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17.5 grams of gold, 6 return flights: What new iPhone Duo’s Dh8, 499 price can buy

Apple's first foldable iPhone comes with the biggest display ever fitted to one of its smartphones, a new chip built for AI and multitasking, and a design that combines an outer screen with a larger fold-out display. Still, at the fares checked, the price of one iPhone Duo could cover as many as six return trips from Dubai.

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DMCC launches tokenised world-record 1, 971kg silver bar under VARA framework

DMCC has launched the world’s largest silver bar as the first tokenised commodity asset under the DMCC-VARA tokenisation framework, enabling eligible investors to acquire fractional digital interests linked to the 1, 971kg Guinness World Record asset. Paul Boots, Senior Director and Head of Sector Development at VARA, said, “The Silver Bar ARVA marks an important milestone as the first tokenised commodity asset issued under the.

Buy iPhone 18 Pro from Dh225 per month in UAE: Etisalat, du roll out payment plans

As pre-orders of the new iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max begin across the UAE, with availability expected from September 18 onwards, major telecom operators like du and Etisalat have already rolled out their payment plans. The new lineup will be available in four colours: black, silver, glacier, and an all-new burgundy, with both models featuring a smaller and even more useful Dynamic Island, as well as A20 Pro and a.

e& Put the AI Model Inside the Laptop

AED 115 a month buys access to e&’s new business AI laptop. The interesting part is not the laptop.

The Best AI Model May Be the Wrong Business Choice

Do you actually need the best AI model your budget can buy? For a growing number of companies, the answer is no. Reuters reports that cheaper, customizable open-weight models are gaining ground as businesses stop treating frontier capability as the default and start asking a less glamorous question: what produces the right result at the right cost?