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IN OMAN FOR UNPARALLELED COASTAL LIVING–DEFINED BY ITALIAN SOPHISTICATION Muscat,  Oman; 29 June 2026: Dar Global  and FENDI Casa announce the launch of Azure Oceanfront Villas, a collection of ultra-luxury mansions with interiorsbyFENDI Casa, set within the prestigious AIDA clifftop community in Muscat, Oman. Conceived by Dar Global, the London-listed luxury real estate company, AIDA is one of the most expansive and exclusive mixed-use real estate developments globally. The launch unveils 19 thoughtfully designed and exquisitely appointed mansions with direct beach access featuring FENDI Casa’s signature Italian craftsmanship and refined high-end design to AIDA, a magnificent, gated community built on…

Every major AI lab is racing to prove its models can work autonomously with minimal hand-holding; we’re now seeing pricing emerge as the next battleground.  Anthropic just fired its latest shot, Claude Sonnet 5, a model the company says performs nearly as well as its flagship Opus 4.8 at a fraction of the cost. Introducing Claude Sonnet 5, our most agentic Sonnet yet.It makes plans, uses tools like browsers and terminals, and runs autonomously at a level that just a few months ago required larger and more expensive models. pic.twitter.com/UKK8G7ww5h— Claude (@claudeai) June 30, 2026 So what’s actually new here?…

Global fit-out specialist, Interiors International Industries, has been on-site at Oceano since early 2026, delivering bespoke interiors for the AED1.5 billion ultra-luxury beachfront development as construction advances rapidly towards key milestones Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 30 June 2026: The Luxe Developers, the UAE-based luxury real estate developer, has formalised its AED 150 million interior fit-out contract with Interiors International Industries for its flagship Oceano development on Al Marjan Island, Ras Al Khaimah. Interiors International has been embedded within The Luxe Developers’ project team since early 2026, working alongside the main contractor as the development advances towards structural completion. Interiors International…

Your smartphone’s keyboard is the thing you interact with the most, and yet, it has largely remained the same since it was introduced two decades ago. Yes, it has become better at understanding our typing habits and predicting text, but its function has largely remained unchanged.  A Singapore startup called Acti looked at the keyboard and the large space it occupies on your smartphone and asked a fair question. Why not make it actually do things? After seeing its keyboard in action, I think the idea has legs. Acti, short for “action,” just launched on iOS and Android. It is…

Abu Dhabi, UAE – 1st July 2026: Presight, a global leader in applied AI for intelligent systems, today announced the 12 companies joining Cohort II of its AI Accelerator programme. The companies were selected following a global application process that attracted 376 applications from 62 countries. Since April, Presight conducted a rigorous evaluation process involving application reviews, interviews, and detailed assessments, resulting in an initial shortlist of 33 companies before narrowing the field to 16 finalists who participated in virtual Pitch Days held in early June. Collectively, the 33 shortlisted companies raised more than USD$341 million in capital, generated over…

Ray-Ban Meta glasses owners are getting less free use out of one of the glasses’ AI features starting this month. Conversation Focus, which isolates and amplifies the voice of the person a wearer is talking to in loud settings, has been capped at three hours of use per month for anyone who doesn’t pay for Meta One Premium. Meta confirmed the change on a support page this week, which also notes that a subscription is not required to use the AI glasses in general. What the new usage tiers actually look like Spread evenly across a month, that free allowance…

Abu Dhabi, UAE, 30 June 2026 – SlashData, a leading UAE-based govtech company, has announced a strategic partnership with Dubai National Insurance (DNI), one of the leading insurance companies in UAE, to simplify the motor insurance journey through the adoption of Wtheeq, its digital platform for policy issuance and verification. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to making insurance more intuitive and accessible by reducing complexity across key customer touchpoints. As customer expectations continue to evolve, insurers are increasingly focused on delivering services that are easier to understand and navigate, while maintaining the highest standards of compliance and reliability. Through…

Google has just announced a big batch of updates for Gemini Spark, making the assistant far more useful than before. Gemini Spark is finally coming to the Mac desktop app, bringing deeper app connections and a new way to keep tabs on what you care about. Let us break it down. What can Spark do on your Mac now? The headline update is that Spark is coming to the Gemini macOS app. This means it can finally step out of the chat window and interact with your desktop files and apps. Say your Downloads folder is a mess, which mine…

Anthropic is restoring full access to Claude Fable 5 starting tomorrow, weeks after a US government directive forced the company to suspend the model for all users. The government order arrived on June 12 and required Anthropic to block foreign nationals from using Fable 5 and its more capable Mythos 5 model. Since the rule took effect immediately and Anthropic had no way to verify a user’s nationality in real time, the company suspended both models entirely rather than risk a violation. What triggered the shutdown The restrictions followed a report from Amazon researchers, who found a way to prompt…

WhatsApp’s long-awaited username feature is now officially rolling out to users. But almost as soon as it was announced, many began asking an obvious question: won’t this make it easier for scammers to message strangers? Now, WhatsApp has stepped in to explain why it believes that won’t happen. WhatsApp says usernames aren’t as open as Telegram’s Much of the concern stems from comparisons with Telegram, where anyone can search for a public username and immediately start a conversation. Several users on X argued that hiding phone numbers improves privacy but also removes a layer of accountability that helped identify suspicious…