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Beleaguered autonomous car startup Cruise has laid off 900 workers, equal to about a quarter of its workforce. The news comes a day after nine executives were also dismissed. The General Motors-backed firm has suffered a series of setbacks in recent months, triggered by an accident on the streets of San Francisco in October when one of its self-driving cars came to a halt on top of a woman, pinning her to the ground just moments after she’d been hit by a human-driven car. The incident caused the woman serious injuries and prompted California regulators to revoke Cruise’s permit to…
NASA has shared a video (above) telling the story of the disappearing space tomatoes, a mysterious tale that recently made headlines around the world. When a couple of tomatoes went missing on the International Space Station earlier this year, astronauts on board the orbital outpost suspected that the last person to see them may also have eaten them. But NASA astronaut Frank Rubio protested his innocence, insisting that after harvesting the tomatoes, he placed them inside a plastic bag before securing it in a designated spot. The problem was that when he returned, the bag — and the tomatoes —…
Emily put in her papers yesterday. To work or not to work, to resign or not to resign is all someone’s personal choice. Typically, I should be least bothered as a new hand could just be a click or a call away. But in Emily’s case I was a bit concerned because she toiled to put three square meals on my table without much cribbing. Emily was a trusted cook who I was lucky to get after trying out a couple of others. But what bothered me more than the fear of missing her food after her sudden exit was…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco and ban all flavours, threatening cigarette companies’ bets on smoking alternatives. Some researchers, campaigners and governments see e-cigarettes, or vapes, as a key tool in reducing the death and disease caused by smoking. But the U.N. agency said “urgent measures” were needed to control them. Citing studies, it said there was insufficient evidence that vapes helped smokers quit, that they were harmful to health and that they could drive nicotine addiction among non-smokers, especially children and young people. More 13-15 year olds are using vapes…
Intel just announced its new generation of chips, code-named Meteor Lake. But it’s the Core Ultra name that you’ll see plastered all over product pages, as it’s the new brand that Intel is using. Either way, it feels like a little CES 2024 preview, with many laptop manufacturers announcing updates and refreshes to laptops that are coming soon. While there’s not much here in the way of flashy new designs or high-powered machines that can flaunt what Meteor Lake can really do, there’s a good variety to show some of the diversity of the new designs that use the chips.…
A five-year-old Emirati girl from Abu Dhabi, Alfai Al Marzooqi, has etched her name in the Guinness World Records as the youngest female to publish a book. Alfai, a Grade 1 student of Brighton College Abu Dhabi, has won laurels for her book ‘The Lost Rabbit’, which sheds a spotlight on friendship shared among children. Her work, including imaginative drawings, revolves around compassion, love for animals, and caring for one another. The characters in her story, Alfai, Salma, and the latter’s lost rabbit, Fufu, take readers on a heartwarming journey of friendship and kindness. Interestingly, the character Salma is her…
There are a lot of reasons why you may be looking for holiday gaming monitor deals — you may have just taken advantage of a huge discount from gaming PC deals, or you’re thinking about giving one so that your gamer friend finally gets the screen upgrade that they need. Either way, you’re in luck because we’ve done the hard work for you, as you’ll find the top bargains for the holiday season below. You’re going to have to be quick if you want to shop any of these offers though, as there’s no telling how much time you’ve got…
The iconic Emirates Pavilion, renowned for its dynamic aircraft wing-inspired design during Expo 2020, has been transformed into a cutting-edge aviation innovation hub for the airline. Unveiling a futuristic showcase, the facility features state-of-the-art aviation robotics, including an immersive theatre and VR sets, highlighting some of the region’s most advanced technological developments in the aviation sector. Titled Ebdaa, which means creativity in Arabic, the hub is open only by invitation and will offer a platform for innovators to bring their creations to life with the help of the Emirates team. Ebdaa was inaugurated by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum,…
Dubai Airports announced that Dubai International Airport (DXB), the world’s most connected and biggest international airport, is primed for peak season and ready to facilitate a diverse range of offerings this holiday season. DXB will welcome an estimated 4.4 million passengers through its doors between December 15 and 31, with the average total daily traffic reaching 258,000. The hub is preparing for an exceptional spike in guest numbers on Friday, December 22, the busiest day for the airport, welcoming an estimated 279,000 passengers. As Dubai continues to cement itself as a popular destination during the winter, a surge in arrivals…
Indian tennis legend, Sania Mirza, has launched the Dubai Open for Tennis Academies (DOTA) Tournament, a collaborative venture between the Dubai Sports Council, UAE Tennis Federation, and Sania Mirza Tennis Academy. The event, which brings together more than 200 talented tennis players from 40 sports academies to compete in a tournament environment, aims to discover and nurture exceptional talent in the sport. The competition spans seven different categories for men, women, and juniors, will take place until February 4, 2024. Apart from Mirza, the opening ceremony was attended by Ahmed Salem Al Mahri, Director of Sports Development at the Dubai…