Credit: CC0 Public Domain Wearable sensors that monitor heart rate, activity, skin temperature and other variables can reveal a lot about what is going on inside a person, including the onset of infection, inflammation and even insulin resistance, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. An important component of the ongoing study is to establish a range of normal, or baseline, […]
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani leaves Trump Tower in November. (Image: CBSNews.com) Rudy Giuliani has been tapped to “lend expertise” and to advise the Trump administration on cybersecurity. The former New York mayor “will be sharing his expertise and insight as a trusted friend concerning private sector cybersecurity problems and emerging solutions developing in the private sector,” said a brief statement from the incoming Trump administration. […]
ADVERTISEMENT Ever felt lost while shopping in Dubai for your winter holiday? We’ve been there. And here’s everything we’ve learned on where to go for the best deals and prices: Best for price: Decathlon: Luckily for those who don’t want to spend a fortune on ski clothes, French brand Decathlon opened a shop in Ibn Battuta last year in addition to its existing one in Mirdif City […]
While most major car makers are rushing headlong into the driverless cars era, one Japanese motor manufacturer is eschewing that bandwagon to concentrate on automated help rather than outright replcement. Inifiniti, the luxury arm of Nissan, has previewed ProPilot, an evolving suite of autonomous drive support technologies, at the 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Central to the strategy for the development of all […]
Just days after Fiat-Chrysler’s (FCA) commitment to Trump, the Obama administration’s EPA has, as we previously noted, accused the carmaker of cheating on di4esel emissions tests (a la Volkswagen). FCA just responded, denying the charges. Fiat Chrsyler press release: FCA US is disappointed that the EPA has chosen to issue a notice of violation with respect to the emissions control technology employed in the company’s 2014-16 model […]
Wikimedia Commons IBM has announced a new partnership with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a study designed to determine whether blockchain technology can be used to keep medical data transfers safe from theft or exploit. The tech giant announced the collaboration between IBM Watson Health and the FDA on January 11. The research initiative is a two-year agreement between the FDA and IBM which […]
Twitter will be streaming Donald Trump’s inauguration for the top political job in the U.S. starting at 11 AM ET on Friday, January 20 in partnership with PBS NewsHour. The feed will be available on Twitter apps, and at inauguration.twitter.com. Trump’s official office-taking event has been the subject of a lot of attention in the lead-up to the day, since the Trump administration has been scrambling to […]
Dubai police has said that it received 144 reports of road accidents in a four-hour period on Thursday morning as the emirate was shrouded by fog. Police command said in a statement that it received a total of 1,257 calls from 6-10am. Major Mohamed Juma Aman, deputy director of the control room at the General Department of Operations at Dubai Police, urged drivers to be more alert […]
Minister says his achievements give him legitimacy to chair European energy council, despite lingering questions over Panama offshore company Konrad Mizzi: “I’ve subjected myself to tax audits and extreme scrutiny by the press, something nobody else has done.” Photo: James Bianchi Panama Papers haunts Konrad Mizzi as Malta takes over EU Presidency Konrad Mizzi, Malta’s de facto minster for energy, has defended his legitimacy to chair the […]
The new Online Application Platform sees that the visa is processes within 3 Business Days 12 January 2017 Brits, Indians, citizens and expatriates of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and 81 other nationalities will now be able to apply for Azerbaijan visa online in a safe and stress-free and way following the introduction of a hustle free online visa application technology by the Ministry of Culture and […]
Kim Kardashian West is prepped and ready for her appearance in Dubai on tomorrow (January 13), her first public outing since the shocking robbery in Paris late last year that has seen her go to ground since. It seems the Keeping up with the Kardashians star is bringing reinforcements, in the form of her sister Kourtney’s ex, Scott Disick. “On our way #Dubai,” Kardashian West posted on […]
Google’s RAISR technology uses machine learning to produce high-quality versions of low-resolution images, which allows it avoid hogging bandwidth and enable faster downloads. Image: Google Google has started applying a new technology called RAISR to images on Google+, so that they can be displayed in high resolution without using loads of bandwidth. The hi-res images are rolling out to Google’s Google+ social network on some Android devices […]
It doesn’t get more exclusive than a private dinner at a chef’s table, especially when it’s Reif Othman’s. If you haven’t heard of the chef, he’s the mastermind behind Dubai’s buzzing restaurant and lounge Play, a venue he calls his “money-maker.” But it’s his latest concept “The Experience by Reif Othman” that will really get you excited. Offering guests the chance to try a distinctive 10-course menu […]
While we learned earlier that John McCain was responsible for handing over the 35-page “dossier” of compromising, if arguably fake, revelations about Trump’s connections to Russia over to the FBI, the identity of the actual creator, who was said to be an ex-British intelligence service, remained a mystery. No longer. Courtesy of the WSJ, we now know his name: the former MI-6 officer, now working for a […]
Image: HTC HTC continues to struggle financially and after the recent release of the Google Pixel and Pixel XL, made by HTC, I thought we might see them go back to being a silent ODM once again. With today’s news of the HTC U Ultra and U Play, HTC is showing that it will continue to fight for market share in today’s competitive smartphone environment. The HTC […]
While the 2011 revolution cannot be solely credited for creating an alternative music scene in Egypt, the ensuing political turmoil did trigger an outpouring of creativity. Music festivals from SOS to the Cairo Jazz Festival, and smaller independent music labels such as 100Copies, had been sowing the seeds of an alternative home-grown alt-music scene since the late 1990s, but the protests that began on the streets on […]
Saudi Arabia, 12 Jan, 2017 One of Saudi’s leading travel agencies, Mosaid Travel and Tourism Services, has renewed its ten-year exclusive relationship with global travel technology provider, Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), to support its vision to expand regionally, provide more personalised travel experiences and improve customer satisfaction. “The travel industry is fast-evolving with new trends and rapidly-changing traveller expectations,” said Nadir Kazalbash, General Manager, Mosaid Travel and […]
Saudi Arabia has introduced new measures to grant business visa for foreign investors within 24 hours. An official with Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry confirmed to Arab News that the new mechanism for businesspeople and business delegations came into effect from January 1. The new rule will allow allowing foreign investors to obtain business visas electronically within a day. The official said the kingdom is also introducing a […]
Cloudflare received a national security letter (NSL) from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) back in February 2013, its transparency report for 2016 has shown, with the company only now able to report the event after being placed under a gag order. The FBI had been seeking the names, addresses, length of service, electronic communications transactional records, transaction and activity logs, and all email header […]
Lily, the autonomous camera drone that sold a whopping $34 million in preorders, has announced they are shutting down. In an email sent to customers about an hour ago, the startup says that they were unable to raise an additional round of funding which would have allowed them to start production of the drone. So they announced that they will be winding down the company, and offering an […]
CNN sought to distance its reporting on President-elect Donald Trump from an article published by BuzzFeed shortly after he blasted both news organizations during his first press conference since the election. Both BuzzFeed and CNN went public with reports on Tuesday that a British intelligence official had compiled memos indicating that Russian officials might have compromising information about Trump. But while CNN merely said President Obama and […]
Pop superstar Elton John has postponed a concert in Dubai for the second time in two months, citing ill health. The singer-songwriter was originally due to play at Dubai’s Autism Rock Arena on December 15 but postponed to January 20 at the same venue. Now, the 69-year-old has been advised by doctors to schedule a medical procedure to treat his “condition” immediately, according to a statement. No […]
Elton John has postponed his Dubai concert for the second time, citing medical reasons. The singer will now perform on December 8th this year. The piano man, who was originally due to play at Dubai’s Autism Rock Arena on December 15, had moved his show to January 20, at the same venue, after his doctor diagnosed him with the flu. The illness is not of a seriously […]
Green Bay will surely throw more complicated — and more dangerous — things at Prescott on Sunday when the Packers visit the Cowboys for an N.F.C. divisional playoff game, but in one way, Elliott’s antics provided a perfect snapshot of Prescott’s remarkable season. Nothing seems to faze him. Spitballs. Winning streaks. Criticism after a tough night. Praise after a great day. “I don’t know,” Prescott said when […]
