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Dubai, UAE – 4 February 2026 – Hollywood fashion house For The Stars, led by legendary designer Jacob, will make its highly anticipated Middle East debut with an exclusive one-night event in Dubai. Fashions For Love: For The Stars by Jacob takes place on Valentine’s Eve, Friday, 13 February 2026 at the Armani Hotel, Burj Khalifa, transforming the base of the world’s most iconic tower into a stage that celebrates love, fashion & legacy. Guests can expect a red-carpet arrival, followed by live performances from global music icons including Deborah Cox, before the night builds to a couture runway show…

Apple is gearing up to launch the successor to last year’s affordable iPhone 16e, and leaks suggest it may feature a more modern design and two key upgrades. While Apple has yet to share any details about the iPhone 17e, a new report hints that the company may unveil the device in just two weeks. According to Macworld, the information comes from a case and accessory maker familiar with Apple’s plans, who suggests the iPhone 17e could launch on February 19. The report notes that the timeline sounds unusual, given that Apple typically doesn’t launch new devices on Thursdays, but…

Dubai will host The Future Leaders Challenge (FLC) – the Finals 2026, an international event bringing together hospitality and tourism students alongside educators, industry leaders and public-sector stakeholders to address the future of talent and leadership in the sector. The Future Leaders Challenge is a global education-industry initiative that connects students, schools, industry, and institutions through challenge-based learning and dialogue, with a focus on developing future-ready talent for hospitality and tourism. Taking place from 9-11 February aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2, the Finals will see His Excellency Issam Kazim, CEO of the Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing, serve…

NVIDIA’s RTX AI PCs deliver data center–level AI performance to desktops, giving enthusiasts, creators and developers the power to run advanced models locally, faster, and with greater control AI has become part of everyday computing, through cloud-hosted chatbots and online services, and now directly on personal computers. From creative tools and productivity assistants to developer workflows and research projects, people increasingly want to run AI applications locally – on their own machines and on their own terms. As this trend accelerates, the focus is shifting from what AI can do to where it runs best. For users who prioritize performance,…

4th February 2026, Dubai – Breakbulk Middle East opened today at the Dubai World Trade Centre for its 10th edition, welcoming more than 11,000 expected visitors at a time when large-scale investment, geopolitical uncertainty and new trade corridors are reshaping how project cargo moves across the Middle East and beyond. H.E. Eng. Hessa Al Malek, Advisor to the Minister for Maritime Transport Affairs, inaugurated the event. As governments across the GCC deploy capital into energy, infrastructure and industrial development, demand for complex cargo execution continues to rise. At the same time, heightened geopolitical risk, from maritime security to route disruption, is forcing…

Anthropic has taken a very public shot at ads in AI chatbots, pledging that its assistant Claude will stay free of advertising even as rivals move in the opposite direction. The company says it has no plans to introduce sponsored content, branded responses, or advertiser-influenced answers, positioning the decision as a core principle rather than a temporary choice. The announcement arrives just weeks after OpenAI confirmed that ads will soon appear in ChatGPT for free users and those on the lower-priced Go tier. Anthropic’s response has been anything but subtle. Alongside a detailed blog post, the company has debuted Super…

Dubai, UAE, February 2026 – ECOVIS JRB and Tax Star successfully hosted the CFO Forum: The New Compliance Stack, bringing together senior finance leaders to examine what compliance readiness looks like in practice as the UAE advances toward mandatory e-invoicing and increasingly digital tax and audit frameworks. Designed as a working forum rather than a traditional conference, the event convened 70–80 CFOs, Finance Directors, Heads of Finance, and senior decision-makers from across sectors. The forum focused squarely on execution and operational impact, addressing how e-invoicing, corporate tax, VAT, and evolving audit requirements are reshaping finance functions, systems, and team structures.…

Spotify is expanding beyond streaming music and audiobooks to bring physical books into its app. The company has announced a partnership with Bookshop.org that will let users buy real paper books directly through Spotify later this spring. The move comes as Spotify looks to give users more ways to discover and enjoy stories, tying together reading and listening in one place. Spotify’s new partnership with Bookshop.org connects the streaming platform to a network of independent bookshops, making it possible for users in the US and UK to purchase hardcovers and paperbacks without leaving the Spotify app. How the Bookshop partnership…

The Internet Archive and Automattic have teamed up to tackle one of the web’s biggest annoyances: “link rot.” The two companies have released a new WordPress plugin called Link Fixer that automatically redirects broken links to archived versions so readers never hit a dead page. Link rot happens when URLs in older posts stop working because the linked pages are deleted, moved, or otherwise dissapear over time. Research shows that nearly 40% of links from just over a decade ago no longer lead anywhere, leaving old posts full of dead ends. To address this, Link Fixer scans WordPress posts for…

Robotics specialist Unitree has been making waves with its humanoid robots, and a new video shows its impressive G1 bipedal bot dealing with incredibly cold conditions. In a video showing the G1 trudging through deep snow, Unitree describes the feat as “the world‘s first autonomous walking challenge for humanoid robots in a -53.32°F (-47.4°C) extreme weather environment.” The stunt took place in China’s Altay region, about 1,500 miles (2,400 km) northwest of Beijing, where Unitree’s snowbot trudged through deep snow to mark out the Olympic rings in celebration of Friday’s Winter Olympics opening in Italy. It’s not clear how long…