Middle Eastern companies brace for heightened cyber threats amid increased e-commerce activity and reduced staffing during Ramadan. Endpoint protection firm Resecurity reports a spike in cyber malevolence, estimating losses up to $100 million from scams targeting residents, expatriates and visitors. Fraudulent campaigns impersonating local shi...
Palo Alto, United States – AFP Jennifer spent her weekend calling California voters, urging them to cast their ballot in Tuesday’s primary election for Democrat Peter Dixon. But unlike her human counterparts, Jennifer is a creation of artificial intelligence (AI), allowing her to make thousands of calls without taking a break or lo...
Houston – AFP Like her ancestors before her, Emirati astronaut Nora AlMatrooshi has spent much of her life gazing up at the stars and dreaming of flying to the Moon. This week, she became the first Arab woman to graduate from NASA’s training program, ready to blast off into the cosmos. AlMatrooshi, 31, was one […]
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran has announced the launch of a satellite into the highest orbit yet amid escalating tension with the West over its ballistic missile program. In a statement published by state media, the aerospace unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said it launched into orbit the Sorayya satellite with an indigenous [&helli...
Paris, France – AFP Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday said that his Starlink satellite service would support internet access for “internationally recognised aid organisations in Gaza,” which have faced a telecommunications blackout since Friday. Starlink is a network of satellites in low Earth orbit that can provide internet ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has successfully launched the imaging satellite Noor-3 into orbit 450 kilometers (280 miles) above the Earth’s surface. Minister for Communication and Information Technology Issa Zarepour said in a social media post that the satellite has been successfully launched into orbit. He said the aerospace division of the Isla...
U.N report expresses concern at possible discrimination stemming from algorithmic assessments used to determine the detention of migrants GENEVA – The U.N. Human Rights Office has published a report warning about the potential human rights violations due to the use of digital border technologies. While recognizing the security advantages...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia on Saturday launched a “historic” national identification card and registration process in an effort to foster digital transformation in the Horn of Africa country. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre were the first to receive national identification cards. Mohamud descri...
As Huawei shocks industry experts by launching 5G chip, U.S. launches investigating whether it violated export restrictions WASHINGTON – The U.S. government is investigating the Chinese company Huawei’s new smartphone that has a custom-built 5G chip. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan called for more clarity on the chip’s...
Groups behind the transparency motion say, they want the audio broadcast of the unsealed, public portions of trial to be available to the public WASHINGTON – Google, which is currently facing antitrust proceedings in a Washington court, has refused public access to the court proceedings. In a recent hearing, Google’s counsel oppose...
