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Stanford University selects Dubai Scholars alumna Lamya Butt as Student Graduation Speaker for the Class of 2026 Dubai, UAE, June 17, 2026 — Stanford University’s graduating Class of 2026 selected Lamya Sikandar Butt, an alumna of Dubai Scholars Private School, to deliver the student graduation address at the University’s 2026 Baccalaureate celebration on June 13, before an audience of approximately 4,500 graduates, families and guests. The same weekend, Google CEO and Stanford alumnus Sundar Pichai delivered the University’s Commencement keynote. Each year, Stanford selects a single graduating senior from the entire class to deliver the student address, one voice chosen to…

A new study has found that adults who play certain video games report feeling less lonely and more emotionally resilient than people who don’t play games at all. The findings challenge the idea that gaming is just a way to escape from real life and instead tie specific kinds of games to real, measurable shifts in how people cope with stress and isolation. What the study found The researchers surveyed 2,252 adults aged 21 and older about their gaming habits and their emotional state. People who gravitated toward open-world games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, or…

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Dubai and Fluid Codes Establish Ansys-Powered Centre of Excellence to Advance Engineering Education and Industry Collaboration The Centre of Excellence will embed industry-grade multiphysics simulation, certification pathways, faculty enablement, capstone design and industry-linked R&D across MAHE Dubai’s engineering ecosystem Image Caption – H.E. Yaqoob Al Ali, Executive Director & Private Advisor, Office of His Highness Sheikh Juma Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum inaugurating Centre of Excellence at Manipal Academy of Higher Education Dubai. Dubai, United Arab Emirates – June 19, 2026: Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Dubai Campus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with…

Talking to Gemini Live no longer means starting from a blank slate every time. Google has quietly extended memory access to Gemini‘s conversational mode, allowing it to recall details from past conversations when answering new questions. What the update brings 9to5Google spotted the change on a Google support page, which describes Gemini Live gaining access to memory of past chats, plus information from select Connected Apps. With this change, Gemini Live can now hold onto specifics shared in earlier sessions, like dietary restrictions or important family dates, so users no longer have to repeat themselves. The feature is rolling out…

UAE-based cargo carrier deepens investment in training to reinforce operational excellence and compliance with the most stringent global air cargo safety standards Dubai, UAE, June 18, 2026: SolitAir, the UAE’s next-generation dedicated B2B airport-to-airport cargo airline, has appointed Dubai-based Aviation Training Center (ATC) as its preferred training services provider for dangerous goods (DG). The appointment is designed to equip SolitAir’s growing team with the latest approaches, techniques and competencies in the handling and transport of dangerous goods (DG) – a category of cargo that is both commercially significant and among the most tightly regulated in the industry. The collaboration marks an…

Apple has officially unveiled macOS 27 Golden Gate, the next major version of macOS coming to supported Macs later this year. And while last year’s macOS Tahoe update was all about giving the Mac a fresh Liquid Glass redesign, Golden Gate looks more like Apple’s cleanup and Apple Intelligence update. macOS Golden Gate is jam-packed with new features, including the redesigned Siri AI, a new standalone Siri app, Visual Intelligence on Mac, more capable Apple Intelligence features across core apps, performance improvements, and some much-needed design refinements. It is also a notable update, since Intel Macs are no longer part…

Google’s AI Overviews feature is reportedly presenting entries from the SCP Foundation, a popular fan fiction universe built around fake horror “anomalies,” as though they describe real creatures and events. Futurism found at least 20 cases where the AI-generated summaries skipped any mention that the SCP entries are fiction. Confusing made-up monsters as the real thing A search for “SCP-565” reportedly returned an AI Overview describing an “anomalous, ambulatory human head” that moves like a crab and is tied to forensic records and a deceased man’s identity. The summary even pointed users toward an “official” SCP document for further reading.…

UC Berkeley researchers have built an electric nose that can detect gases tied to spoiled food and common allergens more consistently than a human sniff test. The device uses a 16-sensor gas sensor chip that turns reactions with food-related gases into electrical signals. Kitchen judgment can get messy because food doesn’t always look or smell risky before it becomes a problem. Milk, eggs, chicken, fruit, and nuts release different chemical signatures, and people usually have to decide with whatever their nose catches in the moment. The work is still in the lab, but the destination is obvious enough. Smart fridges…

Meeting transcription tools have become increasingly popular, but most require a phone, laptop, smart glasses, or a dedicated recorder. Flowtica is taking a different approach with the Scribe, a pen that can write on paper while simultaneously recording conversations and using AI to generate meeting notes and action items. It looks like a pen, but it’s really a meeting recorder At first glance, the Flowtica Scribe resembles a standard refillable gel pen. It features a metal body, supports 0.5mm and 0.7mm tips, and can be used on ordinary paper like any other writing instrument. Inside, however, is a dedicated recording…

For years, AI video tools have mostly lived outside the editing process. You generate a clip, download it, import it into your editor, and continue working. A new app called Palmier Pro aims to eliminate some of those extra steps by bringing AI directly into the video timeline. The newly launched software, available for macOS, is being marketed as a video editor that Claude can use. Instead of treating AI as a separate chatbot or content generator, Palmier is designed to let an AI assistant interact with an active video project and make changes within it. A video editor built…