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UAE, 20 July, 2026: Network International (Network), a leading fintech company across the Middle East and Africa, has extended acceptance of ‘Jaywan’ — the UAE’s Domestic Card Scheme — to online payments, enabling cardholders to use Jaywan across Network’s e-commerce merchant network. Jaywan is the domestic card scheme, launched by Al Etihad Payments, a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE in line with the UAE’s digital transformation strategy to drive innovation, digitization and global interoperability and to reinforce the country’s position as a leading global hub for digital payments. Network has integrated Jaywan card acceptance into its e-commerce payment gateway platform, enabling…

Making a brand-new tech purchase doesn’t always carry the guarantee of a perfectly functioning unit. But a tiny Mac app called Screen Test can help you find a defect before it gets too late. Screen Test (version 1.1) is a native macOS utility containing more than 25 patterns and diagnostic tools for evaluating built-in and external displays. It can help reveal dead or stuck pixels, backlight bleeding, and other issues. The app works completely offline, so you don’t have to rely on browser tabs or an internet connection. Every pixel gets scrutinized Screen Test fills the display with carefully selected…

Fitch Assigns Invest Bank its Inaugural Long-Term Issuer Default Rating of ‘BBB+’ with Stable Outlook Therating action by Fitch marks an important milestone in the Bank’s strategic transformation and substantiatesits strengthening financial fundamentals, disciplined execution and confidence in its long-term direction. Sharjah, UAE — 20 July 2026 — Invest Bank (INB) today announced that Fitch Ratings has assigned Invest Bank P.S.C. (INB) a Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘BBB+’ with a Stable Outlook and Government Support Rating (GSR)of ‘bbb+’, marking the Bank’s IDR at investment-grade. The rating represents an important milestone in the Bank’s ongoing transformation and provides independent…

Before our gadgets became silent glass rectangles, they complained constantly. Dial-up modems screeched through every connection, while dot-matrix printers sounded like they were slowly chewing through the desk. The Museum of Endangered Sounds keeps that irritating soundtrack alive. It first appeared in 2012, but the site is still online 14 years later, inviting visitors to hear technology that has mostly disappeared from everyday life. What can you hear inside The museum is essentially a soundboard for obsolete tech. Click an image and the corresponding relic wakes up again. The collection jumps from the electronic tantrum of a 56K modem to…

Joyalukkas Lifestyle Developers Unveils Gold Tower Thrissur — Kerala’s Tallest Residential Tower Sets a New Benchmark for Luxury Living Thrissur, Kerala | July 2026 — Joyalukkas Lifestyle Developers officially unveiled Gold Tower Thrissur, Kerala’s tallest residential tower, at an exclusive launch event held on 16 July 2026 at Hyatt Regency, Thrissur. The landmark project, which will rise 50 storeys and approximately 190 metres above road level, marks a defining milestone in Kerala’s luxury real estate landscape and reinforces the company’s vision of creating iconic residential destinations that rival the world’s finest developments. The invitation-only event was attended by distinguished guests,…

Self-driving cars have gotten pretty good at driving. The harder problem is teaching them to drive safely in situations nobody planned for. We have heard horror stories of self-driving cars, behaving erratically in emergency situations, often times delaying first responders from reaching the scene. A team at Seoul National University, led by professor Jun Won Choi from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, thinks they have cracked part of that puzzle with a new AI model called SafeDrive. The research was recently selected as a highlight paper at CVPR 2026, a distinction that goes only to roughly 3% of all…

Dubai, UAE Mr. Mohamed Al Hashemi, CEO of Union Coop, affirmed that maintaining the quality of fruits and vegetables and ensuring their daily availability to consumers are among the cooperative’s highest priorities. He noted that Union Coop has developed an integrated supply chain management system that utilises advanced technologies to ensure products reach customers at the highest levels of quality and freshness. He explained that Union Coop follows stringent procedures when receiving products at its distribution centres and branches, in accordance with the highest international food safety standards. These measures include implementing the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points system…

Home testing could eventually become a lot more convenient. Researchs at the at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has developed the VPodDuo, a pocket-sized fluorescence reader designed to measure sensitive molecular tests outside a conventional laboratory. Its housing is roughly comparable in size and shape to an AirPods charging case, while Bluetooth connectivity sends results directly to a smartphone. Meaning, you might not have to wait in line anymore. A tiny box that reads far more than a line Common home tests generally provide a positive, negative, or roughly estimated result through a visible line. Fluorescence-based molecular assays can deliver…

HE Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Statement “The historic results achieved by the UAE’s non-oil foreign trade in the first half of 2026 reflect the success of our leadership’s vision – a vision in whichthe building of a diversified, competitive and open economy is central to our national priorities and enables us to turn global economic shifts into opportunities for long-term growth and prosperity. Our non-oil trade reached AED1.937 trillion in the first six months of the year, representing a new historic milestone for the national economyand reflecting the UAE’s standing as a global…

A month after showing off its brightest smartphone displays, Samsung Display is turning up the brightness dial on laptop screens. The company confirmed today that it has begun supplying a new tandem OLED panel for laptops that meets VESA’s brand-new DisplayHDR True Black 1400 certification, the toughest brightness bar OLED panels have had to clear so far. If you ever felt that your laptop display looks washed out outdoors, this update is aimed squarely at you. What advancements does True Black 1400 bring to the table? Think of it as OLED’s usual deep, inky blacks, but paired with a serious…