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Rabat - Morocco's national economy saw a modest boost in growth during the third quarter of 2024, with the rate rising to 2.8%, compared to the 2.4% average recorded in the first half of the year. The High Commission for Planning (HCP) report attributes Morocco’s economic growth in the third quarter of 2024 to a continued recovery in domestic demand and a robust increase in exports, which boosted value across all sectors except agriculture and fishing. According to the HCP's Q3 2024 economic outlook, growth excluding agriculture reached 3.6% year-on-year, with secondary sectors seeing a 4.4% rise in activity. The extractive industries, in particular, experienced a strong recovery, growing 15.4% annually, driven by a rebound in raw material exports and sustained demand from local processing industries. National phosphate exports, along with derivatives, saw significant growth in Q3 2024, which the HCP notes were driven by reduced Chinese supply for the third consecutive quarter and the launch of new production capacities for Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and Triple Super Phosphate (TSP). This surge in industrial demand led to an 18.9% year-on-year increase in raw phosphate production. Manufacturing industries also gained momentum, contributing an additional 0.2 percentage points to overall economic growth, with textiles and certain agro-industry sectors recovering due to rising foreign sales. As chemical industries surge, agriculture and services weaken in Q3 Meanwhile, chemical industries maintained a solid 9.7% growth, supported by lower import prices for sulfur and ammonia. However, growth in electrical and transport equipment manufacturing remained weak, impacted by sluggish sales in European markets. The construction sector recorded a 4.8% year-on-year growth in value in Q3 2024, up from 3.6% in the previous quarter, which the report states was driven by a rebound in building activity and stronger public works, amid stable production prices. The HCP’s survey confirmed this positive trend, noting increased use of materials like cement, steel, and blocks, alongside a 12-point improvement in order book evaluations. However, the service sector saw a continued slowdown in growth, a trend persisting since mid-2023. The value added by tertiary industries grew 3.4% year-on-year, down from the 5.8% average between 2022 and 2023. While tourism and transportation maintained strong performance post-COVID, sectors like commerce, financial services, and communication experienced a cyclical slowdown in 2024 due to weakening demand. Regarding the agricultural sector, the HCP noted a 4.1% decline in its value-added in Q3 2024, following a 4% contradiction in the first half of the year. The HCP noted that the underperformance in agriculture during Q3 2024 returned the sector to its average quarterly level from four years earlier, with contrasting trends between plant and animal production. Despite unfavorable weather conditions, seasonal vegetable harvests improved, resulting in lower vegetable prices and a surge in exports of tomatoes, potatoes, and small vegetables. However, other crops and most animal production saw a decline, with poultry production notably falling by 3.3%. Read Also: Moroccan Dirham Stable Against Euro, Slips Against US Dollar While the poultry sector showed resilience in early 2024, bolstered by a recovery in compound feed prices and offsetting a prior decline in red meat production, it faced challenges from June 2024 onward. A reduced supply of chicks, due to lower national production and increased exports of day-old chicks, led to a 27.6% rise in chicken prices. Meanwhile, red meat prices surged, despite a more than 50% increase in live animal imports during the same period. Earlier this month, Morocco’s economy saw a slight slowdown in the second quarter of 2024, with growth easing to 2.4%, down from 2.5% in the same period last year. The HCP's Q2 2024 report highlighted a significant contraction in the primary sector, where seasonally adjusted added value shrank by 5%, a sharp reversal from the 1.2% growth recorded in Q2 2023. Despite this, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) projected 2.9% growth for Morocco in 2024. The Council of Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) has also reviewed the country’s economic conditions, forecasting a slight decline in growth to 2.8% by year-end, followed by a rebound to 4.4% in 2025. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/10/365629/industrial-surge-lifts-moroccos-q3-growth-to-2-8-as-agriculture-lags-behind

Doha - At least 42,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza over the past year. It’s not just a number. They were mothers, fathers, children, doctors, teachers, dreamers. Lives cut short in a year of relentless bombardment that has left the coastal enclave in ruins. This unending horror show inflicted on Gazans by Israel started a year ago as a humiliated Israeli military complex scrambled to respond to “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood,” the surprise attack a faction of Hamas-led Palestinian militants launched on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. The ensuing Israeli military response has devastated Gaza, killing tens of thousands and displacing an estimated 1.9 million people (90%). Thousands of kilometers away from Gaza, the reverberations of this Israeli-carried genocidal campaign are being felt acutely in Morocco. Having normalized relations with Israel in 2020 as part of the US-brokered Abraham Accords, the North African kingdom finds itself caught in a growing tension between its official diplomatic stance and widespread po[CENSORED]r opposition to ties with Israel. Morocco’s normalization with Israel was part of a broader shift in Arab-Israeli relations orchestrated by the Trump administration. On December 10, 2020, Morocco became the fourth Arab country that year to establish diplomatic ties with Israel, following the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan. This made Morocco the sixth member of the Arab League to normalize relations with the Jewish state. The deal was a complex diplomatic maneuver. In exchange for normalizing relations with Israel, Morocco secured US recognition of its sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara territory. This was a significant diplomatic victory for Rabat, as the Western Sahara conflict has been a cornerstone of Moroccan foreign policy for decades. The United States also committed to opening a consulate in Dakhla, Western Sahara, to promote economic and business opportunities in the region. However, it’s important to note that Moroccan officials characterize the agreement as “a renewal of relations” rather than “normalization.” “From our perspective,” Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita explained in the immediate aftermath of the US recognition, “we are not talking about normalization because relations were already normal. We are talking about [re-formalizing] the relations between the countries to the relations we had, because there have been relations the entire time. They never stopped.” Despite this official framing, the normalization agreement was controversial from the start within Morocco. Polls showed that a staggering 88% of Moroccans opposed normalization at the time. The deal faced criticism from various sectors of Moroccan society, including Islamist parties, leftist groups, and civil society organizations. Several Moroccan organizations called for demonstrations against normalizing relations with Israel, but these were dispersed by authorities due to the state of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The events of October 7, and Israel’s subsequent genocidal campaign in Gaza have only intensified anti-normalization sentiment in Morocco. Massive protests have erupted across the country, with demonstrators denouncing Israel’s actions and calling on the government to sever ties. These protests represent what some observers describe as “unprecedented anger” at the government’s close ties with Israel, posing a new challenge to the kingdom’s stability. Recent surveys paint a stark picture of shifting public opinion. The Arab Barometer poll found that support for normalization between Arab states and Israel, including Morocco, plummeted from 31% in 2022 to just 13% in 2024. This dramatic decline is largely attributed to the ongoing war on Gaza and how it is perceived across the Arab world. The conflict has exposed a growing divide between Morocco’s official policy and po[CENSORED]r sentiment. While the government maintains diplomatic ties with Israel, weekly protests continue in support of Palestinians, with calls to end normalization growing louder. This has led to growing tension between the kingdom’s official policy of maintaining ties with Israel and the increasing public and political opposition. The war has challenged Morocco’s delicate balancing act. On one hand, the kingdom has historical ties to its Jewish community and sees potential economic and strategic benefits in relations with Israel. Morocco’s Jewish community, once the largest in the Arab world, has strong historical ties to Israel, with an estimated one million Moroccan Jews residing in Israel. On the other hand, Morocco has long been a supporter of the Palestinian cause and chairs the Al-Quds Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Critics argue that normalization undermines Morocco’s traditional support for Palestinians and threatens its national security by allowing Israeli influence to permeate various sectors of the state. They contend that it strains Morocco’s relations with other Arab countries, particularly Algeria. Some observers suggest that the “sovereignty bargain” in which the US and Israel recognized Moroccan right to Western Sahara in exchange for Israel ties is now in doubt, potentially jeopardizing the monarchy if it continues. The situation is further complicated by regional dynamics. Algeria, Morocco’s neighbor and rival, has expressed strong dissatisfaction with Morocco’s normalization of relations with Israel, viewing it as a threat to the Maghreb countries. This has led to increased tensions between the two nations, with some analysts warning of the potential for conflict. To gain deeper insight into the anti-normalization movement in Morocco, Morocco World News (MWN) spoke with two prominent activists at the forefront of these efforts. ‘Normalization has become a comprehensive Zionization’ Aziz Hanaoui, Secretary General of the Moroccan Observatory Against Normalization, painted a stark picture of what he sees as the dangers of Morocco’s ties with Israel. Hanaoui began by emphasizing that Morocco has a long history of normalization with Israel, dating back to the early days of independence from France. “The Moroccan scene is known classically since decades, since the eve of independence and while colonialism was still present in Morocco, for Zionist infiltration through the component of the Jewish community,” he explained. This infiltration, according to Hanaoui, involved the exploitation of the Jewish presence in Morocco by Zionist propaganda, the Mossad, and the World Jewish Agency, resulting in the “piracy” of a large number of Moroccan Jews. “The current wave of normalization has dangerously permeated many sectors of public policy in the country,” Hanaoui said. “It has infiltrated culture, education, agriculture, economy, technology, security, military, archaeology, and even religious affairs.” Hanaoui argues that normalization was introduced through several “national gateways” that go beyond the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. These include the Western Sahara issue, with normalization framed as a way to gain support for Morocco’s territorial integrity. The Jewish diaspora angle portrays normalization as reconnecting with Moroccan Jews in Israel, he says. Amazigh identity politics have been exploited to create divisions between Arab and Amazigh communities. Some Zionist narratives portray Arabs as enemies of both Israel and Amazigh people, framing the Islamic conquests 1400 years ago as colonization. Lastly, Hanaoui explains, some in Morocco have used the strategic rivalry with Algeria to position ties with Israel as a counterbalance. He emphasizes that this approach has led to a significant shift in how normalization is justified. “The Palestinian issue is no longer part of the political references to justify the relationship with Israel as it was in the nineties with the Oslo Agreement,” Hanaoui says. “Rather, the Palestinian issue has been jumped over, and this was a fundamental entry point in the normalization issue.” “This has made the current normalization extremely dangerous because it has strategically embedded itself in many sectors and aspects of general policy in the country,” he explains. “It has gone beyond mere ‘normalization’ to become a comprehensive Zionization.” Hanaoui is particularly critical of the Moroccan government’s response to the war on Gaza over the past year. He describes the diplomatic stance as “extremely weak, if not highly negligent” given Morocco’s position as chair of the Al-Quds Committee and member of the Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation. “The government did not stop normalization despite the scale of genocide and war crimes,” Hanaoui laments. He points to incidents like Morocco sending aid to Gaza via Israel’s Ben Gurion airport as “dangerous” moves that activists reject. “When the official position moved in the direction of the Palestinian cause and providing relief to Gaza, relief passed through Ben Gurion Airport, and this is a dangerous matter that we reject in the observatory and reject as po[CENSORED]r and civil forces,” he explains. “Military planes cannot pass through the Zionist Ben Gurion Airport under the supervision of the terrorist Zionist army that is killing the Palestinian people, and humanitarian aid passes through it!” Hanaoui also criticizes the government’s handling of po[CENSORED]r opposition to normalization. He cites the rejection of a petition calling for the closure of the Israeli liaison office in Rabat, which he says violated constitutional law on public petitions. “The government not only refused to receive the petition, which is a violation of the regulatory law, which is a constitutional law, but the government spokesman blatantly and scandalously lied to the people in his statement at the weekly press conference that he did not receive any message and did not receive any petition,” Hanaoui deplores. He also points out the contradiction in Morocco’s position given recent developments in Israeli politics. “The official position of the Zionist entity is the cancellation of the two-state solution,” he notes. “The Zionist government led by Netanyahu, then the official position by the Knesset vote to cancel the two-state solution. It was a collective vote.” He elaborates on the implications of this for Morocco’s policy: “This means that even the ceilings that Moroccan government policy can justify with this position, in parentheses, the middle ground, between Palestine and the Zionist entity no longer exist. But the surreal thing is that the official position is silent and complacent and tries to remain silent most of the time. The situation requires a fundamental position.” The Observatory has been active in countering pro-normalization narratives and exposing what it sees as Zionist infiltration. Hanaoui cites efforts to monitor delegations visiting Israel or Israeli groups coming to Morocco under the guise of tourism. In one instance, they tracked a delegation that visited Israel under the auspices of an association called “Sharaka” headed by the Israeli president. “We have now filed an official legal complaint about it with the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Rabat at the Court of Appeal with four or five very serious charges,” Hanaoui explains. These charges included praising Zionist terrorism, expressing a relationship with Israeli intelligence (specifically the Mossad), and insulting Islamic sanctities by claiming that the Prophet Muhammad was a Zionist. In another case, the Observatory monitored an Israeli soldier who came to Marrakech as a tourist after committing crimes in Gaza. “In coordination with lawyers in Marrakech, we filed a lawsuit against this soldier,” Hanaoui says. “It was accepted in a court in Rabat after the Marrakech court said that the Public Prosecution lacked jurisdiction.” Hanaoui also highlights the Observatory’s efforts to counter pro-normalization narratives, particularly those promoting the slogan “We are all Israelis.” He specifically mentions Ahmed Charai, who used this phrase at the beginning of the Israeli assault on Gaza. The Observatory took a strong stance against this rhetoric, mobilizing public opposition to what Hanaoui called this “treasonous wave” that misrepresents the Moroccan people’s position and colludes with the Israeli aggression. One particular incident that drew the Observatory’s ire was the acceptance of Hassan Kaabia as deputy director of the Israeli liaison office in Rabat. Hanaoui describes this as “not just a fall, but a great scandal” given Kaabia’s previous derogatory comments about Moroccans. “Hassan insulted Moroccans and said publicly that we are not human beings, meaning animals, because we go out in demonstrations supporting the Palestinian people against the war of extermination,” Hanaoui explains. He saw the acceptance of Kaabia’s appointment as a humiliation of Moroccans by Israel. “If the liaison office exists due to the logic of authoritarianism, the matter has gone beyond authoritarianism to kneeling to the Zionist will,” he said. “We are on the eve of the first anniversary of October 7, and we are in the process of developing a program for the first anniversary,” Hanaoui says. “There will be a large momentum of activities, led by the national march on Sunday, October 6 in Rabat.” He emphasizes that these activities would be held under the slogan “Loyalty to the martyrs, support for the resistance until normalization is officially dropped, as it has fallen po[CENSORED]rly.” ‘Normalization threatens Morocco’s national security’ Mohammed Ghafri, National Coordinator of the Moroccan Front for Supporting Palestine and Opposing Normalization, echoed many of Hanaoui’s concerns in a separate interview with MWN. Ghafri emphasizes the historical context of Morocco’s support for Palestine, stressing: “The Moroccan people and the Moroccan state have historically always been supportive of the Palestinian people, by virtue of it being a people under occupation and supportive of all peoples who resist for independence and to expel the colonizer.” He argues that the normalization agreement fundamentally contradicts this historical position. “When the Moroccan government normalizes with the Zionist entity, it shakes and undermines this Moroccan custom and prevailing culture that supports people oppressed under occupation,” Ghafri says. As he sees it, normalization “threatens Morocco’s national security” by allowing Israeli infiltration into various sectors of the state. He expresses particular concern about the impact of normalization on Moroccan social cohesion, especially regarding attempts to exploit divisions between Arab and Amazigh communities. “Unfortunately, the Zionist entity exploited some Amazigh associations - I say some because Moroccan Amazigh are supportive of the Palestinian people. When the Front announces a national day of solidarity with the Palestinian people, more than 40 cities come out, including the most Amazigh cities in Morocco. Therefore, the entire Moroccan people are in solidarity with the Palestinian people.” Ghafri then addresses a controversial slogan that has emerged in some circles: “Taza before Gaza.” This phrase, which prioritizes the Moroccan city of Taza over the Palestinian territory of Gaza, has been used by some pro-normalization voices to argue that Morocco should focus on its own issues rather than the Palestinian cause. “Some Amazigh associations contain some mercenaries who profit from the Zionist entity and try to whitewash the face of the Zionist entity by talking about ‘Taza before Gaza’ and that we should be concerned with our affairs as Moroccans and not care about what is happening in Palestine,” Ghafri charges. He strongly criticizes this perspective, seeing it as an attempt to create division within Moroccan society. “This is just one example. Moreover, these same pro-Zionist associations are trying to create tensions between Moroccans who believe their origin is Amazigh and Moroccans who believe their origin is Arab,” Ghafri says. As far as he is concerned, these groups are “trying to divide and spread a group of ethnic provocations in order to create grounds for discord between Moroccans.” Ghafri argues that this exploitation of identity politics is part of a broader strategy to undermine Moroccan solidarity with Palestinians and facilitate normalization. He stresses that such efforts run counter to Morocco’s long-standing cultural values of peace and solidarity with oppressed peoples. “The Moroccan culture, among its pillars, is that Moroccans love peace and peace between peoples, and that Moroccans have good relations with all peoples,” Ghafri states. He then warns that normalizing relations with what he termed a “criminal entity that practices these atrocities” could have a corrosive effect on Moroccan culture, potentially “reducing the level of humanity towards raising the level of brutality.” For Ghafri, the past three years have shown that there is a clear distinction between the positions of the Moroccan state and government on the Palestinian issue. While the monarchy continues to support Palestinians and condemn the occupation, the government is “not only normalizing to the core, but allied with the Zionist entity.” In its misguided notion of national interest, he argues, the government “has turned its back on Palestine and its people.” He describes this development as very unfortunate, deploring that the government “has found its interests with a criminal entity that usurps land and kills children.” Ghafri sees the current Moroccan government as one of “patrons” who have economic interests with the “Zionist entity,” suggesting that these material interests have led them to abandon principles of solidarity with Palestinians. Despite this grim assessment of the government’s position, Ghafri remains hopeful because of the active resistance to normalization within Moroccan civil society. The Front has been active in organizing protests and cultural events in solidarity with Palestinians. As Ghafri recalls, they have held over 1,000 activities since October 7, with member organizations bringing the total to around 5,000 events nationwide. These actions, according to Ghafri, have had tangible impacts: “First, we have greatly curbed cooperation between the Moroccan government and the Zionist government. Second, we have made a number of normalization matters to be taken in secret and in hiding rather than in public.” He cites the example of forcing a change in policy regarding Israeli ships docking in Moroccan ports after a large protest in Tangier, explaining: “So Zionist ships began to pass through international waters without stopping in Morocco.” Again pinning his hope on the increasing po[CENSORED]rity of anti-normalization sentiments across Morocco, he says the government will at some point have to reconsider their readiness to remain on good terms with Israel. “Our presence in the field and our continuity in the field is po[CENSORED]r support and a po[CENSORED]r incubator for the resistance,” he beams. “Therefore, our government has no other option but to, sooner or later, acquiesce to dropping normalization.” Ghafri concludes by announcing plans for a major march in Rabat on October 6, followed by a national day of protest against normalization on October 7 in over 40 Moroccan cities. “We are preparing to organize a huge march in the streets of Rabat in solidarity with the Palestinian people and the Palestinian resistance and in support of the Al-Aqsa Flood,” he says. Throughout their conversations with MWN, both activists emphasized that while official normalization continues, it has been thoroughly rejected by the Moroccan public. They see their efforts as crucial in maintaining pressure on the government to eventually sever ties with Israel. The events of the past year have undoubtedly strained Morocco’s balancing act between its diplomatic agreements and po[CENSORED]r sentiment. As the Gaza war grinds on and anti-normalization protests persist, the government faces difficult choices ahead. For now, key aspects of Moroccan-Israeli relations like trade and security cooperation remain intact. But public-facing elements such as high-level visits and tourism have taken a significant hit. How long this uneasy status quo can hold remains to be seen. What is clear is that one year after October 7, the issue of normalization with Israel remains deeply contentious in Morocco. As Hanaoui puts it: “Normalization has fallen po[CENSORED]rly and must fall officially.” Whether that po[CENSORED]r rejection will translate into policy changes is the question that will shape Moroccan politics in the months and years to come. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/10/365599/one-year-after-october-7-normalization-has-fallen-po[CENSORED]rly-and-must-fall-officially

The Iniu PD 22.5w 20000mAh isn’t the most capacious power bank on the market. But for its price, it will give you a whole lot of charges for not much money. The Iniu PD 22.5w 20000mAh doesn’t rock a ridiculous number of features, but what’s there is impressive, especially for the price. First of all it has a whopping 20,000mAh Lithium Polymer cell inside, which accounts for its bulk, which means it should keep charging your devices day after day. Additionally, with a USB-C and two standard USB ports, you’re able to charge three devices at once. To really put the Iniu PD 22.5w 20000mAh through its paces, I took it away to a music festival and used it to charge my iPhone 12 Pro over the course of a long weekend. Charging my phone up to 100% once a day on the Saturday, Sunday, and Monday only depleted the battery down to 54%, meaning you may well get almost a week’s worth of charge out of it if you aren’t fully draining your phone every day. That’s more than many of the best power banks can deliver. On top of this, the Iniu PD 22.5w 20000mAh offers 22.5W charging, which is fine for the max charging the best iPhones require, although falls quite a way short of the 100W that the best Android phones like the OnePlus Nord 4 are capable of drawing, and means you won’t be charging a MacBook off it. In practice though, during a separate test, this meant it took 128 minutes to charge the iPhone 13 Pro’s 3,095mAh battery, which could be much worse. Looks-wise, the Iniu PD 22.5w 20000mAh is a nice-looking battery, while not being so stunning that you’re going to be terrified of damaging it. It comes with a pleasing matte finish in either black or white. An LCD screen on the front of the device tells you exactly how much charge is left – far more useful than the series of LEDs some power banks employ. At an inch thick and weighing 12.8oz (323g), this power bank has got some serious chonk to it. It also doesn’t have any IP weatherproofing, meaning you really don’t want to drop it in any puddles. In spite of this, it still sat comfortably enough in my pocket as I wandered around and boogied at the festival, and it survived a full day of torrential rain in the pocket of my damp jeans without much worry. For an affordable power bank, the Iniu PD 22.5w 20000mAh offers a serious amount of juice. While it doesn’t provide features like fast charging or wireless charging, it’s an obvious choice for anyone who wants to keep their phone topped up during a week away. https://www.techradar.com/phones/phone-accessories/iniu-pd-22-5w-20000mah-review-a-high-capacity-power-bank-for-a-super-low-price

If you have a first, second or third-gen Ryzen desktop CPU, you can now get a really great processor upgrade for less than $130, without swapping motherboards or RAM. And, if you're building a new budget-friendly PC, this deal is definitely for you. Today only, Newegg has the Ryzen 7 5800X for a mere $128 after you apply promo code FTT354. That's an all-time low price by $38, according to our records. This Zen 3 architecture chip has 8 cores, 16 threads, 32MB of L3 cache and a max boost clock of 4.7 GHz. For those doing math, you're paying just $16 per more or $8 per thread. Best of all, this chip uses an AM4 socket it's compatible with inexpensive motherboards going back several years. If you have a Ryzen 1000, 2000 or 3000 CPU now, this can pop right into the same socket, after you make sure you have the latest BIOs for your motherboard. To be sure, this is an older chip that has since been displaced by newer models such as the Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 7 9700x. But both of those processors not only cost more but also require pricier, AM5-socketed motherboards and DDR5 RAM. As you can see in the charts below, which come from our original Ryzen 7 5800X review, the 5800X significantly outperforms the Intel processors of its time and, more importantly, the older AMD CPUs many users will want to upgrade from. If you're building a PC from scratch and are trying to keep your budget under $800 or even under $500, the 5800X is a strong choice. You will need to buy some kind of CPU cooler, perhaps an inexpensive air cooler like the $29 Cooler Master Hyper 212, because there's no stock cooler in the box. However, once you do that, you can get a motherboard for as little as $84 and get 32GB of RAM for less than $50. So that's $165 for your motherboard, cooling and RAM to go with your $128 CPU, a combined price of $293. You then can spend the rest of your budget on a case, PSU, storage and a GPU. https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/ryzen-7-5800x-cpu-now-usd128-an-all-time-low-and-just-usd16-per-core

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Rabat - France has reaffirmed its unwavering support for Morocco’s efforts in Western Sahara in light of the recent rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that challenges the legality of trade and fisheries agreements between the European Union (EU) and Morocco, including products from the disputed region in southern Morocco. The French Foreign Ministry released a statement today saying that it would not comment on the court’s judicial decisions but stressed its unwavering support for Morocco. “In any case, France reaffirms its unwavering commitment to its exceptional partnership with Morocco and its determination to continue deepening it.” The statement also underlined the strategic importance of the relationship between the EU and Morocco. It emphasized France’s intent to work with European partners to preserve and strengthen their critical partnerships, “particularly economic ones, and to preserve the gains of the partnership, in compliance with international law.” In addition, France reiterated its ongoing support for Morocco’s economic and social development efforts in the Western Sahara region. The French government referenced a message from French President Emmanuel Macron to King Mohammed VI on the occasion of Morocco’s Throne Day, where Macron expressed France’s “determination to support Morocco’s efforts in favor of the economic and social development of Western Sahara, for the benefit of the local po[CENSORED]tions.” The ECJ rulings have sparked reactions across Europe. The court ruled that trade agreements between the EU and Morocco, which include products from the Western Sahara region, violated the region’s right to self-determination. The ruling claimed that the agreements had been concluded without adequately consulting the people of Western Sahara, and it suggested that products from the region, such as tomatoes and melons, should be distinctly labeled to reflect their origin. Morocco, however, has firmly rejected the ruling. The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the ECJ’s decision legally flawed, stating that “it contains obvious legal errors and suspicious factual mistakes.” The ministry also emphasized that Morocco will not agree to any agreements that undermine its territorial integrity, including Western Sahara. Morocco referenced a recent UK High Court ruling, which rejected a similar case brought by a pro-Polisario NGO against a Morocco-UK trade agreement. Morocco highlighted this ruling as more impartial and legally sound compared to the ECJ’s stance. France’s statement follows similar remarks from Spain. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares reaffirmed Spain’s unwavering support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. Addressing the Spanish Congress, Albares saud that Spain’s position remains unchanged since the joint Spanish-Moroccan declaration on April 7, 2022, which supports Morocco’s autonomy plan for the region. Albares also pointed to growing international backing for Morocco’s position, including recent statements from Denmark and France. Despite the legal challenges presented by the ECJ rulings, both Spain and France have emphasized their commitment to maintaining and further strengthening their ties with Morocco. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/10/365580/france-vows-to-back-moroccos-western-sahara-development-despite-ecj-ruling

The GoPro Hero is GoPro’s new entry-level action camera. A t half the price of the company’s Hero 13 Black flagship, and about half the size, it’s a small, cheap and rugged mountable camera that keeps the price down by keeping things simple. Perhaps too simple. While I genuinely appreciate how simple and easy this camera is to use, the fact that it offers little control over image quality. Only three recording modes, no way to record audio except via the internal mic, and no way to swap out a battery meant that I butted up against limitations and disappointments all too frequently during my review shoots. Image quality isn’t terrible, but the 8-bit footage is a long way below what’s possible with the Hero 13 Black and other higher-end action cameras. The Hero also isn’t the smallest action camera around, with DJI and Insta360 offering even more compact, lightweight alternatives. The bright spots here are the affordable price tag, reliable image stabilization and solid battery life, which make the Hero a camera that retains some appeal despite its weaknesses. If you’re looking for a cheap, simple action camera (one you could hand over to your kids, perhaps) that slots nicely into GoPro’s vast ecosystem of mounting accessories and apps, the Hero is that camera. https://www.techradar.com/cameras/action-cameras/gopro-hero-review-the-action-camera-king-goes-back-to-basics

Die shots of Intel’s latest Core Ultra 200V (codenamed Lunar Lake) CPUs have been analyzed and annotated, revealing the size and location of the mobile chip’s components. Photographed by GeekerWan and 万扯淡 and annotated by hardware expert Nemez, the images deeply dive into Lunar Lake’s tiniest parts in the compute, platform controller, and base tiles. The first two tiles are fabbed on TSMC’s 3nm and 6nm nodes, respectively, while the base tile alone is fabbed at Intel on the 22nm node. Lunar Lake is oriented towards laptops. The quad-core Lion Cove P-core cluster, the NPU, and the Xe2 integrated GPU are all the same size. The media engine, display engine, and memory controller are smaller, unlike in higher-end processors, where they’re almost a footnote in size. Annotation of #Intel LunarLake!Not much to highlight imo, though I quite like the layout of the iGPU, way less messy than MeteorLakeLionCove is also quite compact relative to its L2 cache compared to RedwoodCovePictures by GeekerWan & 万扯淡, provided to me by @Kurnalsalts pic.twitter.com/YVqqt8gRtsOctober 3, 2024 Lunar Lake also has a quad-core cluster of Skymont-based E-cores, and the die annotation indicates that the entire cluster is just a little larger than a single Lion Cove core. This isn’t surprising since Meteor Lake’s Redwood Cove P-core is about the same size as its quad-core Crestmont E-core cluster. However, it is notable that Intel was able to keep E-cores small despite Skymont packing 38% higher integer and 68% higher floating point IPC. Some parts of the annotation are guesses made clear by the handful of question marks accompanying some labels. The amount of cache per neural compute engine (NCE) is also an educated guess, as Nemez assumes Lunar Lake is 2MB per NCE, just like Meteor Lake, for 12MB from six NCEs. The platform controller tile isn’t quite as busy as the compute tile, but the annotation does give us a pretty good idea of how much more extensive PCIe 5.0 circuitry is compared to PCIe 4.0, as Lunar Lake has four lanes of both connections. It seems the four PCIe 5.0 lanes plus their logic take up roughly double the space that the PCIe 4.0 lanes and logic use. In addition to PCIe 5.0 SSDs not quite being laptop friendly yet, the physical size of PCIe 5.0 within silicon could be another reason mobile CPUs have taken so long to upgrade to the most recent PCIe version. https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-lunar-lake-cpu-gets-die-annotation-four-skymont-e-cores-slightly-bigger-than-one-lion-cove-p-core

Apple TV Plus has announced some sweet news: the hit mystery thriller Sugar is coming back for season 2. Prior to seeing Colin Farrell as ruthless Gotham criminal Oz Cobb in The Penguin, he was on the right side of the law playing LA private investigator John Sugar who's tasked with finding Olivia Siegel, the granddaughter of a legendary Hollywood producer. As Sugar digs deeper into the case, he unearths dark Siegel family secrets that could put him in danger. Sugar landed on one of the best streaming services earlier this year and was hailed as “one of the best neo-noir thrillers in years” by ScreenRant. Ahead of its debut, Apple promised that the show would have a "contemporary" and "unique" take on the private detective genre – and it certainly stayed true to the claim. Thanks to a wild twist halfway through the series, the genre-bending Sugar soon broke into Apple TV Plus' hugely successful sci-fi TV show utopia. According to the Apple TV Plus press release, season 2 of the best Apple TV Plus show "will see Sugar back in Los Angeles, taking on another missing persons case as he continues to look for answers surrounding his missing sister." Sugar isn't the only sci-fi show receiving a highly-anticipated second season, with dystopian drama Silo, psychological thriller Severance and mind-bending book-to-screen adaptation Dark Matter all set to return. Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV Plus, said of Sugar's renewal: "Since its premiere, audiences have been gripped by the mysteries and twists of Sugar, with an incredible performance by Colin Farrell at the center. Colin, Simon Kinberg, Audrey Chon and the entire team behind this series have brilliantly blended genres to create a compelling, can’t-miss series that keeps viewers guessing, and we cannot wait to see where Detective John Sugar finds himself in season two." https://www.techradar.com/streaming/apple-tv-plus/apple-tv-plus-renews-hit-detective-drama-sugar-for-season-2-and-its-the-tastiest-news-ive-heard-this-week

Scientists claim to have revealed a pathway to a new kind of “efficient, ultra-high-density optical memory storage.” A recently published paper, penned by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME), says an optical memory breakthrough harnessed classical physics and quantum modeling. Specifically, the researchers hope to revive the fortunes of optical storage with the help of a mix of rare earth elements and quantum defects. To address the data storage crunch, researchers are always looking for faster, high-density, more efficient, and more affordable ways to store the ever-increasing digital information deluge. Optical storage was a po[CENSORED]r and widespread solution, even becoming standard in laptops where device space is seriously constrained. However, only people of a certain age now remember the sacred ritual of burning DVDs. In their research paper, the scientists highlight a “new type of memory, in which optical data is transferred from a rare earth element embedded within a solid material to a nearby quantum defect.” The diffraction limit of light limited most prior optical storage methods. However, the new work multiplies the bit storage density of optical media by wavelength multiplexing and quantum spin state transitions. You might already have a good idea about how the researchers are boosting storage capacity here. Still, the above diagram will perhaps make things clearer – as far as rare earth metals and quantum physics are involved. The diagram shows a light bean hitting an optical memory surface infused with rare earth elements manganese, bismuth, and tellurium (red dots). You can also see quantum defects in the media highlighted (blue dots). Excited atoms near quantum defects can flip their spin states to record data, and rare earth metals facilitate tiny light wavelengths. The researchers admit that some basic questions remain unanswered and must be addressed to move forward. To develop this next-gen optical memory, for example, it will be important to verify how long excited states persist in the new material. Nevertheless, the scientists assert this is a “huge first step.” While the Argonne / Chicago scientists seem incredibly bullish about their quantum research into optical storage and the capacity boost it could provide, we didn’t see any next-gen optical disc capacity estimates in the materials we looked at. It would have been enlightening if the researchers touted 2X, 10X, and 1,000X of known ODD capacities, for example. Alternatively, byte capacity estimates for a next-gen 120mm optical disc would have been welcome. For now, the boast of “ultra-high-density optical memory” is all we get. https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/optical-storage-could-get-ultra-high-density-reprieve-thanks-to-quantum-research

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Samsung hasn't officially announced plans to launch its next generation of foldable smartphones, but rumours about the handsets have already started doing the rounds. The South Korean company may launch its Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 smartphones a month before they were expected to debut in a bid to fend off competition from Google's purported Pixel Fold. Hinges for the upcoming foldable phones are said to enter mass production in early June. Samsung usually initiates the production of hinges towards the end of June. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 is rumoured to feature a new ‘droplet' hinge design. According to details shared in a tweet by tipster Revegnus (Twitter: @Tech_Reve), Samsung Electronics will begin mass production of foldable phone hinges at the beginning of June. Usually, the company begins production of hinges for its foldable phones by end of the month. As a result, the tipster claims that Samsung could launch Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5 in July rather than in late August. Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 on August 10 last year, during its Galaxy Unpacked event. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5 Could Make Battery Replacement Easier Specifications of Samsung's upcoming foldable phones for 2023 have leaked online on multiple occasions. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 is tipped to feature a new ‘droplet' hinge design with an IPX8 build. Both Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 could run on One UI 5.1.1 based on Android 13 and are expected to be powered by a custom Qualcomm Snapdragon for Galaxy SoC. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 is tipped to feature a triple rear camera setup, comprising a 50-megapixel primary sensor, a 12-megapixel ultra wide-angle sensor, and a 10-megapixel telephoto shooter. The Galaxy Z Flip 5 could pack a dual rear camera unit with a 12-megapixel primary sensor and a 12-megapixel ultra wide-angle shooter. Samsung Galaxy A24 Could Debut as a Mid-Range Phone: Specifications Leaked While the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is said to be available in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 will reportedly arrive with 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage models. The Galaxy Z Flip 5 is tipped to be offered in beige, gray, light green, and light pink colour options, while the Galaxy Z Fold 5 could be launched in beige, black, and light blue shades. The newly launched Oppo Find N2 Flip is the first foldable from the company to debut in India. But does it have what it takes to compete with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4? We discuss this on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.gadgets360.com/mobiles/news/samsung-z-fold-5-flip-launch-expected-schedule-leak-july-hinge-production-galaxy-3966966#pfrom=desktop-lhs-trending

A new keyboard which promises a sweet spot mix of touch screen adaptability and traditional tactile switches has just successfully navigated through its Kickstarter campaign. The Flux Keyboard is basically a Full HD IPS display with a perfectly fitting array of maglev key switches above it. This arrangement allows users to customize the key displays for “any software, any language, any style.” Moreover, the keyboard overlay can offer tactile or linear keys, and there is room for up to four additional tactile modules above the F-Key row. Breaking down this proposition piece by piece, let us first consider the underlying display. The Flux Keyboard is built upon a 1920 x 1080 pixel screen with 100% sRGB and a max 300 nits of brightness. This touch screen runs at 60 Hz, and the makers assert that it is polled for input at 1,000 Hz and NKRO capable. The device measures 193 x 320 x 22 mm ( W x L x H ) in total, so we calculate that the screen will have a 14-inch diagonal, with quite small bezels containing the magnetic fixing aids. As the display is a ‘soft keyboard’, it is infinitely customizable. The product designers demonstrate (in the video above) the Flux Keyboard showing many kinds of characters and languages. It can also easily be configured to show icons, hieroglyphs, emojis and more. Meanwhile, the character or icon display which will line up with the physical key overlay can feature animated backgrounds for fun or utility. An obvious way to use the Flux Keyboard is to retain a functional typing layout, with an array of keys mapped to toolbar selections in the app or game you are using. Before we move onto the physical input apparatus which forms an important part of the Flux Keyboard, we must add that behind the screen has a dedicated quad-core microprocessor. This design feature helps make the keyboard self-contained and work across Windows, Mac, Linux and mobile operating systems (USB Type-C connection required). 8GB of onboard storage can portably save your favorite settings, macros, shortcuts, layouts etc. Elevating the keyboard ergonomics above flat screen alternatives, the Flux Keyboard uses a perfectly matched maglev keyboard. At the current time there are two such overlays available; one tactile and one linear. Whichever you choose, they can be configured with a custom actuation point as they use hall-effect switching technology. Also important to gamers is a touted zero-debounce time, for rapid repeat actions. According to the specs, the keycaps are 97% transparent so they don’t get in the way of the visuals beneath. Above the keyboard deck area the display continues and can covered or used for ‘passive modules’ displaying information set in the software. However, the three physical modules are more interesting to us. One offers dial functionality, as po[CENSORED]rized by Microsoft and Asus. Another module features a trio of knobs for quick and intuitive control of multiple variables. Lastly, for now, there is a triple key module with one large and two smaller tactile display areas using the same kind of maglev tech in the main keyboard area. Modules and key frames are hot-swappable. In the future, the keyboard designers hope to introduce more keyboard overlay options in addition to the initial batch of ISO 85 and ANSI 84 tactile / linear maglev models. More physical modules for the top of the keyboard are also going to be developed, and there is a chance there will be a matching numpad, and layouts like ortho split. Some of you might be intrigued, or even thrilled by the Flux Keyboard, and might expect it to feature among the best keyboards we have seen, but there are some drawbacks we must mention. For example, the first run of these keyboards is going to take several months to become available. Project backers are being told that January 2024 is targeted for delivery. General availability might lag this date by weeks or months. Another drawback is the Flux Keyboard’s retail price is US$450, which is steep, even considering its capabilities. Buyers who want an additional keyframe (tactile or linear) were asked to pay an extra $80 during the crowdfunding campaign. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/flux-keyboard-mixes-screen-maglev-switches

Rumors of iOS 17 allowing app sideloading continue to rumble on, but in the latest round of unconfirmed chatter there's a caveat: the feature will apparently only be available in Europe, and won't be coming to the US. This comes from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, a reliable authority on advance Apple information. Speaking to the MacRumors(opens in new tab) podcast, Gurman said that he thinks app sideloading will be only available in Europe. If you've not got a clue what we're talking about, app sideloading means installing apps from outside of an official app store – as you can on macOS, for example. It's also fairly easy to do on Android, but Apple has long cited security and reliability concerns for wanting iPhones and iPads to be restricted to approved apps only. Extra fees This Europe exclusivity makes sense: Apple doesn't really want to add sideloading, and is only doing so because of regulatory pressure from the EU. Gurman says Apple won't "shoot themselves in the foot" by adding it everywhere, and will probably introduce the feature quietly and without fanfare. In addition, developers may have to pay extra if they want their apps to be available outside of the iOS App Store, Gurman says. Don't be surprised if the feature is mentioned at the bottom of a press release rather than in the WWDC 2023 keynote. The Worldwide Developers Conference starts on June 5, and will be a showcase for all the software Apple is pushing out this year, including iOS 17. Gurman also adds that upgrades are expected for the Wallet and Find My apps. Analysis: Apple bows to EU pressure If you're wondering what app sideloading has to do with EU lawmakers, the previous history here is that Apple has been coming under pressure from regulators in Europe over the issue of the App Store being perceived as a monopoly run by Apple. The EU's Digital Markets Act coming into force this summer aims to limit the control of digital "gatekeepers". The EU would argue that Apple can't force iOS apps to go through its own App Store, whereas Apple would say that it needs that control to keep users safe and to maintain a quality experience. Apple has previously had to fight a costly legal battle against Epic over the issue of controlling in-app payments, and it will want to avoid another protracted case – which is why it now seems likely that iOS and iPadOS are going to allow apps to be installed from other sources, even if it is only in Europe. At the same time, the iPhone 15 is expected to make the switch from Lighting to USB-C. Again, this is in response to EU regulations – though it's much easier to make region-specific changes to software than to hardware, so the USB-C iPhone is going to appear in all of Apple's markets. https://www.techradar.com/news/ios-17-app-sideloading-might-only-be-available-in-europe