As is often the case with contemporary tech rumors, the first pictures appeared late at night. A grainy render was shared on a forum, and before dawn in Seoul, it was widely shared on social media. The claim—a foldable phone from Samsung Electronics that could charge in five minutes—had solidified into a headline by morning. Not five percent. Full in five minutes. That figure alone is enough to make people suspicious. Charging still requires patience and heat management, as anyone who has seen a phone creep from 12% to 100% while plugged into a wall can attest. However, leaks connected…
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The King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh doesn’t seem like the birthplace of international tech regulations. Footsteps are absorbed by the thick carpets. Besides the translation headsets are half-finished coffee cups. Attendees lean forward and pay close attention as presenters go over a topic that was previously thought to be solely Californian: the proper conduct of artificial intelligence. Silicon Valley is not the source of this conversation. In collaboration with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority has started to develop an ethics charter that goes beyond governing AI in the…
A tiny transparent blob sits in a petri dish inside an Abu Dhabi temperature-controlled lab, barely perceptible unless the light strikes it precisely. It appears delicate—almost like jelly. As the material responds to a solution intended to simulate rising blood sugar, one researcher leans in and manipulates a microscope. Nothing noteworthy occurs. Not a flash. Not a sound. It’s just chemistry taking place in silence. Nevertheless, millions of people’s everyday lives might be altered by this humble gel. In order to eliminate the need for repeated injections, researchers in the United Arab Emirates are developing a hydrogel known as a…
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