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Technology has changed not only how we access information, but how much of it we expect ourselves to remember.With so much of our everyday lives stored on devices, remembering something can increasingly mean knowing where to find it rather than holding onto the information itself.The phenomenon is often called “digital amnesia”. However, psychologists more commonly discuss the behaviour through concepts such as cognitive offloading and transactive memory rather than treating digital amnesia as a clinical condition.Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp channels.Cognitive offloading refers to using external tools to reduce the mental demands of…

 In the UAE, avoiding long hours outdoors does not necessarily mean avoiding the sun. Exposure can happen during an everyday commute, while driving to work, walking to a parked car, or sitting beside a window at home or in the office. According to expert, these moments may last only a few minutes, but when repeated every day, the exposure can accumulate over months and years. “A lot of people don’t know that the UV light, especially the UVA, crosses through the window panes and is still causing pigmentation and ageing,” Dr Amanjot Arora Khokhar, a UAE-based dermatologist specializing in clinical…

Defending champion Shi Yuqi suffered a shock first-round defeat to rising Indian star Ayush Shetty at the world badminton championships in New Delhi on Monday.World number one Shi of China went down 14-21, 21-13, 19-21 in one hour and 13 minutes to 21-year-old Shetty, who enthralled the home crowd at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.The 30-year-old Shi, who won the previous edition in Paris last year, looked off-colour from the start as the Indian raced to a 11-5 lead and took the first game.Shi bounced back to take the second game but Shetty — ranked 22nd in the world –…

The rally in AI-linked stocks that marked the latest earnings season has shifted the focus of the AI investment story from whether Big Tech’s spending spree will pay off to the kind of companies that will deliver returns over the longer term, investors say.Results from Microsoft and Amazon reassured markets that demand remains robust for the infrastructure that underpins artificial intelligence.Cloud growth is accelerating, and capacity constraints persist.The question for some of the world’s biggest asset managers is which companies can sustain profit growth once those constraints ease.Many retain significant positions in semiconductor stocks even after a sector rout in…

Alibaba Group is expected to reap more than $2 billion from the sale of its game developer unit Lingxi Games to private equity firm Trustar Capital, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.Trustar said late on Monday it had reached a transaction agreement with Alibaba to acquire the tech giant’s entire stake in Lingxi.Alibaba and Trustar reached a formal agreement after several rounds of talks, according to an internal memo sent to Lingxi staff on Monday by the game developer’s CEO Zhou Bingshu and reviewed by Reuters.Lingxi and Alibaba did not respond to requests for comment from Reuters on…

Martin Odegaard warned Arsenal’s rivals that the Premier League champions want to “win everything” after starting their season by sweeping aside Manchester City in the Community Shield.Arsenal captain Odegaard delivered a man of the match performance capped by the final goal in his team’s dominant 3-0 victory in Cardiff on Sunday.Riccardo Calafiori netted Arsenal’s opener after just 24 seconds and Kai Havertz was also on the scoresheet before half-time in the annual curtain raiser to the English top-flight season.Just three months ago, Odegaard lifted Arsenal’s first Premier League crown since 2004 after they finished seven points ahead of second-placed City.The…

Returning from cooler weather to the UAE’s heat and humidity can leave the body working harder to cool itself while disrupted sleep, hydration and routines can add to post-holiday fatigue, doctors say. A research published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) highlights that people who are away from a hot environment for a week or more can lose some heat-acclimatisation adaptations, meaning they may need to gradually readjust when they return. Similarly, for many UAE residents, returning from a cool-weather holiday comes with an unexpected problem: feeling exhausted just as normal life resumes. Stay up to…

ABIDJAN, 17th August, 2026 (WAM) — Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire hosted the fifth edition of the Arab Poetry Gathering, organised by the Cultural Affairs Department of the Department of Culture in Sharjah, as part of the Arab Poetry Gatherings in Africa. Held in cooperation with cultural and literary organisations in the capital, Abidjan, the gathering featured 10 male and female poets and was attended by academics, intellectuals and those interested in the Arabic language, poetry and literature. The gathering…

Mid and small-sized insurance companies in the UAE are outpacing their larger rivals, growing revenue by 19 per cent in the first half of 2026 compared to 12 per cent growth for the country’s five biggest insurers, according to a new industry report.That momentum among smaller players helped drive the entire industry to a strong first half.Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.UAE-listed insurers posted a combined net profit of Dh2.2 billion, up 12 per cent from Dh2.0 billion in the same period last year. The top five insurers accounted for Dh1.58 billion of…

Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas, the man accused of masterminding his killing is going on trial.Opening statements are set to begin on Monday in the murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former street gang leader accused of orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed the hip-hop star.Davis, 63, is charged in Clark County, Nevada, with one count of murder using a deadly weapon. He has pleaded not guilty.Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp channels.Prosecutors allege Davis led a group of men in a plot to…