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The European Commission's preliminary Digital Services Act finding targets public-by-choice accounts and recommendation systems that can expose teenagers' content too broadly.
Jul 25, 2026
The UAE aims to deploy agentic AI across half of government services and operations. The opportunity is large, provided human responsibility remains unmistakable.
Jul 31, 2026
Ajman government employees are working seven-hour summer days without reducing public-service expectations. The initiative offers a useful test of output, wellbeing and heat-aware work design.
Aug 1, 2026
The Kingdom’s AI opportunity is moving beyond chatbots toward Arabic technology, smarter public services and productive tools for every major industry.
Jul 28, 2026
WHO is urging countries to connect hepatitis, HIV and STI services around the people who use them, replacing fragmented pathways with earlier testing and care.
Jul 28, 2026
One Maldivian military diver died in the Vaavu Atoll mission. His service deserves gratitude, while the unanswered questions surrounding his death still demand scrutiny.
Jul 25, 2026
Solar systems are increasingly keeping hospitals, schools, water networks and street lighting operating where centralized energy supply is expensive or unreliable.
Aug 3, 2026
Kuwait's telecom regulator is linking 5G-Advanced, AI, cloud services and local skills in a new digital transformation framework.
Jul 29, 2026
Government services, healthcare, transport, education and advanced industry are giving the Emirates a real-world platform for responsible AI deployment.
Jul 28, 2026
Better prevention, faster access and digitally connected care show how Vision 2030 can translate national reform into a healthier daily future.
Jul 28, 2026
New EU transparency obligations require clearer notice for chatbots, deepfakes and AI-generated public-interest content. The real test is whether labels remain useful.
Jul 31, 2026
Saudi Arabia is attracting partnerships in mining, AI, finance and infrastructure. The strongest Vision 2030 outcome will be skills, productive firms and exports that endure.
Jul 31, 2026
A decade after its launch, Vision 2030 is moving from rapid transformation toward durable delivery, stronger institutions and opportunities that reach everyday life.
Jul 28, 2026
A QAR 4.5 billion project for 14 schools is 80 percent complete, combining long-term private operation, local materials and printed components.
Jul 30, 2026
The tournament delivered crowds and global attention. Its lasting value will depend on transport, public space, community football and honest accounting.
Jul 28, 2026
Passkeys have reached an estimated five billion active credentials, but recovery, portability and inconsistent implementation still decide whether users trust them.
Jul 31, 2026
WHO reports sustained transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo while Uganda begins enhanced surveillance. Clear facts matter more than fear.
Jul 31, 2026
The IMF sees Saudi growth recovering as maritime flows normalize. Diversified export routes, domestic demand and Vision 2030 investment are central to the resilience case.
Aug 2, 2026
Saudi Arabia will host the UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI alongside its Global AI Summit, putting implementation, trust and governance at the center of Riyadh's technology agenda.
Aug 3, 2026
Paramedics, firefighters and volunteer rescuers are dying in numbers that have no modern precedent. In Lebanon alone, 110 emergency workers were killed in a matter of months. This is what they do, and what it costs.
Aug 13, 2026
Germany has formally blamed Russia for an explosive drone found at Leipzig airport in August, and is closing the Russian consulate general in Bonn by 18 September. The target sat beside a Ukrainian cargo aircraft.
Sep 5, 2026
Hinge founder Justin McLeod has raised $18 million for a voice-first matchmaker that promises fewer profiles, no swiping and more deliberate introductions.
Jul 21, 2026
Big 5 Global returns to Dubai from November 23 to 26, giving Al Wisam a major stage for equipment, technical advice and regional partnerships.
Jul 20, 2026
Circle becomes the first crypto financial services firm to take a Premier League club's front of shirt. Two months ago the Financial Conduct Authority warned clubs about exactly this kind of deal. The difference is that Circle is authorised.
Aug 29, 2026
A stake Musk's carmaker holds in his rocket company produced more paper profit last quarter than building and selling cars did. On the earnings call, he stopped short of denying a merger.
Aug 3, 2026
A new UN assessment reports a third year of improvement in global hunger, while conflict, prices and climate shocks keep progress uneven across regions.
Jul 28, 2026
Direct routes to Singapore, Sochi and Medan give Oman a practical way to diversify visitors while spreading tourism value beyond familiar markets.
Jul 29, 2026
WMO forecasts point to a rapidly strengthening El Niño, raising the odds of disruptive heat, drought and heavy rain. Preparedness now can reduce damage later.
Jul 31, 2026
The Nevada Transportation Authority voted unanimously to let Tesla, Waymo and Uber run paid driverless rides in Clark County. The permitted number and the deliverable number are very different figures, and the company said so itself.
Aug 22, 2026
Sloped ledges, studded window sills, armrests in the middle of a bench, blue lighting in a toilet. Defensive design is usually described as deterring antisocial behaviour, and it works by making a place slightly worse for everybody.
Sep 2, 2026
Ethereum's updated roadmap shows a network concentrating on scale, programmable accounts and long-horizon cryptographic security rather than a single headline upgrade.
Jul 25, 2026
A reduced growth forecast meets strong property activity, startup funding and recovering energy exports in the UAE's mixed July economic picture.
Jul 29, 2026
Al Wisam’s equipment catalogue connects cutting, compaction, concrete, power and material handling around the way UAE jobsites actually operate.
Feb 12, 2026
Mars missions made headlines, but the deeper value lies in research, Earth observation, engineering skills and a private space sector with regional reach.
Jul 28, 2026
Non-oil activity reached 79.4 percent of national output in the first quarter, growing at 4.8 percent while the overall economy grew 3. The gap between those figures is the story.
Aug 6, 2026
Sami Paakkarinen, Jenni Westerlund and Patrik Grönqvist received Italian state honours for a recovery mission defined by preparation, restraint and humanity.
Jul 25, 2026
At Big 5 Global 2025 in Dubai, Al Wisam put SIRL, Batmatic, and Battipav equipment in front of contractors looking for practical site solutions.
Nov 27, 2025
The national railway can connect industries, reduce road pressure and make the seven emirates feel closer in both economic and everyday terms.
Jul 28, 2026
The Kingdom’s most important economic story is the ecosystem forming across tourism, logistics, manufacturing, technology and clean infrastructure.
Jul 28, 2026
Women’s growing participation is reshaping workplaces, entrepreneurship and the range of role models visible to the next Saudi generation.
Jul 28, 2026
NIST's agent initiative focuses on identity, authorization, interoperability and security. Those controls will determine whether autonomous tools can move from demos into trusted work.
Aug 2, 2026
The exchange is cutting off transaction processing with HTX and ten other trading platforms, citing regulatory mandates and sanctions enforcement. Users of those venues have a week to move.
Aug 17, 2026
A delayed mortality count reveals the June heatwave’s true scale, showing why the deadliest climate disaster can pass quietly behind ordinary causes of death.
Jul 23, 2026
Solar panels integrated into the Grand Egyptian Museum show how cultural landmarks can cut operating emissions without compromising architecture or visitor experience.
Aug 3, 2026
New survey analysis points to greater climate-related health harm among disabled people, strengthening the case for accessible alerts, evacuation and cooling plans.
Jul 24, 2026
New homes emit around 2.5 times their design estimates on average. Non-domestic buildings run to 3.8 times. The studies that established this looked at buildings that had been published as exemplars.
Aug 19, 2026
Cancellations and rerouting across regional airspace are turning live airline checks, longer connection buffers and flexible bookings into essential trip planning.
Jul 24, 2026
IBM's 2026 breach report puts the regional average at 8 million dollars, with lost business the single largest line at 3.57 million. The cheapest number in the study is the one most firms have not spent.
Aug 18, 2026
New research on mindful technology use reframes burnout as a work-design problem involving notifications, norms and control, not just an employee resilience problem.
Jul 24, 2026
A new 2026-2027 plan targets malnutrition, preventable blindness, heart care and essential treatment for nearly 50,000 people in Somalia.
Jul 29, 2026
Riyadh opens at the end of August, Abu Dhabi takes November, Dubai takes the rest. Four shows account for most of the region's commercial calendar between now and the new year.
Aug 14, 2026
A decade after Vision 2030 was announced, the non-oil economy is the majority of Saudi output, the sovereign fund has grown roughly sixfold, and about 1.3 million more Saudi women are in work. The record is strong, and the interesting part is the method.
Aug 22, 2026
A joint advisory describes AI-generated attack scripts disguised as legitimate monitoring tools, pointed at industrial controllers in water, energy and manufacturing. The honest version is narrower than the headlines and more worrying than the reassurance.
Aug 22, 2026
WHO’s new figures show real progress despite a billion more vehicles, while poorer countries and vulnerable road users remain on the wrong side of the decline.
Jul 22, 2026
AI eyewear is becoming more capable and less conspicuous, but a celebrity revolt and fresh privacy fixes show that bystanders still get a vote on adoption.
Jul 22, 2026
A twenty-three piece collection drawn from research into the Barbican's original interiors arrives this month. Working from a real archive imposes constraints that a reference image never does.
Aug 17, 2026
GPT-6 Astra arrived on 3 September with a million-token context window, a headline capability of operating a computer as a person would, and a price two and a half times its predecessor.
Sep 5, 2026
No company has ever been worth this much. Nvidia's climb past a four trillion dollar valuation shows how completely AI now drives the stock market.
Jul 14, 2025
A handler at Adventure Park in Papua New Guinea was seized at feeding time on Saturday and died at 7am on Sunday. Witnesses say his legs were in the animal's jaws for about an hour before help arrived.
Sep 6, 2026
The design changes that keep people in their own homes are cheap, undramatic and almost always installed after the fall rather than before it. The obstacle is not cost. It is that the fittings look like hospital equipment.
Aug 19, 2026
