Dubai has rolled out a new rental affordability program called Flexi Rents, giving tenants more breathing room on housing costs. The Dubai Land Department announced the initiative on Tuesday. It allows monthly rent payments, flexible installment plans, and a range of fee concessions for residents across the emirate. Khalid Al Shaibani, Director of the Rental … Read more
Oracle shed about 21,000 jobs over the past year as it restructured operations and leaned further into artificial intelligence. Oracle cut its global workforce by roughly 21,000 jobs over the past fiscal year, a reduction the company tied in part to its growing use of artificial intelligence. The cloud computing company’s total workforce fell 13% … Read more
Apple may be preparing for one of the most ambitious product cycles in its history. According to multiple reports citing Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and other industry sources, the technology giant is planning a broad range of new products for 2027, including several iPhone models, AI-powered wearables, smart home devices, and updated Mac and iPad products. … Read more
Jeff Bezos has predicted that artificial intelligence will cause a labor shortage rather than mass unemployment. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has pushed back on fears that artificial intelligence will wipe out large numbers of jobs. Speaking at the VivaTech conference in Paris on June 17, Bezos argued that AI will bring more jobs than there … Read more
The UAE’s media industry pulled in billions across gaming and cinema in 2025, new government figures show. The UAE’s media industry had a strong year in 2025. Gaming alone brought in AED 2.7 billion, cinemas cleared more than AED 734 million at the box office, and the government licensed over 15,000 advertisers. The National Media … Read more
Instagram has begun rolling out a long-awaited feature that allows users to reorganize the posts displayed on their profile grids. The update gives users greater control over how their content is presented, enabling them to rearrange the order of posts on their profiles without affecting the original publication dates or engagement metrics. For years, Instagram … Read more
The worlds of luxury fashion and space exploration have come together in an unexpected yet groundbreaking collaboration as Prada and Axiom Space unveil the advanced cooling garment that future NASA Artemis astronauts will wear beneath their lunar spacesuits. The newly revealed Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) represents a crucial component of the next-generation spacesuits … Read more
The UAE’s Naseej initiative aims to turn 220,000 tonnes of annual textile waste into an economic resource worth recovering. The UAE is gearing up to recycle more than 220,000 tonnes of textile waste every year and turn it into an economic resource. The plan sits at the center of a new national program called Naseej, … Read more
Google has unveiled Gemini-powered AI smart glasses at I/O 2026, launching this fall with iPhone support. Google has stepped back into smart glasses. At its I/O 2026 developer conference, the company unveiled a new line of AI-powered eyewear built around its Gemini assistant, with a launch planned for fall 2026 and confirmed support for both … Read more
The United Arab Emirates has launched a new sovereign artificial intelligence platform designed for national-scale infrastructure and secure AI operations across government and mission-critical sectors. The initiative was introduced by the UAE Cyber Security Council in partnership with e& and Open Innovation AI during ISNR 2026 in Abu Dhabi. The platform has been developed to … Read more