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Mawhiba, UNESCO partner to enhance STEM education across Arab countries
Saudi Gazette reportPARIS — The King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba) signed a partnership agreement with UNESCO to enhance STEM education across Arab countries. This collaboration aims to advance innovation, creativity, and scientific excellence in the region.The agreement, signed by Mawhiba Deputy Secretary-General for Business Development and Communication Abdulaziz Al-Subail and UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences Dr. Lidia Arthur Brito, marks a significant step in empowering young Arab minds and promoting sustainable development through education.Mawhiba Secretary-General Dr. Amal Al-Hazzaa emphasized the foundation's commitment to supporting STEM education. She highlighted the importance of this partnership in...
July 20, 2024

Mawhiba, UNESCO partner to enhance STEM education across Arab countries

Thailand investment body opens first Middle East office in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — The Thai Board of Investment (BOI) officially inaugurated its office in Saudi Arabia to capitalize on investment potential and regional cooperation.This marks its first office in the Middle East, launched during the "Saudi-Thai Investment Forum" held in Riyadh on Sunday, with senior government officials and business leaders from both countries in attendance.The forum explored opportunities to maximize bilateral trade and investment cooperation. BOI Secretary-General Narit Therdsteerasukdi presented on "Investment Strategy in Thailand and Business Promotion Opportunities."Therdsteerasukdi highlighted that Thailand offers attractive opportunities for investors and aims to boost trade and investment in both directions. He emphasized that both...
July 14, 2024

Thailand investment body opens first Middle East office in Saudi Arabia

Apple boss Tim Cook
Apple brings ChatGPT to iPhones in AI overhaul
WASHINGTON — Apple is to boost its Siri voice assistant and operating systems with OpenAI's ChatGPT as it seeks to catch up in the AI race.The iPhone maker announced the Siri makeover along with a number of other new features at its annual developers show on Monday.It is part of a new personalized AI system — called "Apple Intelligence" — that aims to offer users a way to navigate Apple devices more easily.Updates to its iPhone and Mac operating systems will allow access to ChatGPT through a partnership with developer OpenAI.ChatGPT can also be used to boost other tools, including text and content generation. The test version will become available in the autumn.Tim Cook, Apple chief executive, said the move would bring his company's products "to new...
June 11, 2024

Apple brings ChatGPT to iPhones in AI overhaul

Aseef Raihan was one of millions of Texans hit by power cuts in 2021
How AI is helping to prevent future power cuts
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Amid ever increasing demand for electricity, artificial intelligence (AI) is now being used to help prevent power cuts."I woke up in the middle of the night very, very cold," remembers Aseef Raihan. "I pulled out my military sleeping bag, and slept in that overnight for warmth."In the morning I figured out that the power was definitely not on."Raihan is describing the scene back in February 2021 when he was stationed in San Antonio, Texas, while serving in the US Air Force.That month the state was blasted by winter storm Uri. As temperatures plummeted to -19C, Texans sought to keep warm, sending the demand for electricity sky high.At the same time, Texas' electricity grid started to unravel. Wind turbines froze over, snow covered solar...
April 11, 2024

How AI is helping to prevent future power cuts

Teams is a collaboration application developed by Microsoft
Microsoft: Technology giant splits Teams and Office globally
WASHINGTON — Microsoft has said it is splitting the Teams business messaging and video app from its Office software globally.The firm separated the two products in Europe last year as it faced a possible fine from competition watchdogs.Teams was added to Office in 2017. The European Commission has been investigating the move after a complaint from rival Slack in 2020.A Microsoft spokesperson told the BBC that the move is to "ensure clarity for our customers".It "also addresses feedback from the European Commission by providing multinational companies more flexibility when they want to standardise their purchasing across geographies," they added.Microsoft said in a blogpost that Teams Standalone will cost $5.25 (£4.20) for new customers.It in unclear whether the...
April 02, 2024

Microsoft: Technology giant splits Teams and Office globally

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell before a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council in Brussels
US tech giant Nvidia unveils latest artificial intelligence chip
WASHINGTON — Nvidia has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence (AI) chip which it says can do some tasks 30 times faster than its predecessor.The firm has an 80% market share and hopes to cement its dominance.In addition to the B200 "Blackwell" chip, its chief executive Jensen Huang detailed a new set of software tools at its annual developer conference.Nvidia is the third-most valuable company in the US, behind only Microsoft and Apple.Its shares have surged 240% over the past year and its market value touched $2tn (£1.57tn) last month.As Huang kicked off the conference, he jokingly said, "I hope you realise this is not a concert."But Bob O'Donnell from Technalysis Research who was at the event told the BBC that "the buzz was in the air"."I...
March 19, 2024

US tech giant Nvidia unveils latest artificial intelligence chip

Elon Musk
Elon Musk says Neuralink has 'successfully' implanted a brain chip into human
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk said his Neuralink company has successfully implanted one of its chip implants into a human brain.In a post on X on Monday, the billionaire said the patient is recovering well after the surgery on Sunday and the initial results show promising neuron spike detection.Neuralink aims to connect human brains to computers and would help tackle neurological conditions and “unlock human potential tomorrow,” according to the company website.The milestone initiates the company’s journey to commercial use.The US's medical regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the company’s first trial in May last year.The procedure entails the insertion of 64 flexible threads onto a part of the brain that controls movement intention.The threads are so fine...
January 30, 2024

Elon Musk says Neuralink has 'successfully' implanted a brain chip into human

Some users in the UK and Asia were also unable to view posts on the site with a message that said 'Welcome to X!'
Social media platform X suffers global outages
WASHINGTON — Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, suffered global outages for just over an hour on Thursday.According to Downdetector.com, which tracks outages by collating status reports, more than 47,000 US users faced access issues with X and X Pro.Some users in the UK and Asia were also unable to view posts on the site with a message that said "Welcome to X!"X, which is owned by Elon Musk, has been asked for comment. Musk bought Twitter for $44bn (£35bn) last year.The hashtag #TwitterDown started trending within minutes of reports of the outages emerging.But the outage was short-lived, with users able to access the platform again after just over an hour.Since Musk bought the platform, it has been suffering from a loss of advertising revenue.He has also been...
December 21, 2023

Social media platform X suffers global outages

Lucasz Krupski
Tesla whistleblower casts doubt on car safety
LONDON — A former Tesla employee has told the BBC he believes the technology powering the firm's self-driving vehicles is not safe enough to be used on public roads.Lucasz Krupski leaked data, including customer complaints about Tesla's braking and self-driving software, to German newspaper Handelsblatt in May.He said attempts to highlight his concerns internally had been ignored.Tesla did not respond to requests for comment.Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, has championed its self-driving technology."Tesla has by far the best real-world AI," Musk said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday.But, in his first UK interview, Krupski told the BBC's technology editor, Zoe Kleinman, he was concerned about how AI was being used — to power Tesla's...
December 05, 2023

Tesla whistleblower casts doubt on car safety

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 6 in San Francisco, California
OpenAI to name ex-Twitch chief Emmett Shear as new boss
WASHINGTON — OpenAI is reportedly set to name Emmett Shear as its interim chief executive just 48 hours after the chaotic firing of boss and co-founder, Sam Altman.The board dismissed Altman on Friday, saying it had lost confidence in him, and named OpenAI's chief technology officer, Mira Murati, as its interim chief executive.But now Shear appears set to be the latest boss of the company.Altman helped launch the firm which created the popular ChatGPT bot.There was speculation he could return, reportedly following a backlash from staff and investors.But on Sunday evening, OpenAI's board said it "firmly stands by its decision as the only path to advance and defend the mission of OpenAI," according to an internal memo, seen by The New York Times.On Monday, Microsoft chief...
November 20, 2023

OpenAI to name ex-Twitch chief Emmett Shear as new boss

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