Protecting Life: Poland spent millions on an artificial island to protect rare birds and conserve wildlife | World News

In an era when artificial islands are usually associated with luxury developments, airports or tourism projects, Poland created one for an entirely different purpose. Rising from the waters of the Szczecin Lagoon near Swinoujscie, the artificial island known as Wyspa Jana Zabawy-Wroblewskiego was built using dredged sand from a major shipping project. But instead of […]

What is Saudi Arabia’s $4.7 billion ‘artificial lake’ plan in Trojena, and why is it now on hold | World News

New Artificial Lake (Mountain of NEOM), Artificial Lake (Trojena), & Artificial Lakes, to be built in the Trojena Mountains, that will be 2,000 meters high, within the NEOM project and 2.8 kilometres long. While the original engineering plan for this new destination required 3 dams to create a continuous body of water, as of late […]

Beyond Silicon Valley: India and UAE are building a new human-centric AI model

India UAE AI Partnership: Human-Centric AI Collaboration for Social Welfare and Growth In 2026, two of Asia’s fastest-advancing digital economies, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are deepening their collaboration on artificial intelligence (AI), moving beyond commercial interests toward a shared vision of human-centric AI that emphasises social welfare, responsible governance, equitable growth and […]

One million AI satellites to orbit Earth? SpaceX’s mind-blowing plan of data centers in outer space explained

SpaceX Wants a Million Satellites for AI: Is This the Future of Computing or a Space Disaster Waiting to Happen? SpaceX has submitted a daring proposal to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch a constellation of up to one million satellites into Earth orbit, not for Internet coverage like Starlink but as orbital […]

UAE residents outsourcing their brains to AI: Are we losing our minds?

UAE AI Adoption: Chatbots Become Everyday Partners for Residents In the United Arab Emirates, artificial intelligence is no longer a niche technology used only by tech companies. It is becoming an integral part of how people think, shop, work, plan and even solve day-to-day problems. As AI adoption accelerates, many residents are turning to chatbots […]

How China created artificial islands by dumping sand into the sea in just one decade | World News

How China created artificial islands by dumping sand into the sea in just one decade (AI-generated) Island building in the open ocean is not a modern idea. Cities such as San Francisco and Miami expanded their coastlines decades ago by reshaping shallow waters. In recent years, however, large-scale island construction has increasingly taken place far […]

Will AI steal your job? From pay rises to pink slips, how UAE employees are changing career goals

Paychecks Are Out, Job Survival Is In: UAE’s AI Wake-Up Call Welcome to the age where your biggest career flex is not a bigger paycheck instead, it is not being replaced by a machine. With artificial intelligence (AI) transforming how work gets done in the UAE, employees are rethinking priorities, putting job security and future-proof […]

Flipkart Acquires Majority Stake in Minivet AI to Boost Artificial Intelligence Capabilities

New Delhi, 19 December (Udaipur Kiran) – Leading e-commerce company Flipkart has acquired a majority stake in Minivet AI, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions. The company signed definitive documents on Friday to finalize the majority acquisition in Minivet AI. However, Flipkart has not disclosed the financial details of this […]

No more bumpy flights: How Emirates is using artificial intelligence to make turbulence a thing of the past | World News

Emirates’ pilots now rely on live weather intelligence and AI-powered forecasts, helping them make quicker, smarter decisions mid-flight/ Image: Emirates Ever since the rise of modern jetliners, turbulence has been the great leveller of air travel, a sudden reminder that no matter how advanced aviation gets, the skies still have a mind of their own. […]

UAE finalises sugar-tax rates for sweetened drinks, sets 0% rate for artificial sweeteners | World News

From January 2026, the UAE will tax sweetened drinks based on sugar content, while artificially sweetened beverages face a 0% rate/ Image: Pexels The UAE has publicly announced the final details of its new tiered volumetric model for taxing sweetened drinks, including the calculation method, rate brackets, and enforcement framework, ahead of its rollout on […]