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Dubai’s Team ORBIT Creates History, Becomes First UAE Team to Win Global FIRST Tech Challenge Premier Event Competing against top robotics teams from around the world, the UAE squad achieves a landmark double win at the prestigious FTC İstanbul Premier Event Dubai, 24 July: In a landmark achievement for the UAE’s growing robotics and STEM ecosystem, Dubai-based Team ORBIT has become the first team from the United Arab Emirates to win an international FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Premier Event, securing a historic double victory at the FTC İstanbul Premier Event held at the Türkiye Athletics Federation Athletics Hall in İstanbul, Türkiye,…
Geekbench, the popular cross-platform benchmark from Primate Labs, just got a major update. Geekbench 7 is out today, and you can download it on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux. If you like to know exactly how your CPU and GPU stack up, this update brings a bunch of changes worth knowing about. What’s new in the CPU tests? Geekbench 7 adds new media workloads that mimic real-world tasks such as video conferencing and podcast listening. Examples of these workload models include encoding for screen sharing, Opus compression for voice memos, and live caption generation using the Whisper speech recognition…
Dubai, UAE, 16 July 2026 – Azizi Developments, one of the UAE’s leading private developers, has announced that construction of Rêve, its most prestigious project within the fourth phase of the French Mediterranean-inspired waterfront community in MBR City, Meydan, has now reached 79% completion. Altogether, Rêve has achieved 100% of its structural build, with blockwork at 98%, internal plastering at 92%, and tiling at 73%. HVAC and MEP systems are now 89% and 71% complete, respectively, while façade works have reached 69% and external works stand at 63%. Additionally, swimming pool and elevator works have progressed to 57% and 48%,…
A good mouse doesn’t get nearly as much attention as a laptop, but it’s one of those upgrades that quietly makes a difference every single day. Whether it’s powering through assignments, editing photos, attending online classes, or squeezing in a few rounds of Valorant after lectures, the right mouse can make long hours at a desk far more comfortable. After looking through this year’s options, these are the five mice I’d actually recommend for the Back-to-School season. They each serve a different purpose, which means there’s something here whether gaming, productivity, or portability is the priority. Satechi Slim EX Wireless…
Dubai, United Arab Emirates —23July2026: Dubai Airports has announced three senior leadership appointments that enhance its technology, operational and national talent capabilities as it prepares for the next phase of growth across Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International (DWC). The appointments see the internal promotions of Kan Ni from Vice President, Airport Operations Control Centre (AOCC) to Senior Vice President, Airport Operations and the promotion of Khalid Ishaq from Head of AOCC Integrationto Vice President, AOCC.Alongside, Ahmad Al Bastaki joins as Vice President, Technology Operations and Cybersecurity within Business Technology. Each appointment reflects Dubai Airports’…
OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT into a new category with the launch of Health in ChatGPT, a feature that allows users to securely connect health information from Apple Health and supported medical records. The feature is rolling out to users in the United States and is designed to help people ask health-related questions with more personalized context, instead of relying on isolated conversations. According to OpenAI, more than 300 million people use ChatGPT every week for health-related queries, ranging from understanding lab reports to preparing for doctor appointments. The company says one of the biggest challenges is that health information is…
Turkish Airlines, the airline that flies to more countries than any other airline, has signed a contract with CAE, a global leader in aviation training technologies, at the Farnborough Airshow for the delivery of fivefull-flight simulators (FFS),two flight training devices (FTD) with an option for two additional FFSs. The agreement further supports Turkish Airlines’ strategy to expand pilot training capacity and strengthen its training infrastructure with the latest technologies, in line with the airline’s fleet growth under its 10-year flight training investment plan. It will also contribute to the airline’s new, state-of-the-art Flight Training Center, which broke ground this past…
Mozilla has released Firefox 153, giving people a built-in way to keep work, personal, shopping, and banking activity apart. The update began rolling out to Release channel users on July 21 and also introduces HDR video playback on Windows, PDF improvements, and tighter controls over local files and network devices. Containers open tabs in isolated spaces where cookies, logins, and site storage are not shared. Someone can remain signed into two accounts on the same website, keep a work Google account away from personal YouTube activity, or stop shopping cookies from following everyday browsing. What can Firefox Containers actually do?…
Dubai Chambers enhances legal awareness among1,551 representatives from private sector companies during H1 2026 Khalid AlJarwan: “We are committed to equipping the business community with the practical knowledge needed to keep pace with evolving legislative and regulatory requirements.” Dubai, UAE –Dubai Chambers organised 15 legal events during the first six months of 2026, attracting the participation of 1,551 representatives from private sector companies. The events formed part of the chamber’s ongoing efforts to help the business community navigate the latest legislative and regulatory developments, while strengthening legal awareness among companies operating in Dubai. Khalid AlJarwan, Executive Vice President of Commercial…
For roughly a century, the drill press was the most stubbornly unchanged tool in the workshop. CNC routers went digital. Laser cutters got software brains. Even the table saw picked up intelligent blade-detection technology. The drill press, meanwhile, remained a cast-iron column with a chuck on top, the same basic machine it had been in 1925. That’s starting to change, and the shift is happening faster than most woodworkers expected. A Longer Time Coming The broader power-tool industry has been absorbing smarter technology for years, mostly at the motor and interface level. Variable-speed drives, digital readouts, preset memory, and automatic…