Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said more needs to be done to ensure the UAE becomes one of the most important global hubs for education.
Science and technology festival kicks off in Dubai
This year’s festival will include several activities and programmes that reflect the growing importance of the role of science and technology in promoting the development of innovation-based education.
“Human intelligence is as important as artificial intelligence,” says Will.i.am
If shaping the future of governments means embracing AI, then humans are the ones who will need to be able to build, control and understand this new world, says Will.i.am.
Marks & Spencer launches UAE online shop
The revamped website, marksandspencerme.com, offers customers an enhanced way to shop with M&S, with greater choice and better availability including more sizes, styles and colours, said the company.
Will a bot end up a valued member of the team, or a tired toy?
Despite the sci-fi inspired expectation that we will one day share our homes and workplaces with physical robots, there has been precious little real-life research into human-machine interaction over the long term.
“That looks bad.” Hawaii flight video goes viral
A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Honolulu took an unexpected turn for the worst on Tuesday, after the casing around one of the engines ripped apart.
Google takes on Snapchat with its own ‘stories’ feature
This is a recently launched addition to the AMP Project that provides content publishers with a “mobile-focused format for delivering news and information as visually rich, tap-through stories,”
Google to bring interactive content and automatic updates to Gmail
Google has announced it is debuting a new AMP technology that would enable emails to feature continuously updating information and greater interactivity.
Virtual reality park to open in Dubai Mall this year
Due to open in the first half of 2018, the new VR Park is set to bring together some of the world’s best VR developers to deliver an “awe-inspiring” leisure and entertainment experience, according to a statement.
Dubai to host global self-driving transport challenge
The RTA will hold the Dubai World Congress for Self-Driving Transport in October 2019 – a first of its kind event, due to be held in cooperation with Khalifa City and NewCities Foundation.
Saudi Arabia to crack down on delayed payments
Saudi Arabia has ordered an inventory of all delayed payments to the private sector, urging a quick resolution for outstanding payments in the Kingdom.
DEWA to spend $22bn on energy projects over next 5 years
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority will spend 81 billion dirhams ($22 billion) on energy projects over the next five years, with renewables accounting for a growing share of electricity output.
Regal secures first Middle East crypto trading license
The company will offer customers storage of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies in a vault located in DMCC headquarters in Almas Tower in Dubai.
DEWA to pilot region’s first solar-driven hydrogen facility
The facility, which will be located at DEWA’s outdoor testing facilities at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai, aims to test and showcase an integrated MW-scale plant to produce hydrogen using renewable energy.