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Employee engagement has become one of the most important priorities for modern organisations. Engaged employees are generally more productive, collaborative, motivated, and committed to organisational success. Businesses with strong engagement levels often experience better retention, improved customer satisfaction, and stronger overall performance. However, maintaining employee engagement has become increasingly complex in today’s digital and distributed work environments. Remote work, hybrid teams, communication overload, and fragmented workplace systems can create disconnection and reduce employee involvement if organisations fail to adapt effectively. As a result, businesses are increasingly investing in digital workplace strategies that improve communication, collaboration, accessibility, and employee experience. Modern…

Asus has brought its top-of-the-line ExpertBook to the US, with specs that are genuinely impressive. But what’s really jaw-dropping is the price tag. The ASUS ExpertBook Ultra is now available in the United States through the ASUS Store. It sits at the top of the company’s business laptop portfolio, with Asus positioning it as a flagship machine for professionals, executives, and enterprise users who want a premium AI-ready Windows laptop. What’s so special about this business laptop? The ExpertBook Ultra is built around portability first. Asus says the laptop starts at 2.43 pounds (~1.1kg) and measures just 0.43 inches thin,…

Cargo airline starts five weekly flights to Chiang Mai (CNX) and Chiang Rai (CEI) First northern Thailand air cargo link grows AUH’s freight network to 36 destinations Daily cargo volume grows 18% in most recent 7-day period compared to beginning of the year Daily freighter cargo volume at AUH grows 119% vs baseline levels Abu Dhabi, UAE, 7 May 2026: Abu Dhabi Airports has welcomed Thailand-based all-cargo carrier K-Mile Air to Zayed International Airport (AUH) following the commencement of freighter operations from 4 May. The airline will operate five weekly services using a Boeing 767 freighter to Chiang Mai International…

Qualcomm has announced two new mobile chips, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5, and if you are in the market for a mid-range phone, this is good news for you. Both platforms are designed to bring features previously reserved for flagship phones down to more affordable devices. These chips will unlock features like AI-powered camera improvements, smoother displays, better gaming performance, and longer battery life for the next generation of affordable phones.  What does this mean for your everyday phone experience? One of the biggest upgrades coming with both chips is Snapdragon Smooth Motion UI. The…

Micropolis Robotics Expands Industrial Automation Footprint with EMSTEEL AgreementAgreement will see deployment of four UAE-developed M01 autonomous logistics robots supporting next-generation industrial automation initiatives Abu Dhabi, UAE – May 07, 2026 – Micropolis Robotics, the UAE-based developer of advanced autonomous mobile robots and AI-enabled systems, today announced a   strategic deployment agreement with EMSTEEL, one of the largest publicly traded steel and building materials manufacturers in the region, for four M01 autonomous logistics robots, reinforcing growing market demand for UAE-developed industrial robotics and autonomous automation technologies. The agreement reflects growing investment in AI-enabled automation as industrial operators increasingly seek advanced technologies…

OpenAI has launched three new audio models in its Realtime API, and they are a big deal for anyone building voice-powered apps. The three models are GPT-Realtime-2, GPT-Realtime-Translate, and GPT-Realtime-Whisper.  Together, they move voice AI beyond simple back-and-forth responses toward something that can understand you, take action, and keep up with a real conversation. If their demo is anything to go by, we have just seen the next evolution in how voice AI models work.  So what can these models actually do? GPT-Realtime-2 is the headline act. It brings GPT-5-class reasoning to live voice interactions, meaning it can handle harder…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 7 May 2026: Azizi Developments, a leading private developer in the UAE, formally launched work on a 200-million-dirham project to build the ‘One Billion Meals Dates Factory’ in Dubai, a major humanitarian project under the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI).  At a special groundbreaking event held today at the project site in Margham, Mr Mirwais Azizi, Founder and Chairman of Azizi Developments, was joined by His Excellency Saeed Al Eter, CEO of the MBRGI, to mark this special occasion.  This launch event follows the announcement on 24 April 2026 by His Highness Sheikh…

A new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Oxford, and UCLA suggests that using an AI chatbot for just 10 minutes could negatively impact your ability to think and problem-solve. And honestly, the findings are a little alarming. As reported by Wired, the researchers asked participants to solve problems, including simple fractions and reading comprehension tasks. Some participants were given access to an AI assistant that could solve the problem for them. When the AI was suddenly removed, those participants were far more likely to give up or get the answer wrong. In other words, the moment the AI…

Google Chrome VP and GM Parisa Tabriz has responded to criticism over Chrome’s practice of silently downloading a 4GB AI model onto users’ devices, saying on-device AI is central to the browser’s security and developer strategy. What triggered the backlash Privacy researcher Alexander Hanff recently documented the behavior, finding that Chrome automatically downloads Gemini Nano’s model, which is around 4GB in size, on devices without prompting users or offering a clear opt-out. Deleting the file manually triggers an automatic re-download on the next Chrome restart. We recently covered the story and offered instructions on how to turn it off. The…

Google has shut down Project Mariner, the autonomous web browsing agent it debuted at I/O last year. The tool, which could navigate Chrome, fill out forms, search listings, and book travel by taking screenshots and visually recognizing page elements, is no longer available. Its landing page now shows a notice with the shutdown date listed as May 4, 2026. A browser agent that saw what you saw Project Mariner was Google DeepMind’s attempt to build an AI agent that interacted with websites the way a person would. Rather than reading page data directly, it processed screenshots in real time to…