Saudi Arabia unveils its man shaped AI robot Mohammad
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia unveiled its first male humanoid robot ‘Muhammad’ during the second edition of DeepFast in...Science
UAE astronauts AlMatrooshi and AlMulla graduate in space program at NASA
Dubai, UAE - The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Tuesday announced the graduation of Emirati astronauts Nora AlMatrooshi...Science
Olive growers in Holy Land at the mercy of climate change
During the recent olive harvest, Palestinian farmer Dalal Sawalmeh raked her fingers through the silvery green leaves of her family's...Like many farmers across the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip and Israel, she blames climate change for impacting the iconic gnarled trees
This year her trees produced less than half their usual yield and "not all the trees bore fruit"
Ten global firms launch the Alliance for Clean Air
The first global corporate effort to tackle air pollution was launched today, named the Alliance for Clean Air, bringing together...Ten companies are committing to measuring their air pollution footprint and creating clear, actionable plans to help deliver clean air
In 2019, it was the fourth leading risk factor for early death worldwide, surpassed only by high blood pressure, tobacco use and poor diet
Augmented reality: an early taste of the metaverse?
The key idea behind metaverse, supposedly the internet of the future, is the blurring of the divide between the physical...Augmented Reality is believed to be the early stage of the metaverse envisioned by Facebook.
With AR, you put on a device and you're still in your world, but we're augmenting it with digital content, says Peggy Johnson, CEO of Magic Leap
US approves Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for children aged 5-11
The United States can now start giving children aged 5-11 the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid vaccine, US health authorities said Tuesday in...Days after gaining authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, the vaccine was endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The government was well ahead of the decision, procuring enough doses for the children in the 5-11 age group
IMF head urges COP26 to ramp up climate action
The world is at a turning point on climate change. IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has urged world leaders at the...The IMF chief has urged world leaders to make strong policy on climate change, calling it a grave threat
Kristalina Georgieva said in a blog that global policies will leave 2030 carbon emission far higher than needed to achieve current goals
Dubai to plant more mangrove trees to preserve coastline
Dubai Municipality has begun a new drive to plant mangrove trees in Dubai’s natural reserves as part of its efforts...Dubai Municipality will start planting mangrove trees in its marine reserves in Ras Al Khor and Jebel Ali
These trees will be planted in areas that are not exposed to waves, such as shallow areas and creeks, where the tidal rate does not exceed 1-2 meters
Qatar plans to reduce 25% greenhouse emissions by 2030
The 25 percent reduction would equal to a dip of 37 Mat CO2 eq by 2030, according to national figures,...The reduction said to be part of the National Climate Change Action Plan to reduce emissions in Qatar
The plan is expected to take Qatar closer to achieving its sustainable development goal by 2030
Saudi Arabia joins space-based climate monitoring effort
The move comes barely days after the country announced during the Saudi Green Initiative forum that it aims to achieve...Saudi Space Commission has signed the joint international statement on space monitoring of the climate
The signing took place at the headquarters of the Saudi pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai
TII of Abu Dhabi partners with top institutes on mesh projects
Technology Innovation Institute (TII) has announced that its Secure Systems Research Centre (SSRC) has partnered with three universities on secure...Mesh network is a network topology in which the infrastructure nodes connect directly, dynamically, and non-hierarchically to as many other nodes as possible
The project is set to strengthen the security of the Mesh network technology that TII is currently developing
Pyypl, Ripple launch on-demand liquidity service in Middle East
ODL uses XRP for instant, low-cost cross-border payments.ODL is the process of buying and selling XRP in originating and destination countries
XRP is the native cryptocurrency of products developed by Ripple’s creator Ripple Labs
