New investments totalling US$ 764 million announced on third day of world’s best attended technology event. 15 sector-specific stages spotlight AI’s influencer on social media, the importance of humanity-benefitting investment strategies, Saudi’s first-ever space investment fund, Esport industry enablers, the Kingdom’s online grocery revolution, and much more Riyadh: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: LEAP 2024, the […]
Forty-four-day-old Emirati Infant Battling SMA 1 Receives Life-Saving Treatment with Zolgensma Abu Dhabi: A 44-day-old Emirati infant, diagnosed with the rare genetic disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 1 (SMA 1), has received the Zolgensma injection, a pioneering medicine used to combat this genetic disease. The successful administration of this groundbreaking gene therapy has been made […]
Elon Musk isn’t a happy camper with his new Windows laptop. He’s taken to Twitter, poking Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, about the issue. Musk’s gripe? He doesn’t want to create a Microsoft account just to use his laptop. In a tweet, Musk spilled the beans about his laptop woes. He’s not keen on handing over […]
New Delhi: India has achieved a significant milestone by completing the sequencing of 10,000 healthy genomes from various parts of the country. Dr. Jitendra Singh, the Minister for Science, Technology, Atomic Energy, and Space, made this announcement recently. This accomplishment marks a crucial step towards developing gene-based treatments for diseases, devising new healthcare approaches, and […]
Beijing: China emerges as a key player in global artificial intelligence (AI) development and governance, according to the AI Governance International Evaluation Index (AGILE). Developed by the Center for Long-term Artificial Intelligence and the International Research Center for AI Ethics and Governance, both under the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the […]
Washington: NASA is searching for volunteers to take part in an isolation experiment simulating what it would be like to be alone on Mars. The four volunteers selected will participate in the agency’s next simulated one-year Mars surface mission, which NASA says is designed to help them gather data for their plans to one day […]
Dubai: In the world of AI, UAE aims to lead in testing and regulating artificial intelligence technology, aligning with OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman’s recent statements. Echoing Altman’s vision of the UAE as a “hub for pragmatic regulation,” UAE’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Omar Al Olama, affirmed the country’s commitment to this endeavor. He […]
Dubai: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, called for a global system for AI oversight and invited the UAE to lead discussions during the opening session of the second day of the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2024. “For various reasons, the UAE would be well-positioned to lead discussions on this matter. I propose hosting a one-day […]
The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a leading global scientific research centre and the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), today announced the launch of the “Falcon Foundation”. The non-profit Falcon Foundation is dedicated to advancing the development of open-source Generative AI models and to building sustainable ecosystems around open-source projects […]
Satya Nadella from Microsoft announced a big plan during his visit to India. He wants to teach more than 2 million Indians about AI, which stands for Artificial Intelligence. He thinks this will help them find good jobs in the future. This plan could also create new job opportunities in India. Microsoft AI Indians Nadella […]
London: Britain on Tuesday said it would spend more than 100 million pounds ($125 million) to launch nine new research hubs in artificial intelligence (AI) and train regulators about the technology as per agencies reports. “AI is moving fast, but we have shown that humans can move just as fast,” technology minister Michelle Donelan said […]
