A trader accidentally sold a non-fungible token (NFT) for a hundredth of its market price. NFTs are the latest cryptocurrency phenomenon to go mainstream. In the simplest terms, NFTs transform digital works of art and other collectibles into one-of-a-kind, verifiable assets that are easy to trade on the blockchain. The Bored Ape Yacht Club is […]
For those of you reading this with a coffee firmly glued to your hand, I have great news: some of us are born to nap. New research from the scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) shows some of us need more sleep than others and some of us are just straight up born to […]
YouTube has continued to be a source of entertainment for everyone across the world, and this year has again garnered views as you’ve never seen before. Let’s take a look at some of the most viewed YouTube videos of 2021. Dhar Mann – Kids make fun of Boy with Autism, Instantly regret it Mr. Whose […]
Sixty years after NASA set the goal, and three years after its Parker Solar Probe launched, the spacecraft has become the first to “touch the sun.” The Parker Solar Probe has successfully flown through the sun’s corona, or upper atmosphere, to sample particles and our star’s magnetic fields. “Parker Solar Probe ‘touching the Sun’ is […]
DUBAI: Emirates Post Group (EPG) recently launched the “Postcards to Space” initiative in partnership with “Club for the Future”, a private foundation established by Blue Origin, “UAE Space Agency”, “Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre” (MBRSC), and “AzurX”. The initiative, which is in line with EPG’s celebrations of the UAE’s Golden Jubilee, was unveiled to increase […]
ABU DHABI: The Emirates Astronomical Observatory announced the discovery of a number of new Variable stars in conjunction with the World Space Week, which concluded, where the head of the team of the Emirates Astronomical Observatory Engineer Nezar Sallam was able to discover 3 Variable Stars, record and adopt this discovery in the record of […]
Dr. Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman and Managing Director of Aster DM Healthcare, and Alisha Moopen – Deputy Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare met Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Chemicals & Fertilizers – India, to discuss various measures to strengthen India’s healthcare sector. Dr. Azad Moopen, who is also the Director of […]
Sri Lankan authorities put on show what they said was the world’s largest natural corundum blue sapphire, weighing 310 kilograms, which was found in a gem pit about three months ago. Local gemologists, who have examined the sapphire, said it was one of the rarest gems in the world as it weighed more than 300 […]
DUBAI: Under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) unveiled the Global Knowledge Index leaders for 2021, in its fifth edition in a […]
Nominations for the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards, celebrating the best in television and film have been announced. The movies “The Power of the Dog” and “Belfast” led film nominees, earning seven nods each. The HBO drama “Succession” earned the most nominations for TV series with five, followed closely with Apple’s “Ted Lasso” and “The […]
DUBAI: Accenture, Dubai Cares, Microsoft, and UNICEF announced today the launch of a global, digital learning platform for young people. Operating under the Generation Unlimited partnership, the Passport to Earning platform aims to address the global education crisis — currently exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic — and prepare the next generation for decent work. The platform will provide […]
