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Snapchat unveils platform overhaul and new AR features at Snap Partner Summit 2024
At the Snap Partner Summit (SPS) 2024, Snapchat revealed significant platform updates aimed at enhancing user experience, creativity, and community building.Key announcements included a platform makeover, an upgraded AR Lens Studio, and new tools for creators and businesses. The new profile design simplifies navigation, focusing on communication, photography, and entertainment, while the revamped AR Lens Studio allows developers to create advanced AR experiences, including the new AI-powered Easy Lens for quick AR creation.The summit also highlighted updates for creators, allowing easier toggling between personal and public accounts, and new features like pinning favorite Snaps and deeper engagement tools. Snapchat continues to be a popular platform in the GCC, where users open the app an...
September 19, 2024

Snapchat unveils platform overhaul and new AR features at Snap Partner Summit 2024

Deliveries of the new 2025 Zeekr 007 sedan are set to begin next week
China firm claims world's fastest-charging EV battery
BEIJING — Chinese car maker Zeekr says its new electric vehicle (EV) batteries charge faster than any of its rivals, including industry leaders Tesla and BYD.The firm says its upgraded batteries can be charged from 10% to 80% capacity in 10 and a half minutes using its ultra-fast charging stations.In comparison, Elon Musk’s Tesla says a 15-minute charge allows its Model 3 to cover 175 miles (282km), a little under half the car’s full range.Zeekr's 2025 007 sedan, which will be available from next week, will be its first vehicle to have the new battery.The battery performs well even in cold weather charging from 10% to 80% of its capacity in less than half an hour at temperatures as low as -10C, the company also said.BBC News has contacted Tesla and BYD to request a response to...
August 14, 2024

China firm claims world's fastest-charging EV battery

Elon Musk hopes humanoid robots will be performing tasks at Tesla's factories by next year
Musk says Tesla to use humanoid robots next year
WASHINGTON — Tesla boss Elon Musk says the electric vehicle car maker will start producing and using humanoid robots from next year.In a social media post, Musk said the robots will first be used by Tesla, which will start making them to sell in 2026.The technology billionaire had previously said he expected the robot, called Optimus, to be ready for use in Tesla factories by the end of this year.Other firms, including Honda and Boston Dynamics, have also been developing their own humanoid robots."Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla internal use next year and, hopefully, high production for other companies in 2026," Musk said on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.It came just a day before Tesla was due to release its...
July 23, 2024

Musk says Tesla to use humanoid robots next year

Mawhiba, UNESCO partner to enhance STEM education across Arab countries
Saudi Gazette reportPARIS — The King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba) signed a partnership agreement with UNESCO to enhance STEM education across Arab countries. This collaboration aims to advance innovation, creativity, and scientific excellence in the region.The agreement, signed by Mawhiba Deputy Secretary-General for Business Development and Communication Abdulaziz Al-Subail and UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences Dr. Lidia Arthur Brito, marks a significant step in empowering young Arab minds and promoting sustainable development through education.Mawhiba Secretary-General Dr. Amal Al-Hazzaa emphasized the foundation's commitment to supporting STEM education. She highlighted the importance of this partnership in...
July 20, 2024

Mawhiba, UNESCO partner to enhance STEM education across Arab countries

Thailand investment body opens first Middle East office in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — The Thai Board of Investment (BOI) officially inaugurated its office in Saudi Arabia to capitalize on investment potential and regional cooperation.This marks its first office in the Middle East, launched during the "Saudi-Thai Investment Forum" held in Riyadh on Sunday, with senior government officials and business leaders from both countries in attendance.The forum explored opportunities to maximize bilateral trade and investment cooperation. BOI Secretary-General Narit Therdsteerasukdi presented on "Investment Strategy in Thailand and Business Promotion Opportunities."Therdsteerasukdi highlighted that Thailand offers attractive opportunities for investors and aims to boost trade and investment in both directions. He emphasized that both...
July 14, 2024

Thailand investment body opens first Middle East office in Saudi Arabia

Apple boss Tim Cook
Apple brings ChatGPT to iPhones in AI overhaul
WASHINGTON — Apple is to boost its Siri voice assistant and operating systems with OpenAI's ChatGPT as it seeks to catch up in the AI race.The iPhone maker announced the Siri makeover along with a number of other new features at its annual developers show on Monday.It is part of a new personalized AI system — called "Apple Intelligence" — that aims to offer users a way to navigate Apple devices more easily.Updates to its iPhone and Mac operating systems will allow access to ChatGPT through a partnership with developer OpenAI.ChatGPT can also be used to boost other tools, including text and content generation. The test version will become available in the autumn.Tim Cook, Apple chief executive, said the move would bring his company's products "to new...
June 11, 2024

Apple brings ChatGPT to iPhones in AI overhaul

Aseef Raihan was one of millions of Texans hit by power cuts in 2021
How AI is helping to prevent future power cuts
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Amid ever increasing demand for electricity, artificial intelligence (AI) is now being used to help prevent power cuts."I woke up in the middle of the night very, very cold," remembers Aseef Raihan. "I pulled out my military sleeping bag, and slept in that overnight for warmth."In the morning I figured out that the power was definitely not on."Raihan is describing the scene back in February 2021 when he was stationed in San Antonio, Texas, while serving in the US Air Force.That month the state was blasted by winter storm Uri. As temperatures plummeted to -19C, Texans sought to keep warm, sending the demand for electricity sky high.At the same time, Texas' electricity grid started to unravel. Wind turbines froze over, snow covered solar...
April 11, 2024

How AI is helping to prevent future power cuts

Teams is a collaboration application developed by Microsoft
Microsoft: Technology giant splits Teams and Office globally
WASHINGTON — Microsoft has said it is splitting the Teams business messaging and video app from its Office software globally.The firm separated the two products in Europe last year as it faced a possible fine from competition watchdogs.Teams was added to Office in 2017. The European Commission has been investigating the move after a complaint from rival Slack in 2020.A Microsoft spokesperson told the BBC that the move is to "ensure clarity for our customers".It "also addresses feedback from the European Commission by providing multinational companies more flexibility when they want to standardise their purchasing across geographies," they added.Microsoft said in a blogpost that Teams Standalone will cost $5.25 (£4.20) for new customers.It in unclear whether the...
April 02, 2024

Microsoft: Technology giant splits Teams and Office globally

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell before a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council in Brussels
US tech giant Nvidia unveils latest artificial intelligence chip
WASHINGTON — Nvidia has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence (AI) chip which it says can do some tasks 30 times faster than its predecessor.The firm has an 80% market share and hopes to cement its dominance.In addition to the B200 "Blackwell" chip, its chief executive Jensen Huang detailed a new set of software tools at its annual developer conference.Nvidia is the third-most valuable company in the US, behind only Microsoft and Apple.Its shares have surged 240% over the past year and its market value touched $2tn (£1.57tn) last month.As Huang kicked off the conference, he jokingly said, "I hope you realise this is not a concert."But Bob O'Donnell from Technalysis Research who was at the event told the BBC that "the buzz was in the air"."I...
March 19, 2024

US tech giant Nvidia unveils latest artificial intelligence chip

Elon Musk
Elon Musk says Neuralink has 'successfully' implanted a brain chip into human
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk said his Neuralink company has successfully implanted one of its chip implants into a human brain.In a post on X on Monday, the billionaire said the patient is recovering well after the surgery on Sunday and the initial results show promising neuron spike detection.Neuralink aims to connect human brains to computers and would help tackle neurological conditions and “unlock human potential tomorrow,” according to the company website.The milestone initiates the company’s journey to commercial use.The US's medical regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the company’s first trial in May last year.The procedure entails the insertion of 64 flexible threads onto a part of the brain that controls movement intention.The threads are so fine...
January 30, 2024

Elon Musk says Neuralink has 'successfully' implanted a brain chip into human

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