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8 Saudi cities rank in IMD Smart City Index 2026, Riyadh climbs to 24
21+ hour, 22+ min ago (134+ words) RIYADH " Eight Saudi cities recorded strong performance in the 2026 IMD Smart City Index. Riyadh advanced to 24th globally, up from 27th, while Makkah ranked 50th, Jeddah 55th, Madinah 67th, and Alkhobar 64th. AlUla recorded a notable jump, rising from 112th to 85th, highlighting rapid progress in its development…...
India tells smartphone makers to put state-run cyber safety app on new devices
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (719+ words) NEW DELHI " India has ordered all new smartphones to come pre-loaded with a state-run cybersecurity app, sparking privacy and surveillance concerns. Under the order - passed last week but made public on Monday - smartphone makers have 90 days to ensure all new…...
Three scientists win 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for pioneering quantum tunneling research
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (165+ words) STOCKHOLM " John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking work on quantum tunneling, a phenomenon at the subatomic ... STOCKHOLM " John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis have been awarded the…...
Saudi Arabia designates 2026 as the Year of AI
3+ week, 2+ day ago (410+ words) RIYADH " Saudi Arabia has designated 2026 as the Year of Artificial Intelligence, underscoring the Kingdom's accelerating push to position itself as a global hub for advanced technologies. The decision was approved by the Saudi Council of Ministers under the patronage of…...
HONOR advances its AI vision at MWC 2026 with robot phone, humanoid robot and magic V6
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (544+ words) Take a Sneak Peek at the HONOR Robot Phone: A New Species of Smartphone Robot Phone also introduces embodied AI interaction designed to feel more natural and expressive. It supports all-angle AI video calling that follows the user through robot-grade…...
The best response to AI isn't to compete with it
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (344+ words) A realization I've been sitting with for a while and it's time to share it.I've spent many years helping companies with fintech strategy, advisory, and content. And for a while, that work felt irreplaceable.Then AI showed up and…...
X restricts Grok after outrage over AI-edited images of real people
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (389+ words) WASHINGTON " X has moved to restrict the image-editing capabilities of its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot after global backlash over the tool's ability to digitally alter images of real people in revealing clothing, including cases involving minors. In a statement posted…...
Saudi Arabia becomes first Arab nation to join Global AI Partnership
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (188+ words) NEW DELHI " Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) President Dr. Abdullah Alghamdi announced that Saudi Arabia is the first Arab nation to join the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI). Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, he emphasized…...
Saudi Arabia advancing AI as trusted national capability, SDAIA chief says at India summit
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (337+ words) NEW DELHI " President of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) Abdullah Alghamdi said Saudi Arabia is moving steadily to position artificial intelligence as a trusted national capability, aimed at enhancing government services, boosting competitiveness, developing human capital and…...
Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, says Google's Sundar Pichai
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (508+ words) MOUNTAIN VIEW, California " People should not "blindly trust" everything AI tools tell them, the boss of Google's parent company Alphabet told the BBC. In an exclusive interview, chief executive Sundar Pichai said that AI models are "prone to errors" and…...