Why families must tread carefully online, and £300 million spent on new players but Chelsea still look average, our editors comment on the top stories of Feb 4

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WHY FAMILIES MUST TREAD CAREFULLY ONLINE: The internet is an ocean of information and entertainment but also poses challenges when it comes privacy and cyber security. With more people spending a greater amount of time on screen, it is essential to know how to stay safe online. This is why the Abu Dhabi Family Development Foundation has launched the ‘Online Safety for Responsible Community’ campaign to help residents identify the risks and their impact on the family and the community. It also serves as a much-needed guide to web resources. We all stand in need of such campaigns occasionally as the online world keeps changing rapidly. [COMMENT by: Faisal Masudi, Assistant Editor] Image Credit: Shutterstock

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£300 MILLION SPENT ON NEW PLAYERS BUT CHELSEA STILL LOOK AVERAGE: Chelsea have spent a tremendous amount of money in the last two transfer windows and now the big question is if their new acquisitions will be good enough to help the club to qualify for the Champions League. Well, judging by last night’s abject display they can forget it. It does not look like the Londoners will even make the European Conference League. The new owners sanctioned a random buying spree and now the pressure is on the team to deliver. British record signing Enzo Fernandez arrived from Benfica and made his debut but could not help his new side who were held to a 0-0 draw by Fulham at Stamford Bridge. Worryingly, the Blues look like they have spent £107 million replacing Jorginho with a player who played exactly like Jorginho. In the January window alone they spent £300 million on several new players but still look like a very average side. If results do not improve then coach Graham Potter will be gone by the end of the season. [COMMENT by: Imran Malik, Assistant Sports Editor] Image Credit: REUTERS

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Bollywood director Vishal Bhardwaj in a recent interview said that he shot his latest movie, ‘Fursat’, a short film, entirely on an iPhone. He also asserted that the day may not be far when entire full-length feature films would be shot on an iPhone. The interview seemed to generate the impression that this was a PR exercise for Apple Inc. and its marquee product, the iPhone — a plug, if you may. Product placements needn’t necessarily be within a movie, you see. But then, the entertainment industry has always thrived on experimentation. From the days when gigantic boom mikes had to be placed near an actor to capture his/her voice -- rendering certain camera angles impossible -- to the lapel microphones of today, we have come a long way. And this is just audio. If a smartphone simplifies movie making, there should be nothing stopping us from taking to it. It can be a win-win for movie makers — and Apple. [COMMENT by: Rajagopalan Venkataraman, Assistant Editor-Features] Image Credit: Instagram/IshaanKhatter

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