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BCG Survey Highlights Strong Citizen Satisfaction with Qatar’s Digital Government Services and Opportunities for AI-Driven Transformation Qatar appears in the top ten countries for government digital service satisfaction, with 87% of citizens rating services highly Qatar’s government digital service usage stands at 40%, reinforcing the positive advancement of its digital government ecosystem and the potential for growth AI engagement is high, with 85% of Qatar citizens using AI weekly GCC is the world’s most AI-receptive surveyed region, with 79% open to AI-centered government interactions versus 66% globally Akram Awad – BCG Doha, Qatar, 28 October 2026 — Boston Consulting Group’s…

Amazon has been a major player in the smart home market for years, but fresh competition from Apple may have lit a fire under it. The company has just unveiled a new lineup of Alexa devices, including Echo speakers, a smart alarm clock, a photo frame, and the Echo Show 16. On the software side, Amazon also introduced Alexa Home Map, which puts your connected devices on an interactive 3D model of your house, letting you monitor and control them from one place. Your entire smart home on a 3D map Alexa Home Map shows your connected lights, locks, thermostats,…

Six tonnes supplied daily as demand for organic products rises by 25% in 2026 Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Union Coop continues to expand its organic product range, offering 33 categories of vegetables, fruits and other products through partnerships with 20 organic farms. The retailer receives approximately six tonnes of organic products daily, supported by ongoing collaboration with local and international growers and suppliers. Mohamed Al Hashemi, CEO of Union Coop, said expanding the organic range and improving product displays remain key priorities, helping shoppers identify and select products easily. He reaffirmed the retailer’s commitment to supporting local farms and strengthening…

Our phones have made it easy to capture our lives in beautiful photos. But that also means we shoot hundreds of photos every year and don’t look at them, as they keep collecting the proverbial dust in our phone’s gallery. Amazon’s new Alexa Photo Frame wants to put those forgotten shots on your shelf instead. Amazon revealed the frame alongside several new Alexa devices, including a new smart alarm clock and a 16-inch Echo Show. It pulls pictures from Amazon Photos, which Prime members can fill up without paying extra for storage. What makes it different from a regular digital…

The methodology combines learning-capacity admissions, an AI Kid teach-back assessment, reasoning-led labs and continuing industry input through WITT DUBAI, UAE — October 2026 — Crucifer Academy, part of Crucifer AI Technologies, has set out the Knowledge Guarantee, a training and lab methodology designed to change how technical learning is taught, assessed and demonstrated. The programme is under active build towards its first cohort. Meet the AI Kids: The Virtual Students Turning Learning into Teaching at Crucifer Academy At the centre of the model is the AI Kid: a curious avatar that each learner must teach after a module. In the…

In the broad context of AI and its perceived harms, health and medical risks often pop up in the conversation. The warnings even come from frontier AI labs, such as ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Anthropic, both of which have warned about misusing AI to cook up bioweapons. Security experts have already spotted a few such incidents in the wild, especially with the usage of AI models without any solid guardrails.  Well, it appears that the risks run deeper. As per an analysis appearing in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), AI bots are now being deployed to influence public policies governing health…

Exploit3rs Brings Real-World Cyberattack Simulations to Dubai Municipality’s Cybersecurity Week Interactive cybercrime investigations, simulated phishing attacks and live-hacking demonstrations put employees’ cybersecurity awareness to the test Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 28, 2026: Juma Alshamsi, Founder and CEO of Exploit3rs Cybersecurity Academy Employees are being challenged to think like cybercriminals, investigate simulated security breaches and identify digital threats as Exploit3rs Cybersecurity Academy introduces a series of hands-on cybersecurity experiences at Dubai Municipality’s Cybersecurity Week, taking place from 27 to 29 October 2026. The initiative brings practical cyberattack simulations into the workplace awareness environment, allowing participants to experience how cybercriminals exploit…

ShiftCam is adding to its range of iPhone filmmaking accessories with ProRig+, a revised version of its modular camera rig that has dedicated controls for focus, zoom, shutter, and shooting modes. The new system launches on Kickstarter with the ProControl remote, giving mobile creators a higher level of hands-on control without having to constantly tap their iPhone’s screen. The announcement comes soon after ShiftCam introduced the original ProRig, developed with feedback from Apple. The original model is expected to ship in the coming weeks, while ProRig+ will be a more advanced remote and will be delivered to backers in February…

In 1950, Alan Turing asked whether machines can think. Rather than argue over definitions, he turned the question into a party game, where an interrogator trades typed messages with hidden players and tries to work out who is who. Since then, chatbots have gotten so good that they have already fooled humans in modern versions of the test. So, four researchers from Paris Cité University asked the obvious follow-up question in a new study published in Computers in Human Behavior Reports: can AI at least catch its own kind? How did the AI detectives do? The team put seven chatbots,…

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