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Honor Pad 9 is a midrange Android tablet that launched in China back in December and has now made its way to the UK and Ireland. The slate is offered in a single 8/256GB trim and Space Gray color option for £300 or £350 if you want the optional keyboard case. You can pick one up from HiHonor, Argos, Amazon, Very, and Currys online with open sales starting on Sunday, February 25. As a refresher, Honor Pad 9 features a 12.1-inch IPS LCD with a 2,560x1,600 px resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel boasts 500…

The Rutz is like any great pub in Belfast, or anywhere in Ireland for that matter: Kinda dingy, people stumbling out of the bathrooms, wiping powder off their faces, traditional Irish music playing loud on the speakers.  “It’s one of those places where you never go for one pint — you’re always stuck there for longer,” says Móglaí Bap, one-third of the Belfast rap trio Kneecap. “The pubs here are like lobster pots,” adds Mo Chara. “You can get in them, but you can’t get out.” Well, technically, you can’t…

How does it feel to be at festivals speaking about Prophet Song, which won the Booker? Have you been to India before? Paul Lynch, Winner of the 2023 Booker Prize for Prophet Song poses for the media with his trophy following the presentation ceremony in London on November 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) It is an honour to be invited to any country to speak about my work, particularly India because I have never been here before. When you sit down and write a book, nobody is asking you to write it. There is…

Hanging from a wall in the National Gallery of Ireland is a photorealistic portrait of a stoic, gray-haired woman wearing a fuchsia shirt and slippers with a dress adorned with fuchsia flowers.She sits in a green plastic chair on a cracked-stone porch outside a mobile home in Riverside, with palm and orange trees in the background and a pale blue sky above.It’s a serene, Southern California scene in the halls of Dublin. The exterior of the National Gallery of Ireland, where a portrait of Annie Murphy…

After years of considering Denver, Aer Lingus, Ireland’s flagship airline, will launch its inaugural flight from Denver International Airport to Dublin on May 17. A group of Aer Lingus representatives met and mingled Monday morning with local business and civic leaders, tourism officials and Ireland natives excited for the start of direct flights from the Mile High City to the Emerald Isle. “It’s 116 days until heels up. Not that we’re counting,” said Yvonne Muldoon, director of sales for Aer Lingus. Flights from Denver…

Hustle culture is all about working hard for success, but it can look entirely different depending on where you are in the world.In Europe, for example, employees are encouraged to take personal time, avoid working after hours, and get 28 days of paid leave. Whereas, in the US, people skip breaks, leave late, are stressed, and only get 10 days of vacation.American-born TikTok user Kayleigh Donahue (@kayshaynee) has experienced this difference firsthand. After living and working in Ireland for four years, she was enticed…

Apple Inc. is shutting a 121-person team related to artificial intelligence operations in San Diego, leaving many employees at risk of termination, according to people familiar with the matter. The group, known as Data Operations Annotations, was told Wednesday that they would be relocating to Austin to merge with the Texas portion of the same team, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans haven't been announced.Apple told employees that they have until the end of February to decide if they will…

Even as we inch towards the new year, artificial intelligence developments are not slowing down. Today, December 28, a report revealed that Samsung can unveil a Bespoke 4-Door Flex Refrigerator with AI Family Hub+ at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024. The AI fridge will pack features like checking the items inside using a camera and suggesting recipes based on them. In other news, Baidu's ChatGPT-rival Ernie Bot has surpassed the 100 million user mark. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer…

Elon Musk's social media platform X has fueled far-right disinformation in Ireland and played a key role in riots last month in the country's capital Dublin, experts tell CBS News. The violent clashes erupted on Nov. 23 between about 200 civilians and riot police in central Dublin as demonstrators vented rage after a stabbing incident that left multiple people wounded earlier in the day, including a 5-year-old girl who was hospitalized with serious injuries. False reports circulating on social media had suggested the…

Irish writer Claire Keegan’s latest collection of short fiction, So Late in the Day, is an astute examination of casual misogyny and sexism that, in the end, deprives the protagonist of prospects of marriage and a happy family life. “Mosab’s poetry goes beyond reflecting the pain and suffering of his people to show their resilience and undefeated hope even as devastation surrounds them.” (Amazon) Keegan’s short fiction is a masterclass in brevity and narrative precision. More is conveyed in a few words and…