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Cucumber prices across Russia have climbed sharply, prompting public frustration and drawing scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators as households grapple with food inflation during the conflict in Ukraine. Data published by the federal statistics agency show that the retail cost of cucumbers has risen markedly since the start of the year, outpacing overall food inflation. In several regions, consumers have reported prices doubling compared with the same […]

African Development Bank Group has approved a $200 million loan to support Nigeria’s efforts to expand agricultural production and curb reliance on food imports, reinforcing Abuja’s push to tackle food inflation and strengthen rural incomes. Board members of the AfDB cleared the financing to scale up priority investments across key value chains, targeting improved productivity, better access to inputs and enhanced storage and processing capacity. The funding […]

Galaxy Digital’s head of asset management, Steve Kurz, is projecting a structural shift in the cryptocurrency market as the industry grapples with price volatility and evolving investor behaviour. Speaking publicly this week, Kurz said the downturn in digital-asset prices is better understood as healthy deleveraging rather than evidence of systemic failure, and described a deepening integration between traditional financial systems and digital-asset infrastructure that he believes underpins […]

OPEC+ is signalling a shift back to increasing oil output from April as producers prepare for stronger demand through the summer months, according to multiple officials and industry delegates ahead of a key March meeting. The coalition, led by core producers such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, paused monthly output rises for the first quarter amid concerns over supply gluts, but growing market confidence […]

Microsoft has unveiled a new security feature in Windows 11 that fundamentally alters how administrator privileges operate on personal computers, signalling a decisive shift in the company’s approach to endpoint protection. The feature, known as Administrator Protection, removes persistent administrative rights from user accounts and replaces them with a tightly controlled, task-based elevation model. Instead of granting broad and continuous access to system-level controls, Windows 11 now […]

Blackstone’s private equity fund tailored for wealthy investors registered a hefty net 20 per cent return last year, propelled by strategic investments tied to artificial intelligence platforms and infrastructure, according to financial industry figures. The performance marks one of the strongest showings across alternative asset strategies targeting individual high-net-worth portfolios amid a broader industry push to deliver private markets access beyond institutional clients. The Blackstone Private Equity […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Asus has introduced its latest dual-display laptop in the United Arab Emirates, positioning the Zenbook Duo UX8407AA as a flagship productivity device built around Intel’s Core Ultra platform and a redesigned twin-screen form factor. The launch marks a renewed push by the Taiwan-headquartered manufacturer to popularise multi-screen computing beyond niche creative users. The Zenbook Duo features two 14-inch 3K OLED panels branded as […]

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Apple has secured a patent outlining a flexible database architecture that could alter the direction of its productivity and data management software, including FileMaker and the iWork suite, while signalling a more assertive move into structured enterprise data. The patent, published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, describes a system capable of handling dynamic schemas, varied data types and adaptive query mechanisms. Rather than relying […]

OpenAI has confirmed that its first consumer hardware device will not be shipped to customers before the end of February 2027 and that the company will not use the disputed “io” name for the product, according to court filings related to an ongoing trademark lawsuit. OpenAI’s vice-president and general manager, Peter Welinder, told the court that the company had reassessed its product-naming strategy and decided against any […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Rivian Automotive is quietly extending its software footprint beyond the dashboard, with work under way on an Apple Watch companion app that signals a broader push into connected vehicle experiences ahead of its next phase of growth. Code references found within Rivian’s iPhone application point to functionality designed for the Apple Watch, suggesting the electric vehicle maker is preparing to let drivers interact […]

Apple Pay users across multiple regions are being targeted by a coordinated phishing operation that security researchers describe as more sophisticated than conventional digital fraud, exploiting trust in familiar branding and the pressure of urgent security warnings to extract sensitive payment credentials. The campaign blends carefully designed emails with follow-up phone calls, a hybrid tactic that has enabled attackers to bypass user scepticism and some automated security […]

Plans taking shape inside SpaceX point to an unusual next step in the global race for computing power: data centres operating in orbit by 2026. The company has begun recruiting specialists in power systems, thermal engineering, networking and on-orbit operations, signalling an effort to pair its satellite infrastructure with space-based computing at a time when demand for artificial intelligence processing is colliding with limits on Earth. People […]

Market attention has turned sharply to Washington as legislation reshaping digital-asset oversight advances while uncertainty over the next Federal Reserve chair weighs on risk appetite across crypto markets. The convergence of these two developments has sharpened debate over how the United States intends to regulate trading venues, stablecoins and derivatives at a time when capital flows remain sensitive to policy signals. Lawmakers have pushed forward the Financial […]

Apple has disclosed a new approach to artificial intelligence–driven speech synthesis that restructures how sounds are handled before they reach neural networks, a change the company says can significantly accelerate voice generation while preserving naturalness. The technique groups phonetically similar audio units into clusters prior to processing, reducing computational load and enabling faster output, a development with implications for on-device features, accessibility tools and data privacy. According […]

Apple has rolled out Safari Technology Preview 236, the latest iteration of its experimental browser platform that previews innovations destined for future mainstream releases. The update delivers a broad set of fixes and technical refinements spanning CSS, HTML, image handling, form functionality, media playback, rendering performance, Web API behaviour, scalable vector graphics and real-time communication protocols. It can be downloaded on macOS Sequoia and macOS Tahoe via […]

Project: Gorgon has made a significant milestone in its development with the launch of its 1.0 version, marking its transition out of Early Access and broadening its world with a substantial new map, expanded progression systems and deeper endgame mechanics. The update introduces Statehelm, a sprawling capital city designed as the largest and most intricate area the indie fantasy MMO has ever seen, featuring over 200 quests […]

Google has moved decisively to narrow the gap between smartphones and personal computers, unveiling an Android desktop interface that brings taskbars, resizable windows and advanced window management to the world’s most widely used mobile operating system. The changes, rolling out across tablets, foldables and external-display setups, position Android to compete more directly with Windows and macOS while reframing how everyday computing tasks can be performed across devices. […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai has approved the launch of three new projects under the Dubai 10X Initiative, reinforcing the emirate’s push to place government performance and public services a decade ahead of global benchmarks. The approval was granted by H. H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Chairman of the Board of Trustees […]

Google is preparing a notable shift in Android’s visual language with a leaked system-level feature known as WindowBlur, signalling a more deliberate move towards refined interface effects that have long been associated with Apple’s mobile software. The capability, expected to debut with Android 17, introduces background blur at the operating-system level, allowing apps and system surfaces to soften content beneath translucent panels without relying on custom, app-by-app […]

Matein Khalid Zohran Mamdani’s election as Mayor of New York City is the worst nightmare for the Big Apple’s commercial landlords, the reason why the shares of SL Green and Vornado have been sandbagged on the NYSE. The last thing a soft Manhattan office market with a plunge in inbound foreign tourism and spike in the 10-year US Treasury yield needed was a 35 year old self […]

Michigan’s cherry growers are turning to a small falcon with a big appetite for problem birds, placing nesting boxes for American kestrels across orchards to curb fruit damage and reduce contamination risks without chemicals. The approach, adopted over several growing seasons, reflects a broader shift towards nature-based solutions as producers balance yields, food safety and environmental pressures. Kestrels, among North America’s most widespread raptors, prey on starlings, […]

A shift in global technology talent flows is becoming clearer as companies and professionals reassess the United States’ immigration environment, with India emerging as a leading beneficiary. Tightened visa scrutiny, policy uncertainty and prolonged processing timelines linked to Trump-era approaches to skilled migration have altered career calculations for engineers, researchers and founders who once saw the US as the default destination. Technology firms across Silicon Valley and […]

Apple is confronting a shareholder campaign seeking a comprehensive audit of the company’s exposure to China, sharpening a debate over supply-chain concentration, intellectual property protection and geopolitical risk as ties between Washington and Beijing remain strained. The proposal, scheduled for consideration at Apple’s annual meeting set for February 2026, has been filed by a coalition led by the National Legal and Policy Center, which argues that the […]

A sharp exchange at the World Economic Forum in Davos has underlined widening fault lines between global financial authorities and the cryptocurrency industry, as Brian Armstrong challenged warnings from François Villeroy de Galhau over digital assets, stablecoins and the idea of a so-called bitcoin standard. Speaking during a packed panel discussion on the future of money, Armstrong argued that decentralised finance and blockchain-based currencies were expanding choice, […]

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