Author: Arabian Media staff

In a world-first fusion of audio and utility, Human Mobile Devices (HMD) has unveiled the Amped Buds, wireless earbuds that don’t just deliver crystal-clear sound — they can also wirelessly charge your smartphone on the go. Launching across the GCC this month, the Amped Buds are equipped with a 1600mAh reverse wireless charging case, the Amped Buds can give your iPhone 16 Pro a 20 per cent boost without a cable, or more via wired charging — making them an everyday lifesaver for battery-conscious users across Dubai, Riyadh, Doha, and beyond. “Battery anxiety is real — and sound quality matters…

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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldThe White House has abruptly halted shipments of several high-value weapons to Ukraine, raising concerns about Kyiv’s defensive posture as Moscow’s summer offensive gains ground. Among the weapons are interceptors for Patriot air defence systems, precision-guided artillery shells and missiles launched by Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jets, according to senior US officials. The move was driven by concerns over Washington’s own military readiness with stockpiles running too low, they said. Washington’s decision will send a chill across Ukraine at a precarious…

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New inheritance tax rules have created “serious challenges” for thousands of retirement savers holding illiquid assets in their pensions, such as commercial property, advisers warn.Because of the size of their funds, wealthier pension savers have typically been able to access a wider choice of investment options than the traditional “vanilla” stocks and shares portfolio.One investment option popular with the wealthier self-employed has been to use a self-invested personal pension (Sipp) to buy their business premises, a strategy that has financial benefits for the company and the pension fund.But advisers say the Labour government’s decision to bring pensions into the scope…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.EY breached independence rules for its audits of Shell in the US and in the UK, the energy major has revealed, putting the Big Four firm in regulators’ crosshairs again. Shell said on Wednesday that the EY partner who led the audit of its 2023 and 2024 financial results had exceeded the period allowed under strict rotation rules set by American regulators, meaning the individual was not eligible to perform that role. EY also told Shell that it had breached UK rotation…

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This article is an on-site version of our Inside Politics newsletter. Subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. If you’re not a subscriber, you can still receive the newsletter free for 30 daysGood morning. Well, that was embarrassing for all concerned. The government came perilously close to losing yesterday’s Commons vote on the welfare bill. (Embarrassing for me, as I thought it had made sufficient concessions.) By lunchtime yesterday it was clear that the government could still really lose the vote.Alan Campbell, the chief whip, warned the cabinet at noon that the vote could be…

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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldMore than a dozen African countries are struggling to contain an outbreak of mpox after cuts to US and European aid left fragile health systems ill-prepared to fight the spreading virus.More than 21,000 cases have been recorded in at least 13 countries this year — already more than the 19,738 diagnoses across all of 2024, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. By the end of 2025, it could be double last year’s tally, said Africa CDC’s…

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