San Francisco: Professional networking platform LinkedIn has announced that it is rolling out new tools to make it easier for users to create visual content that helps them stand out and inspire their professional community. The company revealed a 20 per cent increase year-on-year (YoY) among users adding visual content in their posts on the platform. […]
Dubai: Explore Like Never Before at Sky Views Observatory, perched high above Downtown Dubai, offering guests access to Levels 53 of the twin Address Sky Views Tower 1. This attraction that takes the observatory experience to the next level plays host to adrenaline-inducing experiences, including the exhilarating Sky Views Edge Walk that allows visitors to […]
Dubai: The LuLu Group has announced the first-ever simultaneous region-wide launch of its celebration of the 75th Indian Independence Day – Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The popular Indian Independence Day festival “India Utsav” will be launched at the same time across the GCC countries on August 15, 2022, at Al Wahda Mall, Abu Dhabi. The […]
USA: Meta announced that it is testing end-to-end encryption for individual chats on its Messenger app. The company is testing secure storage on Messenger, a new feature that allows users to back up end-to-end encrypted chats. “We’re also starting a test of automatic end-to-end encrypted chat threads on Messenger and expanding other features,” said the […]
Washington: A “potentially hazardous” giant asteroid is likely to come within about 4.3 million km of Earth, according to NASA. The asteroid, named 2015 FF, has an estimated diameter of between 13 and 28 metres, as per NASA‘s Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). It will zoom past the Earth at a speed of about […]
Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Frontline Heroes Office, said the public commitment has enabled the UAE leadership to deliver on its pandemic management strategy by following testing protocols, practising social distancing and mask-wearing, quarantining when required and committing to getting both vaccines and boosters. […]
Geneva: Amidst extreme heat, drought and wildfires, many parts of the world had just experienced one of three warmest Julys on record, the UN weather agency said. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), temperatures were close to 0.4℃ above the 1991-2020 average across much of Europe, with southwestern and western Europe being the most […]
Abu Dhabi: A new generation of Emirati passports will be issued from September 1, 2022, the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security (ICP), has announced. It represents a new technological leap in line with the directions of the wise leadership to consolidate the movement toward the smart government to maximise the civilised […]
Cheltenham: A 93-year-old grandma has taken to the skies in a death-defying ride, Betty Bromage was inspired by a chocolate bar TV ad for Crunchie to wing walk and complete an entire loop, which ended up breaking a new Guinness World Record. She said, “At my age, I can’t run, so I looked for other […]
London: Health officials are hoping to control the spread of polio after traces of the virus were found in sewerage systems across London. As per the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) revealed that 116 samples of polioviruses had been identified in 19 sewage samples from boroughs in northeast and central London. As a result, parents of all children aged under 10 […]
Florida: The space tourism race is booming, but one company is hoping to carve out a niche as “the only carbon-neutral, zero-emission way” to travel to the edge of space. Space Perspective plans to take passengers up to 100,000 feet for suborbital adventures in a pressurized capsule suspended from an enormous high-tech version of a […]
