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Google DeepMind’s impressive video generation tool Veo just picked up an update, bringing a long-awaited feature to users. The tool now supports native vertical video output, making it ideal for creating content for Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and TikTok. In its announcement, Google notes that Veo now lets users generate videos in a 9:16 aspect ratio, eliminating the need to crop or reframe clips for vertical-first platforms. To create portrait videos, users only need to upload a vertical image and Veo will maintain the aspect ratio and orientation. The update also brings improvements to the tool’s Ingredients to Video capabilities,…

The Bank’s 2026 Global Market Outlook assesses elevated equity market valuations driven by the AI boom, highlights the Gulf’s growing role in sustaining AI valuations and private market deal flow, and outlines key themes shaping global markets for investors 14 January 2026, Dubai – Standard Chartered (“the Bank”) Wealth Solutions Chief Investment Office (CIO) released its Global Market Outlook for 2026, which outlines its investment strategy and key themes for navigating global markets in the year ahead. The Bank’s CIO highlights that while there are concerns around an equity market bubble led by the boom in Artificial Intelligence (AI), current market…

Sharjah – January 13, 2026 In the presence of Her Highness Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority, the second edition of the UAE Libraries Forum commenced. The forum is organized by the Emirates Library and Information Association at the headquarters of the Sharjah Book Authority, under the theme “Libraries Between Artificial Intelligence and the Humanity of Knowledge”. The two-day forum brings together a distinguished group of local and international experts in the fields of libraries and information, aiming to strengthen the role of libraries in supporting culture and knowledge, while exploring new horizons for…

An OpenAI ear wearable rumor just got a lot more concrete, at least on paper. Smart Pikachu, a supply chain-focused leaker, claims OpenAI has a portable audio product in development that’s meant to live on your ear, not in your pocket. The same posts attach the codename Sweetpea to the project and describe a behind-the-ear setup where most of the hardware sits out of sight. Smaller parts are said to detach, which reads less like standard earbuds and more like a wearable you keep on for longer stretches. OpenAI hasn’t confirmed the hardware, and the basics that matter most are…

Dubai, UAE — 14 January 2025 — ORA Developers has announced that it is streamlining sourcing, strengthening supplier collaboration and improving visibility across its international operations through the deployment of a unified digital procurement solution from JAGGAER. The platform supports ORA’s rapid growth and underpins its ambition to modernise procurement as a strategic driver of operational excellence. ORA operates across Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Grenada, the Caribbean, Pakistan, the UAE, Iraq and Tunisia, working with a wide network of consultants, contractors, and suppliers in categories ranging from interior finishing materials and furniture, to hospitality, IT and professional services. By standardising supplier performance…

A Dell-tested NVIDIA N1X laptop has popped up again through a test listing leaked on X, and it’s one of the cleaner signals yet that Nvidia’s long-rumored laptop processor plans are getting real attention inside an OEM. What makes this worth your time is the kind of evidence. A dated record tied to an engineering sample suggests hands-on qualification work, not just guesswork from specs watchers. That doesn’t mean you should plan your next upgrade around it. There’s no public launch window here, and the practical stuff, like operating system support and drivers, can decide whether this is a mainstream…

Lionsoul Global (“Lionsoul”) is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with ALTNovel Capital Ltd (“ALTNovel”), an Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”)–based investment platform focused on private capital opportunities, data-driven research, and ethical impact investing. Through this partnership, Lionsoul will integrate seamlessly with ALTNovel’s research intelligence, curated investment infrastructure, and global impact philosophy. Together, the two companies will introduce a new standard for wealth management that bridges traditional finance, digital assets, and mission-driven capital allocation. George Mouawad, Middle East General Manager at Lionsoul, commented: “Abu Dhabi continues to strengthen its position as one of the world’s most forward-thinking hubs for…

SpaceX is making steady progress toward building out the pad at NASA’s Cape Canaveral site in Florida for the first Starship launch from the Space Coast. On Tuesday, SpaceX installed the Ship Quick Disconnect (QD) arm on the launch tower at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A). Space launch enthusiast site NASASpaceflight shared footage of engineers putting the part in place. The Ship QD is a key component of the Starship’s launch tower. It helps to stabilize the 123-meter-tall rocket by clamping onto the first-stage Super Heavy booster’s upper section with huge grippers and pads, aiding the safe and precise stacking of…

You know that annoying moment when you step outside on a sunny day, pull out your phone, and suddenly can’t see a single thing on the screen? You’re squinting, cranking the brightness slider all the way to the max, and watching your battery percentage nosedive in real-time. It’s a struggle we all deal with. Well, a team of researchers over in South Korea might have just fixed that for good, and they managed to do it without turning our sleek phones into bulky bricks. A group from KAIST, led by Professor Seunghyup Yoo, just published some pretty massive findings in…

A month-long experiment has raised fresh concerns about the reliability of generative AI tools as sources of news, after Google’s Gemini chatbot was found fabricating entire news outlets and publishing false reports. The findings were first reported by The Conversation, which conducted the investigation. The experiment was led by a journalism professor specialising in computer science, who tested seven generative AI systems over a four-week period. Each day, the tools were asked to list and summarise the five most important news events in Québec, rank them by importance, and provide direct article links as sources. Among the systems tested were…