Google has for years discreetly developed AI powers but was caught off guard when OpenAI late last year released ChatGPT and teamed up with Microsoft to make its capabilities available to users worldwide. Google then raced out its own Bard chatbot earlier this year, making it available in more than...
Syria health workers launch cholera vaccine drive in rebel-held northwest
MAARET MASRIN, SYRIA - Syrian medics launched Tuesday the first cholera vaccination campaign in the rebel-held northwest since a deadly outbreak began last year, amid increased fears of contagion after last month's devastating earthquake. Health workers were going door to door to inoculate people in homes and displacement camps in the...
Aldar ties up with ADGMA to nurture local talent
Abu Dhabi— Aldar has partnered with the Abu Dhabi Global Market Academy (ADGMA) to develop a range of talent development programs for Emirati graduates amid the company’s ambitious drive to create 1,000 job opportunities for UAE nationals by 2026. Since the introduction of the NAFIS program in September 2021, Aldar...
Saudi sex harasser named and shamed under the new law
A Saudi has been named in a newspaper after his conviction for sexual harassment, in an apparent first under new laws tackling a subject that is often seen as taboo. A court in the Muslim holy city of Medina ordered the public identification of Yasser Muslim Al-Arawi, who was named...
