The next time you check your internet speed or whether your favorite site is down, another company may be profiting. On Tuesday, Ziff Davis announced that it sold its Connectivity division, which includes Ookla’s Speedtest and Downdetector, to Accenture. The deal is worth $1.2 billion in cash. According to Reuters, the deal will allow Ziff Davis to focus on its …

Palmer Luckey’s defense-tech company is in the middle of a multi-billion-dollar funding round led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. The funding round would come less than a year after the company’s Series G, which closed in June with $2.5 billion against a $30 billion valuation. Lux Capital and Founders …

Time to dust off your boomboxes and your walkmans: musical coming-of-age game Mixtape is due out this spring. At its reveal, this next title from game developer Beethoven and Dinosaur was targeting a 2025 release, but as happens to the best laid plans, the game’s arrival got pushed back. Today’s trailer announced that the new launch date for the narrative- …

Anthropic is bringing Voice Mode to Claude Code, the company’s AI coding assistant for developers. The launch of voice mode marks a significant step toward more hands-free, conversational coding workflows. Thariq Shihipar, an engineer at Anthropic, announced the feature’s gradual release on X on Tuesday. According to Shihipar, voice mode is now live for about 5% of users, with a …

UAE Government reviews latest developments during media briefing Source link

Elgato’s Stream Deck helped popularize using a macro pad among aspiring livestreamers and regular desk jockeys, so it’s only natural for the brand to continue to expand on its lineup. After announcing a suite of new Stream Deck devices last year, Elgato is kicking off 2026 with the Stream Deck + XL, a larger version of the already big Stream …

Mohammed bin Rashid honours winners of Most Beautiful Quran Recitation during reception for finalists of 28th Dubai International Holy Quran Award Source link

Ubisoft is finally releasing for both iOS and Android. This game was first announced and in recent years. This is a free-to-play mobile game set in the universe of The Division, complete with an MMO-style shared open world and both co-op and solo gameplay. It also features an original story that’s set during the early days of the pandemic in …

UAE President receives phone call from Ugandan President affirming solidarity with the UAE Source link

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited parliamentary leaders and heads of political parties to attend a high-level briefing on the prevailing regional situation, his adviser Rana Sanaullah said. Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Sanaullah announced that the meeting will be held tomorrow at 11:30am. The session will focus on domestic and regional security challenges, including Pakistan’s response to …

PTI sets conditions for participation in govt meeting, demands access to Imran Khan Source link

UAE President receives phone call from President of Mozambique affirming solidarity following Iranian attacks Source link

Google unveiled its new features coming both to the Pixel line of devices and to the broader Android ecosystem this spring. Two of the more exciting additions for all Android devices are coming through the Find Hub. This can now be used to share real-time locations within Google Messages conversations or to send tracking information to airlines in instances of …

Google on Tuesday announced a series of new features coming to the Android ecosystem, alongside its March software update for Pixel phones, called the Pixel Drop. Notably, Android users are getting a new way to find lost luggage. If users have added a Find Hub-compatible tracker tag to their luggage, they can now share a link with participating airlines to …

UAE bans use of its airspace for attacks on Iran, affirms full military readiness Source link