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ABU DHABI // From exploring the ocean’s depths and deep space to supporting emergency personnel in natural disasters, researchers believe robots are the key to solving many of the world’s most difficult challenges. Unmanned systems have the potential to transform military operations, the way first responders fight fires and how researchers explore the ocean depths, experts have said. The world will also witness greater human-machine collaboration, artificial […]

Beyond the Net Journal: Armenia Chapter #3 Episode When Armenia declared independence in 1991, the Internet access finally became available, allowing people to be part of the world again. The creation of an Internet Availability Center in 2012 (funded by Internet Society’s grant) at the Culture House for the Blind in Yerevan, triggered creative ideas among active members of the center. They came to conclusion that an […]

The tier gives limited access to 15 services. (Image: Google) Stressing its fundamental commitment to openness, Google on Friday announced that it’s adding a free tier to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The tier gives limited access to 15 services, including Google Compute Engine (1 f1-micro instance per month in US regions and 30GB-months HDD), Google Cloud Storage (5GB a month), Google Pub/Sub (10GB of messages a […]

Samsung Electronics has completed the acquisition of Harman International Industries in a deal worth $8 billion, the company announced. Harman stockholders will receive $112 per share in cash, and the deal was approved by the US firm’s stockholders and local and foreign regulators, the Korean company said. Harman will be 100 percent owned by Samsung, while Dinesh Paliwal will remain as Harman’s CEO. The company’s workforce, headquarters, […]

Image: file We use URL shortening services so often these days we’re seldom even aware of them. Until, that is, one of them fails. Today, one of the most popular of these, Bitly, stopped working for some users. You may think of URL shorteners as something individuals use for shortening long web URLs. This is true, but companies also use them to promote their webpages on social […]

The Wikum interface provides readers with detailed summaries of online discussions. Credit: Jason Dorfman/MIT CSAIL From Reddit to Quora, discussion forums can be equal parts informative and daunting. We’ve all fallen down rabbit holes of lengthy threads that are impossible to sift through. Comments can be redundant, off-topic or even inaccurate, but all that content is ultimately still there for us to try and untangle. Sick of […]

Forget about a normal selfie. 2017 might just be the year of the lumy. For those unfamiliar with the term, a “lumy” is a photo or video that features an effect from the increasingly popular app Lumyer. Lumyer is an augmented reality app that allows users to add fun effects to their photos or videos to bring them to life. These lumys can then be shared on different […]

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Like millions of young readers around the world, Chinese children have grown up with popular titles such as Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox and the Harry Potter series. But Beijing is now introducing new measures to restrict access to foreign books and publications as it opens a new front in its battle to limit outside influence on Chinese society. Regulators have given verbal instructions to publishers to […]

A global research team has built five new synthetic yeast chromosomes, meaning that 30 percent of a key organism’s genetic material has now been swapped out for engineered replacements. This is one of several findings of a package of seven papers published March 10 as the cover story for Science. Led by NYU Langone geneticist Jef Boeke, PhD, and a team of more than 200 authors, the […]

The report from January was one of hundreds that Mr. Abdul Kareem has made inside Syria in recent years, building his reputation as a unique voice covering the war from rebel-held areas that other Western journalists have fled for fear of kidnapping and beheading by jihadists. Continue reading the main story Along the way, Mr. Abdul Kareem has interviewed foreign fighters from Britain, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere […]

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By Christian Shepherd | BEIJING BEIJING Doubling China’s Lunar New Year break, labelling Chinese cuisine “intangible cultural heritage” and restricting foreign influence in schools are among the patriotic recommendations made by delegates at this year’s meeting of Chinese parliament. Many of the 3,000 delegates from across China currently in Beijing for the 10-day meeting of the National People’s Congress, closing on Wednesday, came armed with proposals for […]

Comcast has completed its acquisition of Icontrol Networks’ Converge business, which creates Internet of Things (IoT) and connected home security solutions. Converge already powers Comcast’s XFinity Home, in that it allows Comcast to communicate with and manage security sensors that are part of Xfinity Home, and also supports home-automation devices like cameras and thermostats. While the terms of the deal remain undisclosed, Comcast SVP and XFinity Home […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for March 10, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Aarti Jhurani rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE. Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at listings@thenational.ae newslide Nationwide New film Badrinath Ki […]

Historically, the marketing team within an organisation has had little to do with the IT department or the product development team, while the CEO was generally concerned only with the revenue marketing ventures were bringing into the business. According to Steve Lucas, Marketo’s new CEO, the role of the marketer should now be more aligned to a data scientist and they should also be involved in product […]

Via Jim Quinn of The Burning Platform blog, In Part One and Part Two of this article I revealed how the Deep State’s fake data and fake news propaganda machine can be overcome by opening your eyes, observing reality, understanding how Fed created inflation has destroyed our lives, and why the election of Trump was the initial deplorable pushback to Deep State evil. “The notion that a […]

Photo Palestinians waiting for travel permits to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing this week. In an effort to improve relations with the Egyptian government a new Hamas document would declare that the group is not a part of the Muslim Brotherhood. Credit Said Khatib/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images CAIRO — Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that has governed the Gaza Strip for a decade, […]

Google Cloud Platform may not be the only cloud provider in an enterprise, but it’s willing to offer discounts to make sure it gets its share. (Image: Google Cloud/YouTube) Google Cloud Platform rolled out Committed Use Discounts, which are designed to pass along savings to enterprises for a one- or three-year purchase commitment to Google Compute Engine. Special Feature Cloud Computing: Moving to IaaS Infrastructure as a […]

Tunis and Dubai, March 9, 2017 – Nasdaq Dubai and Bourse de Tunis have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration possibilities, including initiatives regarding existing and future issuers and listings on the two exchanges. Ways to promote Islamic capital markets products and solutions will also be considered under the MoU, together with supporting potential links between central securities depositories in the respective jurisdictions. The […]

The WikiLeaks-hosted “Vault7” collection of documents allegedly leaked from within the CIA’s Computer Operations Group is a messy mix of jargon, incomplete info, and broken (or redacted) links. The information is interesting, but it’s quite difficult to find a basic description of many of the terms used, even using the search function. So for everybody’s convenience I’ve gone through the whole pile of docs and listed as […]

Another day, another Snapchat Stories copycat arriving on another messaging app. Facebook launched a new feature for its stand alone messaging app on Thursday called Messenger Day, which allows users to capture photos and videos, add stickers and effects, and share their “day” with their friends. Those who are fans of Snapchat or Instagram Stories will feel right at home with Messenger Day. The feature is also […]

The tour to the city included a special preview on the first ever complete model of the Sustainable City to be showcased at the Future Cities Show 2017 Dubai, 9 March 2017: The UAE Minister of Infrastructure Development, His Excellency Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi visited ‘The Sustainable City’ – the region’s first sustainable and integrated project and the first residential project in Dubai that produces clean energy, […]

Businesses could very well soon be able to chat directly with customers in WhatsApp. According to Reuters, the Facebook-owned messaging app is reportedly testing out a version of its platform designed for businesses.  Not only would it allow businesses to communicate with its customers and vice-versa, but this premium chat feature could be a revenue source for the company. WhatsApp is currently free to download, with users […]

DUBAI // The UAE is leading the region in government-citizen communication and trust, according to a report on the future of government communication. The WPP Leaders Report, launched in the Middle East for the first time in partnership with Dubai Media Office, found that the UAE was one of five Middle Eastern countries that stood out in terms of trust citizens have in their government and having […]

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