Technology

First female Emirati astronaut trains at NASA

They are set to graduate in early 2024 as flight-eligible astronauts

Saudi and UAE snap up Nvidia AI chips

To further new tech ambitions

Crypto as legal tender making strides

Latin America and the Caribbean lead in terms of digital money adoption

Increasing scam attempts victimizing Qatari residents

Qatar recorded an 88 percent surge in phishing attacks during the first quarter of 2023

Joining forces for innovation: Apple, Unity shape the future of tech

Impressive 80 percent YoY revenue growth, reaching $533 mn in Q2 2023

Home-grown probe rocket launched out of Türkiye

The launch is in accordance with President Erdoğan's ambitious decade-long space plan

GenAI: Welcome to the era of misinformation and smarter scams

90% of internet content to be AI-generated in a few years

Meta’s Threads: Time spent on app plummeting

Daily logins hit a dead end just a month after release

AI tech search query surges 500% in last 12 months

Propelled by success of ChatGPT and Bard

Mobile dominance could drive global gaming market towards $212 bn by 2026

Revenue surge predicted to reach $7.2 bn in the Middle East

Bahrain’s ‘InsurTech’ sectors facing disruption ahead of Hackathon

The integration of technology and insurance, known as InsurTech, has revolutionized the insurance sector

UAE to send astronauts to ISS regularly

As part of ambitious space exploration program

Smarter banking is on the way with GenAI

Cost savings for banks from AI applications could be $447 bn by 2023

Dubai Silicon Oasis installs AI powered sidewalks

The system takes proactive measures to activate warning signs, in-road lights, and traffic signal controllers

How 5G technology is transforming businesses in the Middle East

Innovation and digital transformation growing in the region

The Future of jobs: How AI will change the work market in Qatar

AI's contribution to Qatar's GDP will increase to 8.2 percent by 2030

Gartner forecasts worldwide IT spending to grow 4.3% in 2023

Generative AI not yet significantly impacting IT spending levels

The World Wide Web as we know it is morphing to Web 3.0

The Internet Archive is keeping a memory of main websites alive

How businesses balance the benefits and potential pitfalls of AI

86% of CEOs view AI as an essential aspect of their operations

‘New tech’ to impact financial markets in the Middle East

Will optimize business performance and transparency