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A major road in Abu Dhabi is set to be partially closed for a couple of days starting May 10, according to AD Mobility. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The closure on Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Road (E10) will start from 10 pm on Friday and last until 6 am on Monday, May 13. Three lanes towards Abu Dhabi will be closed. The lanes highlighted in red will be closed, while those in green will remain unaffected (check road map below). The government authority announced the road closure on social media platform…

Imagine feeling like an elephant is sitting on your chest, you can’t breathe, there’s a sense of impending doom and the pain is so intense you want to die. You’ve just been stung by a tiny Irukandji jellyfish. While you are unlikely to die, toxicologist Jamie Seymour of James Cook University in Australia says you’ll wish you had. He should know — he’s been stung 11 times. But Seymour’s job is riskier than most: milking sea creatures of their venom to create life-saving antivenoms. Dozens of Irukandji jellyfish, some no bigger than a sesame seed, float in tanks inside a…

Kate Winslet, acclaimed Oscar recipient, is set to be lauded at this year’s Munich International Film Festival with the esteemed CineMerit Award for her exceptional contributions to cinema. Winslet will grace the German festival to present the European premiere of her latest cinematic endeavour, Lee, wherein she portrays the renowned war correspondent and photographer, Lee Miller. Following the screening of Lee in Munich, Winslet will be bestowed with the CineMerit Award and engage in a compelling dialogue session. Under the direction of Ellen Kuras, Lee premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last year. The film features a stellar cast…

The Professional Fighters League, the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, premiere PFL Mena event in Riyadh this May 10 will air on MBC Action and Shahid. The PFL Mena Season will be live from The Green Halls in Riyadh and feature action in the Featherweight and Bantamweight divisions. Limited tickets are still available through the WeBook.com website and application here. PFL Mena: Riyadh will be the first instalment of a thrilling four-event sport-season format featuring the region’s top fighters and a groundbreaking initiative with SRJ Sports Investments (“SRJ”). The historic fight card will feature the best Middle Eastern…

Pearson to debut Generative AI Study Tools to university students internationally Dubai, UAE, 8th May 2024 – Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L) today announced that it will expand its generative AI beta study tools into global editions of its leading higher education titles, making the tools available to tens of thousands of students across the Middle East, Australia, Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Europe by August 2024. Pearson began integrating generative AI study tools into its products and content in the US last August.  Pearson’s AI beta study tools will expand to dozens of English-language Pearson eTextbook global editions and Canadian adaptations of US-originated…

Matter received its big 1.2 update in late 2023, and now the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) is ready to officially roll out Matter 1.3. The latest version of the interoperability standard is now available for use, offering added support for appliances like microwave ovens and lclothes dryers, while also introducing new features for water and energy management. The full list of new device types supported by Matter 1.3 include microwave ovens, ovens, cooktops, extractor hoods (such as vent hoods), and laundry dryers. These aren’t quite as exciting or mainstream as the nine device types introduced with Matter 1.2, but it’s…

Travellers from the UAE faced significant delays during their flights on Tuesday as a predicted thunderstorm lashed the UAE. Dubai resident Rihea Sadarangani waited inside her aircraft for over three hours before taking off for her destination. “My flight was supposed to take off at 1pm,” she said, speaking to Khaleej Times. “I boarded at 12.45pm and the flight didn’t take off till around 4.20pm. The thunderstorm was quite heavy during this time, and I could see the rain lashing against my windows.” Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Earlier today, Dubai Airports…

Apart from being a safe, world-class country to live in for people of different nationalities, the UAE is also a nation that leads from the front when it comes people of determination (PoD). Over the last several years, it has introduced an array of initiatives to empower people of determination and make the country more PoD-friendly. One such move has been to introduce a dedicated PoD card through the Ministry of Community Development, which functions as an official document and identifies the holder as a person of determination. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp…

The British government on Wednesday ruled out a cyberattack as the cause of a nationwide e-gate outage at a number of airports that caused long delays for passengers. The electronic gates which scan passports and use facial recognition went down shortly before 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) on Tuesday but were up and running again shortly after midnight (2300 GMT Tuesday). “At no point was border security compromised and there is no indication of malicious cyber activity,” the Home Office said in a statement. Earlier on Tuesday, the government said it could not rule out state involvement in a mass cyberattack…

About 40 per cent of jobs worldwide, especially back-office workers, could be replaced by the rise of artificial intelligence, a top official said in Abu Dhabi. Sameer Abdullah Naas, president of the Union of Arab Chambers, said employers and employees are embracing new technologies at workplaces. “People are technology driven. And they are more adapted to new technology. I noticed a lot of businesses working on the internet and selling products through their business and marketing promoting using that tool very well and efficiently. I think they adapt very well,” Naas said during a panel discussion at the ongoing Annual…