourist visa is about to be launched at the end of December 2024. This long-awaited development was confirmed during the 40th meeting of GCC ministers in Oman, where it was unanimously approved by the six-member states: All these countries include the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait. Boosting Regional Tourism The new visa will enable tourists to move from one GCC country to the other without the need to obtain a new visa and will also enable multiple entries in the Gulf region. This initiative…