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Godot Engine version 4.5 launched on 15 September 2025, delivering multiple features aimed at improving rendering capabilities, accessibility, workflow and performance. Key additions include stencil buffer support, experimental screen reader integration, a “shader baker” to pre-compile shaders during export, and refinements to physics and internationalisation tools. Stencil buffers now allow developers to control rendering of geometry more precisely, enabling effects like portals, masking, and selective cutouts without […]

FTX’s bankruptcy estate will issue a $1.6 billion payment to verified creditors on 30 September, under its Chapter 11 plan of reorganisation. This marks the third major disbursement since the crypto exchange defaulted in November 2022.

Creditors who complete required verification on FTX’s claims portal and comply with tax documentation will receive payouts via service providers BitGo, Kraken, or Payoneer. Funds are expected to arrive in accounts within three business days after distribution.

Class-5B U. S. customer entitlement claims will receive 40% in this round, elevating their cumulative recovery to 95%. “Dotcom” customers will obtain an additional 6%, bringing their total recovery to 78%. General unsecured and digital asset loan claims will be paid 24%, lifting them to 85% total recovery. Convenience claims will be paid at 120%, exceeding their original declared amounts.

To date, over $6 billion has been repaid to creditors across prior distributions under the plan.

The distributions are being overseen by the FTX Recovery Trust, which is executing on its court-approved strategy to restore assets and settle claims. The plan reflects a structured priority of classes: senior claims and verified claims first, with smaller or “convenience” classes handled in earlier rounds. Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX’s founder, is serving a 25-year sentence for fraud and conspiracy tied to the exchange’s collapse.

eBPF Foundation has awarded $100,000 in unrestricted research grants to support two major university-led initiatives advancing both safety and energy efficiency in systems infrastructure. Each project will receive $50,000, chosen from 27 proposals submitted by 23 institutions globally. University of Michigan Associate Professor Ryan Huang will lead a project called Verifier-Cooperative Instrumentation, which introduces a framework named EPASS. The aim is to combine static verification with runtime […]

Founders of Unknown Worlds—Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland, and Max McGuire—have accused their parent publisher Krafton of changing its rationale for firing them and taking over the studio in court filings. They argue that Krafton initially cited concerns over a possible premature release of Subnautica 2, but has pivoted to claims about downloading confidential files only after the terminations. The trio has successfully blocked Krafton’s request for a […]

Lusaka remains locked in negotiations over whether the African Export-Import Bank and the Trade and Development Bank must take losses in Zambia’s debt restructuring, a matter posing a serious barrier to the country exiting default. Zambia struck a writedown agreement with its major private creditors last June after more than three years of negotiations, but failure to settle the issue with these regional lenders means the process […]

A group of U. S. Senators have filed a resolution pressing the government to formally recognise a Palestinian state alongside a secure Israel. Led by Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, the measure calls for a demilitarised Palestinian state under Palestinian Authority governance based on the pre-1967 boundaries, adhering to the principles of a two-state solution. Senators Chris Van Hollen, Tim Kaine, Bernie Sanders, Peter Welch, Tina Smith, […]

Dubai Opera has unveiled its 2025–26 season, featuring over 50 international productions and more than 150 performances spanning opera, ballet, musicals, concerts, Arabic music, theatre and comedy. The programme brings together in excess of 1,000 artists from around the world, reinforcing Dubai’s ambition to position itself as a leading global cultural centre. The season opens in September with a remarkable trilogy: Puccini’s La Bohème, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony […]

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The UK government announced a record-breaking inward investment package of £150 billion from U. S. companies during President Donald Trump’s state visit, with commitments aimed at clean energy, AI infrastructure, life sciences and advanced manufacturing. The deals are expected to create around 7,600 high-quality jobs across the country. Blackstone pledged the largest share of the investment with £100 billion over the next decade. Prologis committed £3.9 billion […]

A federal judge has ordered a high-stakes remedies hearing to begin this week in the case United States v. Google LLC, where Google was found to hold an illegal monopoly in key segments of the digital advertising technology market. The court declared that Google unlawfully monopolised the open-web display publisher ad server and ad exchange markets, tying its publisher ad server to its ad exchange in ways […]

Abu Dhabi and Baku have sealed two Memoranda of Understanding between Presight and Azerbaijan’s government aimed at fuelling the country’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025–2028, with strong emphasis also placed on education. The agreements were formalised with top-level signatories during the state visit of the UAE President to Azerbaijan. Under the deal with the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, Presight will act as a strategic advisory and […]

Flydubai began service to Iași in Romania with twice-weekly flights, making it the first carrier from the United Arab Emirates to connect Dubai directly with Romania’s cultural capital of Moldavia. The new route operates on Tuesdays and Fridays between Dubai International’s Terminal 2 and Iași International Airport.

The airline is also scaling up its operations to Bucharest, moving from three weekly flights to three daily services, which will bring the weekly frequency between Dubai and the Romanian capital to 21 flights.

Flydubai has placed Iași as its second Romanian destination, following Bucharest, and has already expanded into the neighbouring region with the launch of flights to Chișinău in Moldova. Further expansion for Europe includes planned routes to Vilnius and Riga later in the year.

Jeyhun Efendi, Divisional Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations and E-commerce at Flydubai, said growth in Romania has averaged about 16 per cent annually on the Bucharest route since flights launched in 2012. He expressed confidence that the new Iași service and increased frequency to Bucharest will offer passengers more convenience and opportunities for both cultural and business travel.

Romeo Vatră, General Manager of Iași Airport, described the route’s inauguration as a “significant milestone”, noting that Iași becomes the only airport in the Moldova region with a direct link to the United Arab Emirates.

Fare details were published: return fares in Business Class from Dubai to Iași start from AED 8,000, while in Economy Lite they begin at AED 1,600. In the reverse direction, prices start at EUR 2,000 and EUR 380 respectively.

By D Raja The Twenty-Fifth Congress of the Communist Party of India will convene in Chandigarh from September 21, 2025, at Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy Nagar (Kisan Bhawan). We gather at a moment of extraordinary circumstances. Punjab is reeling under devastating floods. Fields are submerged, homes are damaged, and livelihoods are disrupted. Yet, our comrades in […]

The article Why The 25th Congress Of CPI On September 21-25 In Chandigarh Is Significant In Indian Politics? appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – EQS Newswire – 19 September 2025 – Leading buildings and infrastructure engineering and advisory firm Zutari (www.Zutari.com), with over 90 years of heritage across Africa and the Middle East, is strengthening its presence in Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom advances one of the world’s most ambitious transformation agendas, namely its Vision 2030. Ermis Marques, Managing Director of Zutari KSA and Director of Strategy […]

U. S. regulators have approved Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund conversion into an exchange-traded fund that will hold multiple cryptocurrencies in a single product. The fund will allocate more than 70% to Bitcoin and about 17% to Ether, with the remainder distributed among XRP, Solana, and Cardano.

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new generic listing standards for commodity-based spot crypto ETFs, allowing exchanges such as NYSE Arca, Nasdaq, and Cboe BZX to list qualifying funds without bespoke approval filings. These rules cut the maximum approval time from several months to as little as 75 days.

Grayscale Investments will be the first asset manager to launch a multi-crypto ETF under this framework. The GLDC product offers regulated exposure through traditional securities structures, permitting investors to access these broad crypto assets in a single fund rather than holding individual tokens. GLDC had existed before as an investment product but lacked ETF status until this regulatory shift.

Industry analysts consider this a pivotal moment for the broader digital asset market, extending beyond the earlier wave of Bitcoin-only or Ether-only products. The decision formalises recognition by regulators that crypto portfolios comprising major altcoins may be viable under oversight and regulatory expectations. It also reflects growing institutional demand for diversified exposure as volatility remains high among lesser-known tokens.

Some market participants caution that, despite its multi-asset nature, the heavy weighting toward Bitcoin and Ether means the fund’s performance may still be strongly driven by those two assets. Questions remain about how XRP, Solana, and Cardano portions will perform in different market environments, and how liquidity, custody, and valuation will be managed for the less dominant tokens.

Apple is preparing to launch a MacBook Pro with an OLED display that also supports touch input, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Mass production is set to begin in late 2026, with a global release likely slipping into early 2027. The device will use “on-cell” touch technology, integrating touch sensors directly into the top layer of the display rather than adding a separate touch layer. This represents […]

Abu Dhabi’s XRG, the ambitious investment arm of ADNOC, has abandoned its US$18.7–19 billion bid to acquire Australia’s Santos Ltd after failing to agree on key commercial terms, while its takeover attempt of German chemicals firm Covestro AG faces serious threats from an EU competition and subsidy probe. The Santos takeover fell apart largely over valuation disagreements and tax liabilities, according to people familiar with the negotiations. […]

Alec Holdings is set to list about 20% of its shares in an initial public offering on the Dubai Financial Market, while Binghatti Holding is preparing for a possible IPO, as both seek to harness surging demand in Dubai’s real estate sector. These moves reflect growing confidence among developers and investors in a rapidly expanding market. Alec, wholly owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai, will offer […]

Greenlogue/AP Gulf Cooperation Council nations captured only about $24 billion in green foreign direct investment out of more than $1 trillion globally between 2020 and 2024, even though six of the ten least expensive solar-power projects worldwide are hosted in the GCC, a Strategy& Middle East analysis finds. Saudi Arabia received $12.6 billion of that inflow, Oman $8.9 billion, with the United Arab Emirates drawing smaller but […]

Sharjah has posted a striking upturn in foreign direct investment capital in the first half of 2025, attracting $1.5 billion, a leap of 361 percent compared to $325 million in the same period last year. The emirate also saw the launch of 74 new projects—57 percent more than in H1 2024—and generated 2,578 new jobs, an increase of 45 percent. The gains are concentrated in four sectors: […]

Governments across the Gulf Co-operation Council are expanding their civil space programmes, driving the Middle East and Africa space market to a valuation of about $18 billion, with one nation commanding 40-45 per cent of regional government spending in this sector.

Boston Consulting Group’s latest analysis shows that the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are at the heart of civil space investment across MEA. The UAE led with roughly $443 million committed for civil space in 2024, capturing nearly half of governmental spending in the region. Saudi Arabia and Qatar followed with approximately $220 million each.

The report highlights downstream services—satellite communications, earth observation—as the fastest-growing segments. UAE is projected to grab over 50 per cent of that downstream services market, while Saudi Arabia is set to hold over 20 per cent, and Qatar remains just under 5 per cent.

In the upstream sphere, where spacecraft design, launch facilities, and ground operations are concentrated, the Gulf countries are boosting capacity. Saudi Arabia has stepped up partnerships with foreign agencies such as NASA and commercial firms like Axiom, and domestic players including Neo Space Group are increasingly involved. Qatar’s Es’hailSat is cited as a key actor in satellite communications. The UAE’s Hope Mars Probe is named as an example of both international cooperation and technical achievement.

Growth rates projected through to 2033 are in line with, or exceed, the expected global compound annual growth rate for the space economy, which BCG estimates at about 5 per cent. Analysts point to policy support, institutional frameworks, public-private partnerships, and investment in human capital as enablers.

Opportunities in downstream services are being amplified by trends in artificial intelligence and cloud computing. These are reshaping data collection, processing and applications for earth sensing, environmental monitoring, agritech, and disaster response. The Gulf states are working to consolidate their roles not only as financiers but as centres of innovation and regional service provision.

The report also situates the MEA region’s space efforts within broader economic diversification agendas, particularly in the Gulf. For the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, space is not merely symbolic ambition but a sector being leveraged to build scientific ecosystems, boost high-tech employment and attract international collaboration.

Emaar Properties has confirmed that it will not sell a stake in its Indian subsidiary, instead shifting its strategy to explore joint ventures with major real estate players, including the Adani Group. The clarification was issued through a statement to the Dubai Financial Market, where Emaar is listed.

Earlier this year, Emaar acknowledged talks with Indian groups such as Adani over a possible stake sale of Emaar India. Those negotiations had garnered attention amid reports that Adani Realty was close to acquiring a majority share for around $1.4 billion.

Emaar’s latest statement emphasised that no sale is under consideration. Instead, the company is evaluating joint venture opportunities with several large real estate firms in India. Adani Group is named among those potential partners.

The real estate firm’s move comes after the earlier sale discussions faltered due to disagreements over valuation. Adani Realty and Emaar were unable to reach a consensus, leading to a stall in the effort to finalise transaction terms.

Financially, Emaar India posted net losses after tax for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2024, amounting to about ₹1,340.8 million. That compares with total revenues of approximately ₹29,137 million for the same year; in the previous year revenues had stood at roughly ₹18,319 million.

Meanwhile, Emaar Properties globally has reported strong operational performance. For 2024, it achieved property sales of nearly Dh70 billion, a rise of some 72 per cent over 2023. Revenue backlogs—sales booked but not yet recognised as revenue—exceeded Dh110 billion, providing a cushion for future earnings. Net profit before tax grew by about 25 per cent to Dh18.9 billion.

CNCF has formalised a partnership with Docker that grants all projects hosted under its umbrella full access to Docker’s Sponsored Open Source programme. The move promises enhanced registry features, advanced security tools and engagement insights for developers and maintainers alike. Under this agreement, CNCF-hosted projects will receive unlimited image pulls from Docker Hub, alleviating past constraints experienced under strict pull policies. They will also earn a Sponsored […]

Leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are scheduled to hold a phone call on Friday that may finalise a framework deal governing TikTok’s operations in the United States, even as tensions over tariffs and semiconductors sharpen. Senior U. S. and Chinese officials have indicated agreement on a deal which would transfer ownership or control of TikTok’s U. S. assets to American entities, meeting U. S. national security […]

OpenAI has announced a suite of new protections that will tailor the ChatGPT experience depending on whether the system estimates a user is under 18, including stricter content filters, parental controls, and new distress-alerts. The company will use an automatic age-prediction model to infer whether someone is a teenager based on usage patterns, with the safer, under-18 mode activated by default if there is any doubt. Users […]

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