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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 26 August 2026: Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, today announced that 25 per cent of the reduction cells at the company’s Al Taweelah smelter have now been restarted. EGA’s Al Taweelah sustained significant damage on 28 March when an Iranian attack on Khalifa Economic Zone Abu Dhabi led to an emergency shutdown of all EGA’s facilities on the site. To restore hot metal production, EGA must progressively repair and restart each reduction cell. Some 315 out of the 1,262 reduction cells have now been restarted. EGA is…

Rockstar (and the big leakster) has given us a taste of what to expect from one of gaming’s biggest launches. We’ve seen the beautiful beaches and packed nightclubs in GTA 6. But aside from the shiny big things, the smaller details are also worth your attention. In a new deep dive from Dazed, Rockstar has explained some of the systems underpinning Jason and Lucia’s lives in Leonida. What you eat can alter their weight, while exercise can visibly build and tone muscle. Spend too long away from bed while running from the police or partying for days, and the resulting…

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – 26 August, 2026: What better way to celebrate Emirati Women’s Day than by getting active with the girls? Rally your crew, grab your trainers and head to Ferrari World Yas Island, Abu Dhabi for the return of its Ladies Run on 30 August. Now in its third edition, the women-only event is bringing together fitness, fun and a little friendly competition for an active morning under the iconic Red Roof. Starting and finishing inside Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the route takes participants through the park, into Yas Mall and back via the vibrant Italian Village,…

Apple’s iPhone 17 just wrapped up Q2 2026 as the best-selling smartphone on the planet, grabbing 6% of global unit sales according to Counterpoint Research. And it didn’t come alone. The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max followed right behind it, giving Apple three spots in the top 10. How did Apple pull this off again? This was bound to happen. The iPhone 17 was probably the best non-Pro iPhone Apple ever made. Apple packed in enough upgrades this year to close the gap with the Pro models, which clearly worked in its favor. Meanwhile, the Pro and Pro Max…

Valued at up to US$500 million over five years, the agreement transforms a strategic commitment into an operational supply arrangement El Alamein, Egypt – 26 August 2026: Al Dahra Agriculture Trading (ADAT), part of Al Dahra Holding, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and a global agribusiness focused on sustainable food and feed production, announced the execution of a five-year wheat supply agreement with Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), marking the transition from strategic framework to implementation under the partnership established in 2023. Signed at the Cabinet of Ministers Headquarters in El Alamein, the agreement establishes the…

Apple has just announced the date for its next Fall launch event, which is going to take place on September 9th. The event kicks off at 10 am at the famed Steve Jobs Theater at Apple, with a select group of media and creators invited to attend it in-person. What to expect? The big showcase is going to be the updated smartphones, and this year, all eyes will be on Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone. According to reliable sources like Bloomberg, Apple will only introduce the iPhone 18 Pro and the iPhone Ultra, which is supposedly the finalized name for the…

WSO2 Makes AI Workspace Self-Hostable, Giving Enterprises and Governments a New Governance Layer for Sovereign AI Regulated enterprises and governments can now run holistic AI governance for LLMs and MCP from inside their own environment, including fully air-gapped Derric Gilling Dubai, UAE, August 2026 — WSO2 today has given enterprises a way to entirely self-host their AI governance infrastructure by making its AI control plane, AI Workspace, available as part of its fully self-managed API Platform offering. This latest release closes the final gap that was restricting regulated organizations from running AI governance entirely on their own terms. With this…

Microsoft is celebrating 25 years of Xbox with a console that leans heavily into nostalgia – and comes with a price tag to match. The company has officially opened preorders for the Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition, a translucent green anniversary console inspired by the original Xbox and bundled with a full-game download of Halo: Campaign Evolved. Only a limited number of consoles will be produced, with each unit individually numbered and engraved. Microsoft says preorders initially began through email invitations sent to some of Xbox’s most dedicated fans, before opening to a wider audience on August 27 in select…

Apple’s big AI push has reached the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, but a couple of noticeable devices are missing from the conversation. The Apple TV and HomePod have largely been left watching from the sidelines, despite Siri being such an important part of how you interact with both. That could finally change. With iOS 27 getting closer to its public release, the latest beta appears to contain another clue that Apple is preparing to bring Apple Intelligence features to its living room devices. As spotted by Apple Home Authority, the Home app now includes a new menu called “Apple Intelligence…

NVIDIA revealed a wave of GeForce NOW updates at Gamescom 2026, bringing deeper graphics customization to subscribers along with a massive push into new hardware ecosystems and a steady stream of day-one game additions. Fine-tuning graphics in the cloud The headline feature for existing members is granular control over DLSS 4.5 rendering settings. Instead of forcing server-side defaults on everyone, Nvidia will soon let users tweak DLSS Super Resolution, Dynamic Frame Generation, and Ray Reconstruction directly inside the cloud stream. That means if you want to push demanding ray-traced or path-traced titles to their absolute limit, you can dial in…