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Technology

Samsung biggest chip investor

The tech giant invested nearly $59.2bn in 2025.

flynas to set up new hub

Five destinations in first phase of operations.

AD Ports Group acquires CLI

CLI is Brazilian agri-bulk terminal operator.

$1.59bn Makkah project awarded

A consortium will develop two districts in the Holy City.

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.

“Efficiency is over. The future is about invention, and creativity”: Gerd Leonhard

Gerd Leonhard, CEO of the Futures Agency and author of Technology vs. Humanity, tells TRENDS that humanity is hurtling toward...

Economy

US AI firm Palantir announces joint venture in Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- US software firm Palantir launched a joint venture with the Dubai government's investment arm on...

Business
Business

Electric ‘air taxis’ could debut in Japan from 2027

Tokyo, Japan -- Airline ANA said Thursday that, together with a US start-up, it hopes to have electric "air taxis"...
  • ANA and California-based Joby Aviation said they will establish a joint venture with a view to deploying more than 100 of the five-seater aircraft.
  • The project primarily envisages trips between Narita and Haneda airports and Tokyo, although the routes can diversify in the future.
Geostrategy

Meta says working to thwart WhatsApp scammers

San Francisco, United States -- Meta on Tuesday said it shut nearly seven million WhatsApp accounts linked to scammers in...
  • Meta on Tuesday said it shut nearly seven million WhatsApp accounts linked to scammers in the first half of this year.
  • Meta on Tuesday began prompting WhatsApp users to be wary when added to unfamiliar chat groups by people they don't know.
Geostrategy

Humanoid robots embodiment of China’s AI ambitions

Shanghai, China -- Serving craft beer, playing mahjong, stacking shelves and boxing, the dozens of humanoid robots at Shanghai's World...
  • The Chinese government has poured support into robotics, an area in which some experts think China might already have the upper hand over the United States.
  • Tech giant Baidu on Saturday announced a new generation of technology for its "digital humans" -- AI agents modelled on real people.
Geostrategy

Urgent need for ‘global approach’ on AI regulation: UN tech chief

Geneva, Switzerland -- The world urgently needs to find a global approach on regulating artificial intelligence, the United Nations' top...
  • Doreen Bogdan-Martin, head of the UN's International Telecommunications Union (ITU), said regulation was key as concerns rise over fast-moving technology.
  • Bogdan-Martin, the first woman to serve as ITU secretary-general in the organization's nearly 160-year history, also stressed the need to get more women into the digital space.
Geostrategy

91% of new renewable projects now cheaper than fossil fuels alternatives

Abu Dhabi, UAE --  Renewables maintain their cost leadership in global power markets, IRENA’s new report on Renewable Power Generation...
  • IRENA’s new report confirms renewables maintained their price advantage over fossil fuels, with cost declines driven by technological innovation.
  • In 2024, solar photovoltaics (PV) were, on average, 41 percent cheaper than the lowest-cost fossil fuel alternatives, while onshore wind projects were 53 percent cheaper.
Geostrategy

Humans beat AI gold-level score at top maths contest

Sydney, Australia -- Humans beat generative AI models made by Google and OpenAI at a top international mathematics competition, despite...
  • Google and OpenAI models didn't score full marks -- unlike five young people at IMO, a prestigious annual competition where participants must be under 20.
  • Google said Monday that an advanced version of its Gemini chatbot had solved five out of the six maths problems set at the IMO, held in Australia's Queensland this month.
Geostrategy

Russia publishes rare footage of largest drone factory

Moscow, Russia -- Russia has showcased what it calls the biggest drone factory in the world, broadcasting rare footage from...
  • The plant is near the town of Yelabuga in the central Russian region of Tatarstan, located in what was initially planned to be a special economic zone to boost science and business
  • More than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the Ukrainian border, it has now become a target for Kyiv's own long-range attacks.
Geostrategy

AI needs to be smaller, reduce energy footprint: UNESCO study

Paris, France -- The potential of artificial intelligence is immense -- but its equally vast energy consumption needs curbing, with...
  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently said that each request sent to ChatGPT consumes on average 0.34 Wh of electricity, which is 10-70 times a Google search.
  • UNESCO calculated that AI energy demand is doubling every 100 days as generative AI tools become embedded in everyday life.
Geostrategy

Use of eco-friendly rice bricks surges in water-scarce Kyrgyzstan

Rice blocks require less cement, which is responsible for approximately eight percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, according to 2023...
  • Nursultan Taabaldyev is one of the pioneers of the technology in Central Asia hailed as an environmentally friendly alternative to water-intensive concrete.
  • They are "made of 60 percent rice husks. The rest is clay, cement and a chemical-free glue," Taabaldyev told AFP.
Business

AI robots pluck weeds in California fields, make up for shortage of laborers

Los Banos, United States -- Oblivious to the punishing midday heat, a wheeled robot powered by the sun and infused...
  • As farms across the US face a shortage of laborers and weeds grow resistant to herbicides, startup Aigen says its robotic solution -- named Element -- can save farmers money.
  • Element the robot resembles a large table on wheels, solar panels on top. Metal arms equipped with small blades reach down to hoe between crop plants.

“Efficiency is over. The future is about invention, and creativity”: Gerd Leonhard

Gerd Leonhard, CEO of the Futures Agency and author of Technology vs. Humanity, tells TRENDS that humanity is hurtling toward...
Economy

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Floating wind power sets sail in Japan’s energy shift

Still heavily reliant on imported fossil fuels, Japan has declared offshore wind energy a "trump card" in its drive to...
Geostrategy

Dubai scores global gaming partnerships at Gamescom 2025

Dubai, UAE - Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with XSOLLA, a global company that helps...
Business

Japan political party to install AI leader

The Path to Rebirth party, which was launched in January by Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of a small city...
Geostrategy
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Business

Robot dogs, flying cars: five takeaways from the Munich auto show

Companies including Germany's Holon and Estonia's Auve Tech displayed small self-driving buses, designed for routes where larger buses with drivers...
  • Chinese brands showcased their efforts to create "flying cars", small electric aircraft powered by multiple rotors designed for short journeys.
  • Austrian Wolfgang Podleiszek is working on a funky two-wheeled electric car that steers like a segway and needs the driver to lean into corners.
Business

Amazon’s Starlink rival lands first major airline deal

Washington, United States -- JetBlue Airways will become the first airline to use Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite network to power...
  • The partnership will see JetBlue implement Project Kuiper's low orbit satellite technology on select aircraft beginning in 2027.
  • This will enhance the US airline's existing service with faster speeds and lower latency than traditional satellite systems.
Science

New wave: Sea power turned into energy at Los Angeles port

San Pedro, United States -- Floating blue paddles dance on the waves that lap a dock in the Port of Los...
  • Floating paddles on a dock move with the waves, causing hydraulic pistons to push a fluid.
  • The pressurized fluid then spins a turbine to generate electricity.