OMODA&JAECOO offers exclusive deals to mark third anniversary, 1m global sales milestone
OMODA&JAECOO, one of the world’s fastest-growing smart mobility and technology brands, has launched exclusive UAE offers to celebrate its third anniversary and approaching the one-million global sales milestone. The offers for customers include flexible payment plans, substantial savings, and premium benefits across the range of vehicles.Deals on SHS modelsOMODA&JAECOO’s Super Hybrid System (SHS) models in the UAE are positioned with a strong, value-driven ownership package, featuring 0...
Netflix co-founder Hastings exits as streaming pioneer hunts for growth
LifestyleScience & TechnologyNetflix co-founder Hastings exits as streaming pioneer hunts for growthBy Reuters -Apr 17, 2026LOS ANGELES: Netflix Reed Hastings is quitting the streaming service he co-founded 29 years ago. The departure of Hastings, 65, comes at an inopportune time. The company is searching for new avenues of growth as sales slow due to competition, and after a potentially transformative merger with Warner Bros Discovery fell through in February. Netflix on Thursday forecast...
Liz Kendall urges UK public to embrace AI as government makes first £500m fund investment
Technology secretary plays down fears over jobs and cyber security as stake taken in British startupThe UK technology secretary has urged the country to “make AI work for Britain”, brushing off fears about its impact on jobs and cybersecurity as the government announced its first investment under a £500m sovereign AI fund. Liz Kendall said the UK had to “seize” the opportunity offered by AI despite concerns underlined this month when US startup Anthropic revealed it had developed an AI model th...
Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises
More than three years after the emergence of generative AI, AI-assisted coding remains by far the most popular and lucrative use case for the technology. Although multiple companies—including Anthropic, maker of Claude Code, as well as Cursor and Cognition—are already vying for dominance, investors believe there is room for at least one more player.
Diamond coating nearly doubles Chinese AI data centre’s cooling efficiency
Chinese researchers have developed a new diamond-copper material that they say can improve the cooling efficiency of artificial intelligence (AI) data centres by up to 80 per cent. The functional carbon materials team – from the Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) – said the composite material had already been deployed in an AI computing node in Zhengzhou in Henan province, China Science Daily reported. The global computing industry’s pursuit of AI....
Altman attack suspect suggested ‘Luigi’ing some tech CEOs’ in online chat
The suspect accused of attempting to murder OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed interest in “Luigi’ing” technology leaders in an online chat late last year, seemingly referring to Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing United Health CEO Brian Thompson.  A team member of the podcast “The Last Invention” first made contact with the suspect, Daniel…
Claude Opus 4.7 launched: 4 ways it is better than Anthropic’s Opus 4.6
Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 4.7, a new AI model positioned between everyday tools and its restricted "Mythos" technology. This release emphasizes "cyber-safety" with new guardrails, while Opus 4.7 demonstrates significant improvements in complex task handling, high-definition vision, professional creativity, and literal instruction following compared to its predecessor, Opus 4.6.
Morocco Moves to Digitize Driving Licence Exams with AI Oversight
Tetouan – Morocco’s National Road Safety Agency (NARSA) is preparing a significant overhaul of how driving licence exams are conducted, turning to artificial intelligence and video monitoring to tighten oversight and restore confidence in the system. According to le360, the reform, led by the road safety authority, introduces a technology-driven framework across both theoretical and practical testing centres. The objective is to eliminate irregularities, ensure equal treatment for all candidate...
Most of you are rejecting AI. The data shows you’re running out of time
The resistance is measurable, the anxiety is real—and neither will slow down what’s coming. A new global survey of 3,750 executives and employees across 14 countries finds more than 54% of workers bypassed their company’s AI tools in the past 30 days and completed the work manually instead. Another 33% haven’t used AI at all. Combined, roughly eight in 10 enterprise workers are either avoiding or actively rejecting the technology their employers are spending record sums to dep...
TSMC Boosts Tech Rally as Stocks Extend Highs; Live Nation's Court Loss | Bloomberg Brief 4/16/2026
US equity futures rise after the S&P 500 reached a fresh record high, while TSMC's strong revenue outlook fuels tech gains. Live Nation contests a federal jury's verdict that the ticket seller illegally monopolized the events industry. Stephanie Guild of Robinhood sees bigger tech gains to be less in the Magnificent Seven stocks and more in the optical technology space. (Source: Bloomberg)
GTA6 PC delay explained by leaked Rockstar revenue data
Must ReadScience & TechnologyGTA6 PC delay explained by leaked Rockstar revenue dataBy Web Desk-Apr 16, 2026A hacking group recently attacked Rockstar Games, with the studio confirming that limited internal data was accessed through a third-party breach. The group then followed through on its threat to release the stolen data after its demands were ignored. Among the circulating financial records is a specific statistic that PC players of Grand Theft Auto 6 will find quite uncomfortable. Th...
Tensions over AI reach new high after violent attacks
Two violent attacks against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and a city council member are prompting new fears over whether the debate around the technology has turned dangerous.  Tensions reached a new high this week as technology leaders in Washington, D.C., and Silicon Valley quickly blamed the anti-AI rhetoric for the recent violence, while AI opposition…
LuLu Money’s Innovation Hub to drive actionable AI in financial services
LuLu Money Technologies, a leading financial services technology provider in the GCC, opened its new AI Innovation Hub in Abu Dhabi, marking a step towards actionable AI-led financial systems that not only simplify, but actively execute everyday financial decisions at scale.The Innovation Hub will focus on advancing from agentic AI to actionable AI, moving beyond systems that assist and recommend to those that can respond, decide, and enable action in real time. In practice, this means building...
Zuckerberg creates AI version of himself, but why?
ALBAWABA - Meta is working on a new AI-powered project to develop a digital version of CEO Mark Zuckerberg.The aim is to enable employees to interact directly with Zuckerberg through a virtual assistant that mimics his voice, speaking style, and thought processes.Virtual ZuckerbergMeta Platforms Technology Company. (Shutterstock)According to tech reports, the new model will be a 3D digital avatar trained on Zuckerberg's public statements, expressions, and tone of voice, with the goal of providin...
India, Germany expand defence, hydrogen, tech cooperation
India and Germany enhance cooperation in defense, renewable energy, and technology amid geopolitical tensions, following foreign office consultations in Berlin.| India News
Starbucks uses ChatGPT to suggest drinks based on mood as expert warns of hidden downsides
Not sure what to order at Starbucks? The company is now using ChatGPT to help customers decide.The Seattle-headquartered coffee giant announced Tuesday that it's begun testing a beta app within ChatGPT to help with beverage customization.The recommendations can be "tailored to your taste, mood and goals," according to the Starbucks app.FAST-FOOD RESTAURANTS USING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO RESHAPE HOW CUSTOMERS PLACE ORDERSThe tool can even take into account what the weather is — and what drink might pai...
Ford EV and tech chief leaving automaker
Doug Field, the high-profile executive who shaped Ford’s electric vehicle (EV) and technology strategies over the past five years, is leaving the automaker. Field’s departure was announced Wednesday as part of a broader reorganization of the company’s leadership. Field joined Ford in 2021 with a robust resume from Silicon Valley that included leading Apple’s special projects team and serving as senior vice president of engineering at Tesla. His hiring was more than just a...
How SambaNova Is Challenging Nvidia With High Performance Inferencing Technology
SambaNova CEO and Cofounder Rodrigo Liang sat down with Forbes to discuss the fundamental differences between traditional GPUs and data flow chips for AI inference. He also talks about the transition from human-centric AI use to the rise of autonomous agentic workflows and the necessity for low-latency hardware to support these complex, serial agent interactions.
Lego Drops Star Wars Sets with Interactive Smart Play Bricks: Here’s Where To Buy Online
With Star Wars back in the pop culture conversation with the upcoming release of “The Mandalorian & Grogu” in May, Lego releases a new collection of Star Wars sets with the toy company’s new Smart Play technology. Starting at $39.99 for the Luke’s Landspeeder set, the new Lego x Star Wars sets feature a wide […]
Airwallex is about to take on Stripe and the rest of the payments industry — in the physical world
Airwallex, the Australian fintech that has spent a decade quietly building global payments infrastructure, is moving into in-person payments. The move deepens its rivalry with Stripe across the payments stack, and enables the startup to directly aim at Square and Adyen on one of the last major battlegrounds in financial technology. Airwallex is launching a point-of-sale product that it says does something its rivals’ offerings don’t: Allow businesses to accept in-person payments in m...