Technology

BEIJING / WAM Chinese scientists have successfully conducted an ice-cap detection experiment in Antarctica using a domestically developed ultra-wideband hyperspectral microwave radiometer, as reported by China’s 41st Antarctic expedition team. According to Xinhua, the team conducted joint air-ground experiments using helicopters and snowmobiles to successfully carry out remote sensing detection of temperature distribution beneath the Antarctic ice. Zhu Di, a ...

BARCELONA / WAM Commuters in the centre of the Spanish city of Barcelona have been able to ride the bus for free this week. There’s just one catch: this mini-bus has no one at the wheel, AP reported. Renault is testing a new driverless mini-bus in Barcelona this week. The autonomous vehicle is running on a 2.2-km (1.3-mile) circular route ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME SonicWall released the 2025 SonicWall Annual Cyber Threat Report, revealing a continued onslaught of cyberattacks on small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). Once exclusively targeting large enterprises, threat actors now use more efficient targeting and AI-driven attacks making it clear that SMBs and organisations of all sizes can’t fight this battle alone — relying on the expertise ...

BAKU/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday hosted a special dinner in Baku in honour of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, His Excellency Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus, and His Excellency Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania. The ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The UAE continues to lead digital transformation and financial inclusion in the Middle East region, supported by the transformative power of artificial intelligence, which has become evident across a wide range of economic sectors, primarily in the financial and banking sectors. This contributes to strengthening its economic growth and prosperity while solidifying its leading position in the global ...

DUBAI/WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is set to participate in the 44th GITEX Global, the world’s largest technology and startups event, scheduled from 14th to 18th October at the Dubai World Trade Centre. DEWA’s stand will showcase its innovative and advanced digital initiatives, services, and programmes, which accelerate its digital transformation and consolidate its global leadership. The stand ...

DUBAI / WAM The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Skyports to enhance national regulations for clean energy-powered vertiports. The MoU, signed on Thursday at the GCAA headquarters in Dubai, aims to develop standards designed to accommodate hybrid operations at vertiports, paving the way for operational flexibility and utilisation of the existing vertiport infrastructure ...

HONG KONG / WAM Sanad, the global aerospace engineering and leasing solutions leader, wholly owned by Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company, unveiled a strategic transaction between Sanad and CFM Materials, the world’s largest provider of used serviceable components for CFM International engines, during the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) Asia in Hong Kong. The sale of ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME SonicWall released the 2024 SonicWall Annual Cyber Threat Report, which exposes all types of cyber behaviors and trends from digital adversaries to help partners build data-driven solutions to keep customers safe. 2023 proved to be a year of volatile, adaptive and creative digital threats, as threat actors continue to be relentless in their assault, leaving organizations ...

DUBAI / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai signed an agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary company of Amazon that specialises in providing cloud computing platforms and application programming interfaces. The main goal of this partnership is to support the RTA’s transition to cloud computing and exchange knowledge and best practices in areas such as ...