AI

Abu Dhabi Integrates AI into Waste Management for Enhanced Sustainability

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Abu Dhabi is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize waste management, aligning with the UAE’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031 and the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi’s (EAD) Waste Management Strategy. The initiative aims to improve operational efficiency, develop advanced monitoring tools, and minimize violations such as illegal dumping, contributing to the emirate’s sustainability goals. Key … Read more

Abu Dhabi Judiciary Deploys AI-Driven Platform for Notarial and Authentication Services

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Abu Dhabi — The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has rolled out a new artificial-intelligence-powered platform designed to handle notarial and authentication transactions entirely digitally, enabling users to complete tasks such as powers of attorney, declarations and contracts remotely with minimal human intervention. The platform includes the following features: The move is part of a broader … Read more

UAE’s Largest Data Centre to Be Managed by AI After Strategic Deal Between Presight & Khazna

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Dubai — The UAE is setting a new benchmark in data-centre infrastructure management following a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Presight AI and Khazna Data Centers to deploy an artificial-intelligence-driven operations platform across Khazna’s network of 30 data-centres in the UAE. Key elements of the deal Implications and context What to watch next If you’d … Read more

Singapore’s Strategic AI Initiatives: Enhancing Governance, Workforce, and Industry Integration

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Strengthening AI Governance and Global Collaboration Singapore continues to lead in AI governance by enhancing its AI Verify framework, which now includes tools for evaluating generative AI systems. At the AI Action Summit in Paris earlier this year, Singapore launched the Global AI Assurance Pilot, aiming to establish best practices for testing generative AI applications. … Read more

UAE Accelerates AI Integration Across Sectors

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Government AI Initiatives Corporate AI Developments These developments underscore the UAE’s proactive approach to integrating AI across various sectors, from government services to corporate enterprises, reinforcing its position as a leader in AI innovation in the region.

Musk’s xAI accuses rival OpenAI of stealing trade secrets in new lawsuit

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San Francisco — Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI filed a lawsuit this week in a California federal court accusing OpenAI of orchestrating a campaign to poach employees and steal trade secrets — including source code for xAI’s chatbot Grok and sensitive information about data-center operations — to gain a competitive edge in the fast-moving AI … Read more

Chinese studio faces backlash after AI-edit turns gay couple straight in body-horror film

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Beijing / Los Angeles — A wave of online anger has hit a Chinese distributor after viewers spotted that a same-sex couple in the new body-horror film Together was digitally altered to appear heterosexual for showings in mainland China. Audiences and critics say the change — reportedly made with AI face-replacement tools — erased an … Read more

Can AI fulfill its promise without hurting the environment?

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Short answer: Yes — but only if we build and deploy it deliberately.AI today can deliver big social and economic benefits (better healthcare diagnostics, smarter grids, climate modelling, efficiency gains across industry), but it also creates substantial environmental costs unless developers, operators, regulators and users adopt concrete technical and policy measures. Below is a compact, … Read more

From Photo to Collectible: 5 Tips to Nail the “Nano Banana” 3D-Figurine Trend

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Under the hood, Nano Banana blends facial-landmark detection, pose estimation and neural rendering to infer depth and texture from flat images; the system then renders a toy-like object with polished surfaces, stylized lighting and an optional staged base. The model outputs are marked with an invisible SynthID watermark to indicate AI generation. Why it catches … Read more