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Middle East travellers can now search flights via Skyscanner's ChatGPT integration
Skyscanner, the global travel search platform, has officially launched its ChatGPT app for travellers in the Middle East, changing how users can search for flights through conversational AI.The new Skyscanner integration in ChatGPT enables Middle East travellers to find and compare flight options using natural language queries. Users can simply integrate the app from the ChatGPT App store and begin searching by typing commands like "@skyscanner find me the cheapest flight to New York in Decembe...
Smart Hong Kong Pavilion at InnoEX 2026
As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption accelerates worldwide, Hong Kong is sharpening its focus on applying AI technologies across various domains to make life easier, more efficient and more connected for citizens and businesses alike. Building on Hong Kong’s smart city strategy and its role within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), the Government and local industry are working together to turn pilot projects into practical AI-driven solutions that support long-term...
Al Tayer Motors brings iconic Shelby vehicles to the UAE
Al Tayer Motors, one of the UAE’s leading distributors of world-renowned automotive brands including Ford and Lincoln, is set to flag off a new era of high-performance motoring with the legendary Shelby brand.Al Tayer Motors signed an exclusive distributorship agreement with Al Najdiyah General Trading (Shelby Middle East) to retail and service the full range of Shelby-modified Ford vehicles, including the iconic Shelby Mustang variants and Shelby trucks, through its nationwide network of showr...
Keir Starmer heads to Gulf after US and Iran agree two-week ceasefire
PM to meet regional leaders to discuss effort to ‘support and sustain ceasefire’ and reopening the strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer is travelling to the Gulf to meet leaders in the region to discuss diplomatic efforts to support the ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran.The prime minister’s visit on Wednesday comes hours after a two-week ceasefire was agreed on Tuesday evening, canceling a self-imposed deadline by the US president, Donald Trump, for Iran to surren...
Introducing Muse Spark: MSL’s First Model, Purpose-Built to Prioritize People - meta.com
Introducing Muse Spark: MSL’s First Model, Purpose-Built to Prioritize People meta.com
Microdrama Platform ReelShort Teams With Thailand’s AIS in First Southeast Asia Telco Deal
Microdrama platform ReelShort has entered Southeast Asia through a partnership with Advanced Info Service (AIS), Thailand’s leading 5G network provider, tapping the country as a strategic base for broader expansion across the region. The co-branded 5G ReelShort add-on package – priced at THB39 ($1.15) per month against the platform’s standard THB599 ($17.50) rate – gives […]
As AI race with US intensifies, China’s Alibaba launches 10,000-card computing cluster
China is ramping up efforts in the AI race, as tech giants Alibaba Group Holding and Huawei Technologies deploy massive computing clusters in the push to develop home-grown infrastructure. E-commerce giant Alibaba has announced the deployment of a 10,000-card intelligent computing cluster powered by the Zhenwu AI chips developed by its T-Head semiconductor design arm. Launched in collaboration with China Telecom in the Shaoguan data centre in Guangdong province, the “fully domestic” cluster was....
Apple sued by YouTube Creators over unauthorized AI training videos
Apple’s AI initiatives are encountering a familiar obstacle as content creators push back, and now the situation is escalating to the courtroom. Three YouTube channels have filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the company secretly collected their videos to train its AI models, as reported by MacRumors. The channels involved include popular ones like h3h3Productions, as well as golf creators such as MrShortGame Golf and Golfholics. They claim that Apple used their videos without obt...
The AI revolution must be used to turbo-charge productivity across London
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Online fuel subsidy portal shuts down due to ‘hacking attempts’ in Karachi
• Excise minister says system restored after being secured• 3,000 bikers applied for Rs2,000 each subsidy; amount transferred to 1,500 individuals via their Sindh Bank accounts• Sharjeel, Chawla announce seizure of half tonne of crystal meth in joint operation at sea KARACHI: Sindh Excise Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla said on Tuesday that the online fuel subsidy system for motorcyclists was “temporarily shut down due to repeated hacking attempts”. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had on Monday...
Shift to electric
PAKISTAN’S cooking fuel economy is under pressure from global gas shocks. The Israel-Iran conflict has disrupted LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, and Qatar — the world’s second-largest LNG exporter — has declared force majeure on its gas plants. Nearly all of Pakistan’s LNG imports come from Qatar, and Senate briefings warned of cuts in March shipments and possible disruptions in April. Although officials have said households will be prioritised, the disruption underscores the vulnera...
AI K-Pop Startup Galaxy Aims For IPO in Seoul, New York
Humanoid robots dressed in black, luxury hip-hop outfits snap into formation, moving in perfect sync to K-pop songs. It’s a simulation inside an office styled as a crash-landed spacecraft in the heart of Seoul’s financial district, complete with towering astronauts and floating robotic jellyfish.
Adopting e-mobility
PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif is right in framing electric mobility as a strategic necessity in light of surging energy prices amid deepening regional instability. However, the case for transport electrification extends well beyond the current crisis. The future of transport is decisively electric — not just for urban mobility but also for freight vehicles, rail systems, etc. Around the world, economies are reorganising their transport, energy and industrial ecosystems around this shift. For Pak...
Will UAE experience more rainfall across nation this month?
After weeks of heavy downpours, earlier in the UAE, residents can expect more showers in the coming days — this time arriving in intermittent spells across different parts of the country at varying times.The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has forecast rainfall starting Thursday, with conditions expected to remain unstable through to Monday. The forecast comes after late March saw what many described as “unprecedented” rainfall, causing flooding in low-lying areas and disrupting daily life...
Google Maps update adds Gemini AI captions and photo sharing features
Google is introducing new features to simplify how users contribute local knowledge to Maps, it announced on Tuesday. Notably, Gemini can now generate captions when users want to share a photo or video of a place. After selecting photos, Gemini analyzes them to create captions, which users can then edit or delete. This tool aims to help users quickly generate captions when sharing content. Caption suggestions are currently available in English on iOS in the U.S. and will soon expand globally and...
Toyota recalls more than 13,000 of its most popular utes over technical issue that could cause DEATH
Toyota recalls more than 13,000 of its most popular utes over technical issue that could cause DEATHCar company warns of sudden loss of power steeringREAD MORE: Toyota LandCruiser urgently recalled due to transmission fault By MATT JONES, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 04:09, 8 April 2026 | Updated: 04:09, 8 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Apple Foldable iPhone Release Remains on Track for September Launch Window
Apple’s first foldable iPhone is expected to launch in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The news comes after a Tuesday report from Nikkei Asia raised concerns that the foldable iPhone could be delayed due to engineering challenges during testing. Gurman reports that although the device’s complexity may limit initial supply, Apple plans to launch the phone around the same time as, or shortly after, its non-foldable models....
Pakistan issues alert after rise in WhatsApp hacking
Pakistan’s CERT has issued a public advisory following a surge in hacking incidents and online fraud targeting WhatsApp accounts. In its latest warning, the national cyber response body urged users to adopt immediate precautionary measures to protect themselves from digital threats. The advisory highlights a growing trend of cybercriminals exploiting unsuspecting WhatsApp users through account takeovers and financial scams. According to the guidance, users should never share their One-Time...
Hong Kong to set up company this year to fast-track San Tin tech hub as firms eye move
Hong Kong authorities will set up a company this year to accelerate the development of an innovation hub near the border, with firms already expressing interest in moving into the San Tin Technopole, a senior tech official has said. Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Kevin Choi Kit-ming also told the South China Morning Post that some companies might soon be able to transfer data and biological samples across the border once tailor-made measures were introduced later...