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🗺 Burj Khalifa on the Top of Google Maps Sights //

According to a recent review by Google Maps, the Burj Khalifa is the most "visited" Emirati destination in the MENA region.

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🆕 What to Expect from Telegram's Fresh Update //

With the latest beta version of Telegram, users got a lot of new features, some of which have been available for some time now.

With more and more updates on the issue coming, the previously announced paid subnoscription for Premium don’t appears to be the only eye-catching novelty.

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💰 Digital Payments Account for 45% of Online Spending in the UAE //

As e-commerce sales continue to rise, growing number of Emirati customers shift their spending from cash to digital.

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💸 UAE Tops as Best FDI Attraction Hub in Arab World //

According to the newly released United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2022, the UAE has been ranked as the top Arab state in terms of attraction of Foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2021.

The UAE became the largest recipient of FDI in the Arab World as flows increased to US$20.7 billion in 2021 compared to US$19.88 billion in 2020.

The UAE also maintained its position in world chart, ranking 13th globally in the world list for year 2021.

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🔐 UAE Gears Up to Thwart Ransomware Attacks //

Supplementary budgets for cyber security, trained staff recruitment and employee awareness trainings are among the measures taken by the UAE business to combat ransomware and hacker attacks as online data theft increases.

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🧐 Dubai Investment Firm Links Musk's Twitter Acquisition //

Bloomberg claims that Elon Musk has obtained $700 million in funding from a private Dubai-based investment company to help him fund his offer to buy Twitter for $44 million.

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⚡️Pavel Durov Announces Paid Subnoscription //

As Pavel Durov declares officially, the Telegram Premium subnoscription will be introduced "this month".

Since the launch of Telegram more than 9 years ago, the messenger has provided users with more free features than any other messaging app.

Still, many users have asked to increase the messenger's current limits and capabilities, and the Telegram Premium is designed to meet the demands of such users.

In this context, according to Durov, if the app is sponsored by users, the Telegram team will be able to proceed its work in the interests of Telegram's users rather than its advertisers.

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🔋Siemens to Expand UAE's Electric Vehicle Charging Network //

Siemens partners with the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure to help the country establish sustainable and connected EV charging system nationwide.

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📢 Cook Calls On US Senate to Adopt Comprehensive Privacy Legislation ASAP //

In his recently issued letter to the U.S. Senate Tim Cook reaffirms Apple's passion for privacy protection and urges US authorities to speed up the adoption of advanced and comprehensive privacy legislation.

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👨🏻‍💼 Dubai Recognized as Best Destination for Self-Employment in MENA //

In accordance with the British ABC Money, Dubai is the best place in the Middle East and North Africa region for self-employment, freelance and enterprise as well as the eights best hub for such activities globally.

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🟡 Lightyear Unveils «Lightyear 0» Solar-Powered EV //

Lightyear announced this week that its debut solar-powered sedan «Lightyear 0» will go into production in late 2022.

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💥 Gone in Under 130 Seconds //

Austrian hacker Martin Herfurth devised a technique that enabled him to carjack Tesla EV in about 2 minutes.

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💫 95 out of 100 UAE Residents Familiar with Metaverse //

According to a recent survey by Havas Group, residents of the UAE are the most knowledgeable of the world of metaverse among the populations of the emerging markets.

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🤖 Google Suspends LaMDA Developer Claiming Neuralnet Is Human-Like Conscious //

Google engineer Blake Lemoine got suspended by Google owing to his claims that LaMDA neural network is human-like conscious and even has come to life.

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🌠 UAE Ensures Equal and Comprehensive Cooperation in Space //

The UAE chairs the session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, helping to adapt the draft report of the Working Group on Space aimed at establishing profound and comprehensive framework for space activities.

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🔥 Bloomberg Journalist Confirms Apple's CarPlay to be Foreshock to Apple's Own Vehicle //

Known for accurate predictions, Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman confirmed that the new CarPlay interface unveiled by Apple May 6 is a teaser of Apple's own car.

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🏙 Dubai property market switches from Bitcoin to Stablecoins //

With Bitcoin and Ethereum values under constant pressure, property buyers in Dubai are starting to use more of Stablecoins to complete their transactions.

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🚔 Jail terms and fines up to AED 500,000 //

The UAE Public Prosecution reveals that fines of up to $136,124 (AED 500,000) and jail terms will be imposed on people and entities who are dealing in unlicensed digital payments or promote virtual currencies that are not officially recognised or licensed in the UAE.

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🤕 Cryptocurrency is under the weather //

Today, crypto assets have suffered the sharpest daily decline. Bitcoin has been in a downward trend for many weeks, but now it has fallen below $24,000 for the first time since 2020, losing more than 12% overnight.

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⚡️ Telegram Premium will be slightly cheaper than expected //

In Telegram’s new beta version for Android, one could find a mention of a premium subnoscription’s cost. Presumably, it will only be $3.99, although previously the price tag was expected to be a dollar higher.

The subnoscription’s exact cost will only be known at the time of release. It might vary from country to country.

Earlier, Pavel Durov said that the existing features will remain free after its release, with Telegram Premium allowing for additional features.

In addition, the premium subnoscription will expand users' limits and give them the opportunity to "join the club that receives new features first."

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