AI and death: Sundance films grapple with our digital afterlife
Park City, United States -- Artificial intelligence promises to make death "optional," as the technology learns to perfectly emulate our personalities,...
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DEWA, Stanford University system to boost production forecast at Al Maktoum solar park
The new system reduces errors in the forecast of photovoltaic production to less than 10 percent
Saudi Arabia, UAE deny Pegasus spyware allegations
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have dismissed allegations they used Israeli-supplied Pegasus malware to spy on journalists and...
beIN to rebrand channels for 3,000 hours of Olympics coverage in Mena region
beIN Media Group plans to rebrand channel to broadcast 3,000 hours of Olympic coverage in the Mena region
Windward launches tool to track containers worldwide
Israel-headquartered firm Windward has launched a system that provides live-screening and tracking of containers
Aramco confirms data breach that entails $50m ‘ransom’ demand
Aramco has acknowledged that it had seen a data breach that has a potential $50-million “ransom” demand attached to it.
Netflix turning to games as streaming growth slows
Analysts said the Netflix move is not aimed at disrupting the expanding gaming market but keeping its own viewers interested...
Israel looks into NSO as firm promises to probe proof of malware ‘misuse’
Israel has set up a ministerial team to look into the Pegasus spyware scandal, while the NSO Group stopped taking...
Hackers steal 1 TB data from Saudi Aramco, put it on sale for $5 million
Hackers have stolen 1 TB of Aramco’s data through a zero-day exploit and are selling it for $5 million
Israeli spyware taps 50,000 phone numbers worldwide
An Israeli firm accused of supplying spyware to governments has been linked to a list of tens of thousands of...
Private Israeli malware used to spy on journalists, activists, politicians
The use of the software, called Pegasus and developed by Israel's NSO group, was reported on by the Washington Post,...
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California firefighters use AI to battle wildfires
For several years firefighters have used a network of more than 1,000 cameras to monitor possible fire hotspots. Since the...
US govt face Google in landmark antitrust lawsuit
Washington, US - A landmark case pitting the US government against Google over the dominance of the company's world-dominating search engine...
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How cyber scammers are trying to make AI tools pay
The two worlds of artificial intelligence and cybercrime are starting to collide, with cybercriminals trading tips in online forums on...
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Apple, Facebook among tech giants to face tough new EU curbs
The European Commission, the EU's powerful antitrust body, named 22 "core platform" services belonging to five US tech behemoths identified...
- Brussels is working through a dense legislative agenda to build tougher regulation of big tech, arguing it needs to protect European consumers online.
- Observers say the law could open a new battlefront between digital titans and the European Union as some companies consider launching legal challenges.
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GCC Secretary General praises DCO role in digital transformation of Saudi economy
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi visited the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO)...
- DCO plays an important role in e-development and helps in enabling countries to keep pace with the rapid growth of the digital economy.
- The GCC Secretary General stressed on the importance of digital cooperation between the regional organization and the DCO.
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Bitay to expand in UAE’s burgeoning crypto market
DUBAI, UAE – Bitay, a cryptocurrency platform from Turkey, announced its expansion into the UAE's burgeoning crypto market.The UAE, which...
- Kickstarted by a government research grant, Bitay has been operational in Turkey since 2018 and expanded its services globally in 2021.
- The platform is licensed as a Money Services Business (MSB) in 16 US states and offers services in multiple countries.