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.
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Oman’s Ooredoo connects 77,000 homes with ‘super fast’ fibre broadband
Oman-based telecom provider Ooredoo has provided 77,000 homes across the Muscat region with super fast fibre home broadband from the existing fast home broadband. 0 5536
“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.
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 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.
Saudi Arabia to streamline housing process with digital rent network
The Ejar network will provide many electronic services to all parties of the rental process, such as contract documentation and e-payments.
Technological developments must not leave the poor behind
Smart technologies are as important for the poor as they are for the hugely rich, according to a panel discussion held at the World Government Summit yesterday.
Dubai to outpace “world cities” through innovative projects
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has launched 26 projects to be undertaken by 24 Dubai Government entities …
Human capital investment “vital” for innovation, says World Bank president
Kim discussed the need for countries to invest in education and awareness around the fact that jobs of the future will be very different to those of today. In the Middle East alone, he claims, 150 million people will leave the workforce by 2050, but an additional 450 million will join.
How a Google game console could take on Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam
It’s called “Yeti,” and it’s the code name attached to an intriguing rumour about Google’s gaming ambitions that emerged this week.
Apple confirms iOS source code leak, but claims its phones are safe
The leak, which was first reported by Motherboard, was for an iOS process named “iBoot.”