NASA will honor the next generation of Artemis astronaut candidates to graduate at 10:30 a.m. EST Tuesday, March 5, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. After completing more than two …
UCSD graduate earns astronaut wings and could be named to NASA’s lunar missions
Burnham is one of 10 astronauts who successfully completed the program and will earn their wings. The space agency says it could select these graduates for missions to the moon, and possibly Mars, as …
NASA discovers potential habitable ‘super-Earth’ 137 light-years away
NASA has discovered a “super-Earth” that may be habitable — and it’s “only” 137 light-years away. “By astronomical standards, that’s not too bad!” the agency insisted on X about …
Where Is The ROI: UAE Taking Major Leaps In AI
The President of UAE has officially issued a law to establish an Artificial Intelligence Council as part of UAE’s big leaps toward technological advancement. As reported by the WAM agency, the new AI …
UAE may become Middle East call centre hub, says Etisalat official
The UAE’s call centre industry is developing quickly and could become the region’s hub, according to Waheeb Jafer Al Zarouni, operations manager of the Etisalat Contact Centre in Ajman. The UAE’s …
UAE: 40% of jobs will be disrupted by AI in next few years
Approximately 40 per cent of jobs globally will be disrupted because of AI (artificial intelligence) over the next few years, but the UAE is prepared to take on the challenge. That is according to the …
Ukrainian intelligence says Russia using Starlink satellite Internet system for combat operations in occupied territory
The Russian military is using the Starlink satellite Internet system during combat operations in occupied Ukrainian territories, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence …
Maqta Gateway Secures Majority Stake in Dubai Technologies
Maqta Gateway, the digital arm of AD Ports Group, has clinched a 60% equity stake in Dubai Technologies, a developer of trade and transportation solutions.[1]Read More: Abu Dhabi Partners With Three …
OceanXplorer: On board the billionaire’s research vessel broadcasting from the deep sea
A state of the art ship is on a mission to “explore the ocean and bring it back to the world”. How valuable is this deep sea philanthropy?
Saudi Mobily recommends 14.5% dividend for 2023
The board of directors of Saudi Arabia’s telecommunications operator Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has recommended a total dividend payout of 1.11 billion Saudi riyals ($295.98 million) for 2023. This …
WGS 2024 to host Industry and Advanced Technology Forum
The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), is set to host the annual Industry and Advanced Technology …
What to know about the situation in the Middle East this week
Violence has continued this week in the Gaza Strip as well as across the broader Middle East. The U.S. administration has been pushing for a prolonged cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, but so far …
Middle East crisis live: Israel warned Rafah offensive would be ‘catastrophic’
A senior defence official told AFP the tech was destroying enemy drones and mapping Hamas’s vast tunnel network in Gaza. The rising civilian death toll shows that much greater oversight is needed …
Middle East crisis live: Israel warned plan for Rafah offensive would be ‘catastrophic’
The southern Gaza town of is normally home to 280,000 people. We have superimposed the two images here to bring the contrast into focus: 09:55 A six-year-old Palestinian girl who went …
Weekend Read. COP: A solar flop?
Tripling clean energy generation capacity to 11 TW by 2030 was a leading pledge from the United Nations’ (UN) climate change conference in Dubai. With few details about infrastructure and energy …
Dubai now has world’s first mobile floating fire station
Dubai now has the world’s first mobile floating fire station. In a significant initiative that reinforces its leadership in safety infrastructure and innovation, Dubai Civil Defence launched the …
ITU approves IAFI proposal to study use of 4G, 5G mobiles for financial inclusion
“This proposal was among the ten proposals submitted from India to this first meeting of ITU Radio Group after the World Radio Conference -23 held in Dubai in Nov-Dec. 2023,” IAFI said. “This proposal …