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Mark Rober has spent years proving that science and engineering don’t have to feel like homework. His enormously popular videos turn subjects such as physics, robotics, and mechanical engineering into spectacular challenges, ingenious pranks, and machines that kids immediately want to understand. CrunchLabs has carried that approach into the physical world with its Build Box subscriptions. Now Rober is taking it in another direction: children’s fiction. The first three books in the new CrunchLabs Mysteries series are Toy Store Trouble, The Arcade Thief, and The Stolen Bike. Each is a hardcover, heavily illustrated mystery starring a fictionalized 12-year-old Mark Rober. The stories are intended for…

Ferrari just unveiled a one-off supercar at Pebble Beach, and it’s called the CZ26. This isn’t a limited edition you can still hunt down. It’s a completely custom Ferrari built for a single client, and it took two years to come together. What makes the CZ26 different from a regular Ferrari? Underneath its new skin, the CZ26 shares its architecture and performance with the Ferrari SF90 Stradale. So mechanically, you’re still looking at a top-tier, ultra-high-performance hybrid supercar. But the Ferrari Design Studio, led by Chief Design Officer Flavio Manzoni, gave it an entirely new body and identity, inspired by…

Abu Dhabi, UAE – August 14, 2026: As a new school year approaches, Bawabat Al Sharq Mall is inviting families to embark on an unforgettable back-to-school adventure from August 21st to 30th, 2026, between 4:00 PM and 10:00 PM, where learning, imagination and family fun come together under one roof. Children can look forward to an immersive programme inspired by this year’s theme, “Big Dreams Take Flight”. At the heart of the celebration stands a spectacular giant hot air balloon installation, welcoming young explorers as they begin their journey towards a world of creativity, discovery and endless possibilities. The hot…

AI apparently doesn’t need to replace every biological system. Dogs are still keeping their jobs, at least for now. An Indian startup from Bengaluru, Karnataka, is training dogs with sensors and machine learning. Patients breathe normally into a face mask for about 10 minutes, ship the sealed sample to a lab, and let the dogs get to work. The dogs are trained to identify changes in volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, associated with cancer. Sensors meanwhile track signals including movement, respiration, brain activity, and body language, which Dognosis’ AI translates into standardized data rather than relying entirely on a human…

Six-week campaign pairs up to 50% off more than 1,000 products with a standing commitment to hold prices on 125 essentials all year Dubai, UAE: Union Coop has launched its ‘Back to School 2026’ campaign, running from 3 August to 13 September across its showrooms, app and website. The campaign offers up to 50% off more than 1,000 products, from stationery and school bags to lunch boxes, water bottles, food essentials and electronics. The offer sits on top of something that does not end when the campaign does. Union Coop holds fixed prices on 125 food and non-food essentials throughout the…

Keychron has built a 100-key macro pad for anyone who has ever looked at a keyboard and wished none of its buttons had jobs yet. The Keychron C100 8K costs $64.99 and presents a 10-by-10 grid with no letters, numbers, or commands assigned. Four corner keys are reserved for lighting controls and can’t be remapped, leaving 96 programmable positions. That’s still nearly an entire full-size mechanical keyboard devoted to shortcuts, except nobody has decided what any of them should do. How much can you program The C100 8K supports QMK and the browser-based Keychron Launcher, letting owners assign individual commands…

Former Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi to Deliver Keynote as IBPC Dubai Marks India’s 80th Independence Day Senior UAE dignitaries and leading India-UAE business and professional figures to join celebration of friendship, innovation and a shared future Dubai, United Arab Emirates The Indian Business & Professional Council (IBPC Dubai) will mark India’s 80th Independence Day with a high-profile evening bringing together senior UAE dignitaries, prominent Indian political and business figures, entrepreneurs, professionals and members of the wider Indian community in the UAE. Ms Meenakshi Lekhi, former Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture of India, The celebration will take…

Samsung gives Galaxy owners an impressive amount of control over their phones. Features like Good Lock let users customize just about every aspect of their smartphones. But somehow, the company forgot to put a simple alaxy owners an almost ridiculous amount of control over their phones. Somehow, simply adding a fingerprint lock for apps. With the One UI 9.5 update, this might finally change. Tipster Fahad Ali Javed has uncovered a native App Lock feature inside an unreleased One UI 9.5 build running on a Galaxy S26. So you would be able to secure individual apps directly from the app…

Revenue in Q2 2026 rose 47% YoY to AED 7.08 billion, driven by the strong operational and financial performance of the Maritime & Shipping, Economic Cities & Free Zones (EC&FZ), and Logistics Clusters. EBITDA in Q2 2026 rose 49% YoY to AED 1.74 billion, implying an EBITDA margin of 24.5% for the quarter vs. 24.2% during the same period a year earlier. Total Net Profit in Q2 2026 almost doubled (+88% YoY) to AED 836 million. Asset Sales contributed AED 650 million to revenue and AED 294 million to EBITDA in Q2 2026, supporting the Group’s strong financial performance. Free…

We’ve all been there. You’re in a meeting, trying to stay in the moment and contribute ideas, while also scrambling to jot down notes so nothing important slips through the cracks. Turns out, you don’t have to choose one over the other anymore. Google is rolling out a new feature that lets Google Meet handle note-taking for your in-person meetings, not just video calls. Google announced this feature at its Google Cloud Next 2026 event in Las Vegas, and it’s finally making its way to users. How does Google Meet’s note-taking feature work? Starting a session is easy. Just open Google Meet…