Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority said a temporary technical issue disrupted services across multiple channels on Sunday, affecting access to its app and website and triggering complaints from users who said they were unable to complete tasks such as parking payments. The authority said its team was working to restore services as quickly as possible, while asking customers for understanding as the problem […]
Google has moved to harden Chrome against one of cybercrime’s most effective tactics by making Device Bound Session Credentials publicly available for Windows users in Chrome 146, a step designed to stop attackers reusing stolen session cookies to enter accounts without passwords or multi-factor authentication. The change binds a signed-in web session to the user’s device, meaning a cookie lifted by malware should quickly become unusable on […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has unveiled one of its largest single-market expansions in years, adding five mainland China destinations and 28 weekly flights as it deepens its joint venture with China Eastern Airlines and sharpens its focus on a corridor carrying growing weight in trade, tourism and cargo. The move will lift Etihad’s mainland China operation to 35 weekly services across six gateways, […]
A critical security flaw in the User Registration & Membership plugin for WordPress has exposed thousands of websites to the risk of full administrative takeover, after researchers disclosed that versions up to and including 5.1.2 could allow attackers to gain elevated privileges without valid credentials. The issue, tracked as CVE-2026-1492, stems from improper privilege management during membership registration, creating a path for unauthorised users to register with […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Central Bank of the UAE has appointed financial software group VERMEG to develop a central securities depository solution, a move that places the monetary authority more directly inside the country’s post-trade market infrastructure and signals a broader push to tighten the links between payments, settlement and capital markets. The announcement was made on 13 April, with CBUAE saying the project is intended to […]
Elon Musk’s X is preparing to launch XChat as a standalone messaging app for iPhone and iPad on 17 April, turning what had been a feature inside the social platform into a separate product aimed at users seeking private, app-first communication. Apple’s App Store listing identifies X Corp. as the developer, describes the service as fully end-to-end encrypted, and says it is built as a focused space […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 April 2026 – Modern beauty has a new enemy, and it’s right in our hands: the mobile phone. Endless scrolling keeps us hooked, but it also keeps our heads down. With content so addictive, one ends up spending hours slouching. So, all that main character power and energy vanish—replaced by slumping and hunching. Over time, posture slips, presence shrinks, and bold beauty follows. “Text neck” isn’t just a physical issue; it’s quietly changing how we carry ourselves.
LUX, the iconic global beauty brand, knows true radiance is about how you show up. That effortless “it girl” energy starts with posture. That’s why the brand is launching LUX Chin Up—a digital tool designed to tackle “Text Neck” and help women keep their heads high and their bold beauty even higher. It’s the perfect modern solution for the modern beauty problem.
“LUX always inspires women to boost their presence and own their beauty power,” said Gaurav Datta, Global Brand VP. “Our phones are amazing for self-expression, but there’s a catch. While they elevate our digital selves, they often shrink our real-world presence. That constant downward scroll quietly chips away at posture, poise, and bold beauty. With ‘Chin Up,’ we’re offering a simple way for women to realign, lift up, and step back into their power.”
LUX has a brilliantly simple, tech-forward solution. Forget complicated downloads or wearable tech. LUX Chin Up is a smart web page that taps into your phone’s own motion sensors. When used with the split-screen option, it stays on screen as a small tab, reminding you of the right angle to be maintained while you doomscroll.
LUX believes this can be an essential modern-day beauty ritual that extends beyond the shower to solve a modern-day problem. By habituating women to hold the right posture, LUX is naturally lifting their chins, opening their posture, and instantly restoring that vibrant, room-commanding presence. It’s a small shift that brings Main Character Beauty to life, on screen and off.
Make LUX Chin Up a habit, try it for a week and improve your posture. Visit lux.com/chinup
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In 2026, the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair will spotlight four key focuses – personalisation, sustainability, health & wellness, and culture & creativity – guiding buyers to discover products that reflect the latest market trends and consumer preferences.
The fair will once again feature the highly acclaimed Hall of Fine Designs, a convergence point of reputed brands. First time exhibitors include Alpha Art Gifts LLC (United Arab Emirates), known for its unique and high-quality gift solutions; Crown Decor Pvt Ltd (India), a leading manufacturer for premium laminates. And the distinguished Hong Kong brands Camel and RedA will continue showcase their products at the fair. In addition, the Shanxi Pavilion will make its debut at the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair 2026. This year, the Zhejiang Pavilion, for the first time led by the Department of Commerce of Zhejiang Province, will bring a large number of exhibitors. Meanwhile, the Korea Pavilion and Busan Pavilion will return with even greater presence.
Furthermore, the Hong Kong Exporters’ Association will assemble Hong Kong companies to form a pavilion, showcasing the design skills and branding excellence of Hong Kong’s product designers. The Smart Design Global, organised by Hong Kong Exporters’ Association, will also showcase shortlisted entries and signature products from its participating companies at the Gifts & Premium Fair, leveraging the fair as a platform to promote Hong Kong original designs to international markets.
Running concurrently, Home InStyle will focus on new materials, culture & creativity, and gerontechnology for silver‑age living, aligning with emerging lifestyle and consumer trends. The fair completes the sourcing journey by fostering meaningful connections and spark fresh inspiration across the design and lifestyle community.
A key highlight remains the signature Cultural and Creative Avenue, which will showcase distinguished designs from around the world and welcome international brands that blend unique design concepts with cultural heritage. The fair’s collaboration with Pantone will be elevated, with the Colour of the Year 2026 “Cloud Dancer” prominently featured in this zone. Through trend-focused displays and real-life applications, visitors will see the colour brought to life, helping buyers and exhibitors visualise its use in contemporary home and lifestyle products.
Furthermore, funded by the Innovation and Technology Commission, Home InStyle will launch the Gerontech and Innovative Material Pavilion, where nearly 20 local enterprises will present a wide range of innovative technology products and solutions designed for senior living, while highlighting the application of new materials in home spaces.
“Adding to the fair’s design-led highlights, the 2nd MOTIFX – Embracing the Beauty of Chinese Culture exhibition, organised by the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) under the Vocational Training Council (VTC) and sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA), invites emerging designers to reinterpret traditional Chinese elements for contemporary contexts. The project seamlessly integrating historical components into modern objects, interiors, and lifestyle products while deepening new generations’ engagement with their cultural heritage.”
Home InStyle will also host a selection of international brands known for their craftsmanship and creativity. Highlights include vibrant hand-blown Bohemian glassware, handmade baskets and bags woven from wild grapevines alongside classic bamboo steamers, and licensed DC Comics illuminated signs.
Throughout the fairs, a series of seminars and forums will bring together leading industry experts to share forward-looking insights on key trends and future developments, from creative thinking and the silver economy to sustainability and beyond. These sessions are crafted to foster meaningful dialogue and equip attendees with the latest market intelligence. As a comprehensive one-stop sourcing platform, the fairs unlock exciting business opportunities and deliver a diverse, world-class selection of lifestyle products and services tailored to every buyer’s needs.
Digital platform creates efficient exhibition experience
Under the EXHIBITION+ model, the fairs integrate offline and online elements. Buyers can continue searching for products and services on the hktdc.com Sourcing platform and network through the Click2Match smart business-matching platform. During the physical fair, buyers can use the Scan2Match function of the HKTDC Marketplace App to scan exhibitors’ exclusive QR codes, bookmark favourite suppliers, browse product information and continue discussions with exhibitors online during or after the show.
One stop registration for HKTDC trade fairs:
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Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia has restored full pumping capacity on its East-West pipeline to about seven million barrels a day, reactivating a strategic export artery that has become central to global crude flows during the disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The Ministry of Energy said operational and technical teams brought the line back to full strength within days of attacks that had […]
Pavel Durov, the Telegram founder, has escalated a public attack on WhatsApp, calling its claim of “end-to-end encryption by default” a “giant consumer fraud” and arguing that most private messages still become exposed through cloud backups. The charge, amplified on X amid a fresh US class action dispute over WhatsApp’s privacy promises, has reopened a wider argument about what encrypted messaging apps actually protect, what they leave […]
Amazon has drawn a hard line under Amazon Luna’s experiment with digital game sales, ending the purchase of standalone titles on the cloud platform and stripping out third-party store access and subscriptions as it pushes the service towards a fully subscription-led model. The change took effect on April 10, with Amazon saying users will no longer be able to buy individual games through Luna or sign up […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai University of Doha for Science and Technology and the Community College of Qatar have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at deepening academic collaboration, in a move that underscores Qatar’s push to align higher education more closely with labour-market needs and applied learning. The agreement establishes a framework for cooperation and knowledge exchange between the two institutions, with the stated goal of advancing […]
Police in San Francisco arrested a 20-year-old man after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the home of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, in an attack that was followed within an hour by threats against the company’s headquarters, according to police statements and OpenAI. No injuries were reported, but the episode has sharpened concerns over the security risks facing senior technology executives as arguments over artificial intelligence […]
Hackers posing as trusted messaging and communications services have mounted a sustained surveillance campaign across the Middle East and North Africa, using fake app pages, phishing domains and a custom Android spyware known as ProSpy to target journalists, activists and political figures, according to a joint body of research published this week by Lookout, Access Now and SMEX. The operation, active since at least 2022 and documented […]
Wafacash and Money Fellows have signed a strategic partnership at GITEX Africa in Marrakech aimed at digitising Daret, the traditional savings circle widely used in Morocco, in a move both companies say could widen access to formal financial tools while preserving a long-standing social practice. The agreement marks Money Fellows’ formal push into Morocco and places Wafacash, a subsidiary of Attijariwafa Bank Group, at the centre of […]
Service My Car and PlusX Electric have formed a partnership aimed at making life easier for households in the UAE that own both petrol-powered vehicles and electric cars, as mobility providers race to adapt to a market that is adding EVs faster than the after-sales ecosystem has traditionally been built to handle. The agreement links a mainstream digital servicing platform with an EV-focused charging and support business, […]
Scientists tracking airborne particles over agricultural land in Oklahoma have identified medium-chain chlorinated paraffins, or MCCPs, in the atmosphere, marking what researchers describe as the first airborne detection of the chemical group in the Western Hemisphere. The finding has drawn attention because MCCPs are toxic industrial compounds under growing international scrutiny, and the researchers suspect the material may have reached the air from fertiliser made with treated […]
That debate has sharpened after comments by Arun Subramaniyan, founder and chief executive of Articul8, who argued that India’s AI trajectory should not be framed as a choice between sovereign control and cultural depth, but as a need for both. His view comes at a time when the public and private sectors are moving from broad enthusiasm around generative AI to harder questions of ownership, trust, utility and scale.
The timing is notable. Under the IndiaAI Mission, the government has been expanding support for domestic compute, foundational models, datasets, skills and applications, while official messaging at the India AI Impact Summit in February cast sovereign AI as a strategic capability rather than a branding exercise. Government-backed efforts such as BharatGen have also been positioned as multilingual, multimodal systems designed around the country’s linguistic diversity and socio-cultural context. Together, those moves show that the argument for AI sovereignty in India is no longer limited to who owns the model or where the servers sit. It is increasingly about whether AI built for India can understand how people speak, work and make decisions across vastly different regions and sectors.
Subramaniyan’s intervention adds another layer to that discussion. He has suggested that sovereignty on its own can become too narrow if it is treated only as a matter of defence, infrastructure or control. In his framing, heritage matters because AI systems that ignore local language, history and context risk becoming technically impressive but socially shallow. That point has growing resonance as global concern rises over English-heavy training data, cultural blind spots and the danger that smaller languages may become underrepresented in the next generation of digital tools.
For India, the heritage argument carries practical as well as symbolic importance. A country with hundreds of languages, wide variations in literacy and deep differences in economic activity cannot rely on AI products optimised only for Western datasets or metropolitan users. Voice interfaces, translation layers, domain-specific copilots and public-service tools all perform better when they are trained on the speech patterns, terminology and workflows of the people expected to use them. This is why multilingual model development has moved from a niche research issue to a core policy concern.
At the same time, the enterprise case is becoming clearer. Many companies have discovered that generic large language models can help with drafting, summarising and coding, but struggle when deployed in regulated or mission-critical environments without access to internal knowledge. The more valuable opportunity lies in turning proprietary documents, engineering manuals, transaction records, legal archives and operational know-how into structured intelligence that can support decisions. That is the commercial logic behind domain-specific AI, and it helps explain why firms such as Articul8 are pitching secure, enterprise-grade systems built around private data rather than public internet corpora alone.
This shift also reflects a broader global pattern. Corporate surveys and advisory research have shown that many organisations remain stuck between pilot projects and real productivity gains, largely because governance, data quality and workflow integration have lagged behind excitement over model capabilities. In practice, companies tend to get stronger returns when AI is tied to specific functions and high-value use cases rather than treated as a general-purpose novelty. For banks, manufacturers, energy groups and healthcare providers, that often means models that can work inside tightly controlled environments and understand sector language with precision.
India’s opportunity may lie in combining these two strands. One is sovereign capability: domestic compute, public datasets, local model development and policy oversight. The other is heritage depth: linguistic coverage, cultural nuance and knowledge systems that reflect the country’s own realities. The third, emerging alongside them, is institutional depth inside enterprises, where AI can turn decades of accumulated expertise into a working asset instead of leaving it trapped in silos.
There are, however, risks in the current moment. A strong sovereign AI narrative can drift into protectionism or technological duplication if it becomes a race to mimic every frontier model at any cost. Heritage-focused rhetoric can also become vague if it is not matched by usable datasets, benchmark standards and transparent governance. Enterprises face a different danger: spending heavily on AI assistants that are poorly connected to business processes, weak on accuracy and difficult to audit.
Beijing has pushed its reusable space programme a step further with the launch of an experimental spacecraft that state media described as a technology-verification mission, underlining how the country is trying to cut launch costs, raise flight tempo and broaden the range of missions it can carry out in orbit. The spacecraft was launched on 7 February aboard a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, in what was the fourth publicly disclosed mission of this type since 2020.
Chinese authorities released only a brief account of the flight, saying the spacecraft would verify reusable-spacecraft technologies and support the peaceful use of space. No official duration was given, and no details were provided on the systems being tested, the orbit reached or the vehicle’s configuration. That secrecy has become a hallmark of the programme and makes it difficult to judge exactly how far the technology has advanced, but the pattern of repeated flights suggests a sustained effort rather than a one-off demonstration.
Chronology matters here. China’s first disclosed flight in September 2020 lasted about two days. A second spacecraft launched in August 2022 stayed in orbit for 276 days before landing in May 2023. A third mission, launched in late 2023, returned in September 2024 after 268 days in orbit. Those longer flights point to growing confidence in long-duration autonomous operations, recovery procedures and mission endurance. Outside observers have often compared the craft with the United States’ X-37B-style approach to reusable uncrewed orbital vehicles, though Beijing has not publicly confirmed such comparisons.
This mission also fits into a much wider acceleration in Chinese space activity. On 7 April, China used a Long March-8 rocket from the Hainan commercial launch site to place 18 internet satellites into orbit for the Qianfan constellation. On 11 April, it carried out a sea launch using a Smart Dragon-3 rocket from waters off Guangdong, sending up a test satellite aimed at supporting satellite internet technology. Taken together, those launches show a programme expanding on several fronts at once: reusable vehicles, commercial launch infrastructure and large low-Earth-orbit communications networks.
Beyond low-Earth orbit, China is tying these advances to a broader national space agenda. Beijing is aiming for a crewed lunar landing by 2030 and is developing the Long March-10 rocket, the Mengzhou spacecraft and the Lanyue lunar lander for that effort. At the same time, the Chang’e-7 lunar probe is scheduled for launch in the second half of 2026. That means the reusable-spacecraft programme should be viewed less as an isolated experiment than as one part of an expanding architecture that spans launch systems, spacecraft design, lunar exploration and space-based connectivity.
Money and industrial policy are also shaping the picture. Reuters has reported that Beijing is funnelling more support towards private launch companies as it tries to build capacity for large satellite constellations and reduce reliance on state-owned providers alone. CAS Space has targeted fresh capital for reusable rocket research, while LandSpace and other firms are also turning to capital markets. Separate policy changes have given reusable-rocket developers a faster route to listing, provided they meet technical milestones, showing how closely commercial launch activity is now aligned with national strategic goals.
Yet the programme’s momentum should not be mistaken for mastery. China is advancing, but it is still chasing a lead established by SpaceX in frequent booster recovery and reflight. On 3 April, Space Pioneer said the maiden flight of its Tianlong-3 reusable rocket had failed, and Reuters reported that no Chinese firm had yet demonstrated the ability to recover and reuse a rocket’s main stage. LandSpace plans another recovery test for its Zhuque-3 rocket this year, while the Long March-12B reusable rocket completed a static firing test in January ahead of later flight missions. Progress is visible, but so are the engineering gaps.
Ice Open Network has opened more of its codebase to public view as its ION token comes under acute market pressure, an awkward overlap that captures the project’s current predicament: visible engineering momentum on one side, collapsing market confidence on the other. The team has been publishing weekly development updates on its Online+ social app and ION framework, while public GitHub repositories now show active work on […]
GitHub Copilot Chat has been shown to carry a serious prompt-injection weakness that allowed a researcher to demonstrate how secrets, private source code and other sensitive repository data could be siphoned out of trusted development workflows without planting malware in the victim’s environment. The issue, dubbed CamoLeak, was disclosed by Legit Security researcher Omer Mayraz after he said he found it in June 2025, reported it through […]
More than 5,000 Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley programmable logic controllers are exposed to the public internet, sharpening concern across United States critical infrastructure as federal agencies warn that Iran-affiliated cyber actors are actively targeting such devices. Security researchers at Censys said they identified 5,219 internet-exposed hosts globally that responded as Rockwell or Allen-Bradley systems, with nearly three quarters of them located in the United States. The warning […]
Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies fell on Saturday after high-level talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad ended without an agreement, puncturing a bout of market optimism that had followed a temporary ceasefire and hopes of a broader diplomatic settlement. U. S. Vice President J. D. Vance said the American delegation was leaving Pakistan after about 21 hours of negotiations without a breakthrough. Markets reacted […]
Millions of Android users, including a large share of cryptocurrency wallet customers, were exposed to a software supply-chain weakness after a flaw in the widely used EngageSDK library was found to allow hostile apps on the same device to break through normal app boundaries and reach sensitive data. The issue centred on an “intent redirection” vulnerability inside the third-party Android kit, which is used for push notifications […]
