Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Technology

Elon Musk announces $100 million prize for new technology

Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday took to Twitter to promise a $100 million prize for development of the "best" technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions. Capturing planet-warming emissions is becoming a critical part of many...

Apple considers foldable iPhone; minor changes planned for 2021 models

Cupertino: Apple Inc. has begun early work on an iPhone with a foldable screen, a potential rival to similar devices from Samsung Electronics Co. and others, though it's planning only minor changes for this year's iPhone line. The Cupertino, California-based...

WhatsApp users globally made 1.4 billion calls on New Year’s Eve

WhatsApp users the world over made more than 1.4 billion voice and video calls on New Year's Eve, the most ever calls in a single day on the platform, Facebook said. As Covid-19 made meeting with friends and family tough,...

Mukesh Ambani ordered to pay $2 million fine by Indian regulator SEBI

India's market regulator ordered billionaire Mukesh Ambani and his conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd. to pay a combined penalty of 400 million rupees ($5.5 million) for allegedly violating share-trading rules about 13 years ago. In its order dated January 1, the...

Covid to catapult China, India economies to first and third largest by 2030

China is now expected to surpass the US economy when measured in dollars by 2028 — half a decade sooner than it forecast a year ago China will overtake the US as the world’s largest economy before 2030 while India...

iPhone 13 series to come with LiDAR sensors: Report

A state-of-the-art LiDAR Scanner means users can experience AR like never before San Francisco: Apple is reportedly planning to launch iPhone 13 lineup next year and now a new report has claimed that unlike the iPhone 12 series, all the...

Telegram messaging app to launch pay-for services in 2021

Moscow: Messaging app Telegram will launch pay-for services in 2021, its Russian-born founder Pavel Durov said Wednesday, as the growing company needed "at least a few hundred million dollars per year". "Telegram will begin to generate revenue, starting next year,"...

Got Dh10K? Sounds good to splurge on a wireless speaker

If you’re an audiophile, it’s a given you’d have some high-end sound equipment. So with maybe you’d want to ‘listen’ to what this French company has to pitch (pun intended) to you. Devialet, a Paris-headquartered audio technology firm, is offering...

Sheikh Mohammed launches official TikTok account

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, today (Saturday) launched his official TikTok account, the fastest growing platform in the world with more than 800 million followers. As soon as...

Microsoft says it found malicious software in its systems

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by US officials this week, adding a top technology target to a growing list of attacked government agencies. The...

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Dubai has launched a program under which one can apply for a waiver on toll fees

Dubai has installed multiple Salik gates to manage traffic flow on the city's arterial roads. Salik, an electronic toll...

Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) in Dirham, 1st April 2025

Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) Today Per tola is AED 4,376.84 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is AED 3,752.50. Usually people...

Today Gold Rate in Saudi Arabia – 1st April 2025

Today Gold Rate in Saudi Arabia (SAR) Today Per tola is SAR 4,408.92 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is SAR 3,780.00. Usually...

Today Gold Rate in Qatar – 1st April 2025

Today Gold Rate in Qatar Today Per tola is QAR 4,408.92 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is QAR 3,780.00. Usually people opt...

Today Gold Rate in Oman – 1st April 2025

Today Gold Rate in Oman Today Per tola is OMR 464.22 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is OMR 398.00. Usually people opt...