BLOOMBERG  For months, Google has been under pressure to reinvent its core search business and respond to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) programmes that can generate content. Google started introducing more to the public — slowly. At its annual developer conference, Google unveiled a version of its search engine that uses large language models, AI tools that are trained …

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Municipality has further expanded its beach tourism offering with the opening of three new beaches for night swimming in Jumeirah 2, Jumeirah 3 and Umm Suqeim 1. The 800-metre-long night-swimming beaches feature lighting systems, which enable residents and tourists to swim around the clock, and electronic screens that display content aimed at increasing safety awareness among …

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Waste to Energy plant, a first-of-its-kind project in the Middle East, has achieved multiple landmark milestones since its inauguration a year ago. Tied to the Sharjah electrical grid, the plant has generated enough energy to power over 2,000 homes per year while offsetting 150,000 tons of CO2 emissions. Around 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions …