Huawei recently partnered up with the AI start-up DeepSeek to launch an open-source programming software toolkit optimised for the vendor’s Ascend chips. This move has been speculated to be part of the Chinese companies efforts to expand the AI market beyond Nvidia’s technology. DeepSeek stated on its WeChat account the toolkit is free to download and includes the TileLang platform, which can be compared to Nvidia’s Cuda that is widely considered as a global standard for developing AI models. The Chinese AI company explained TileLang is “simpler to programme, significantly improving development efficiency and simplifying code logic”. It added the…
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RAS AL KHAIMAH, 1st October, 2026 (WAM) — Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) and Rakbank have launched a new service enabling eligible RAKEZ businesses to open a Rakbank Business Current Account within 60 minutes, a first in the UAE. Available to eligible new and existing businesses with a RAKEZ trade licence, the proposition is designed for companies looking to establish or move their banking relationship to Rakbank. Eligible businesses will also benefit from a zero minimum balance requirement for the first 12 months and discounted monthly account maintenance fees of AED49 for the first 12 months. They can receive…
TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it is “too early to say” whether Iran had any involvement in the attack aboard an Israel-bound flight, while confirming that Tel Aviv has been invited to participate in the investigation. A copilot attacked the pilot-in-command aboard flydubai flight FZ1073 in an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft carrying 174 people to Israel on Wednesday. The Dubai-based airline has temporarily suspended all flights to and from Israel following the incident on Wednesday. In an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu was asked whether there was any indication of Iranian involvement in the…
ZURICH, 1st October, 2026 (WAM) — Glaciers in Switzerland lost 5.5 percent of their ice volume this year, marking the second-largest percentage decline on record due to heatwaves and low winter snowfall, according to the Associated Press. The GLAMOS Swiss glacier monitoring service and Swiss Academy of Sciences warned in a statement on Thursday that Alpine glaciers have no chance of surviving in the long term under such conditions. Experts said glacier melt has accelerated in recent years, with the volume of ice in Switzerland declining by nearly a fifth over the past five years alone. The decline comes amid…
NASHVILLE —Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death on Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug, and she was taken to hospital as her heart was still beating. Her legal team filed an emergency motion to halt the convicted murderer’s execution as it was happening, saying: “Ms Pike has lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat and is audibly snoring.” One of her attorneys told the BBC that Pike was “being provided life-saving measures” in hospital after two syringes of pentobarbital had been administered. Pike was sentenced to death in…
CAPITALS, 1st October, 2026 (WAM) — Oil prices were nearly flat in early Asian trade on Thursday, following gains in the previous session and steep monthly rises. Brent crude futures rose 12 cents, or 0.1 percent, to US$98.15 a barrel by 00:45 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 7 cents, or 0.1 percent, to US$90.35 a barrel. Both benchmarks rose about US$1 a barrel on Wednesday. Brent recorded a monthly gain of around 14 percent in September, its biggest since July, while WTI gained about 5 percent for the month, according to Reuters. Source: Emirates News…
Muhammad Danish. Muhammad Danish explores how AI-driven prototyping, dynamic digital experiences, and evolving governance models are reshaping product roles, workflows, and decision-making Artificial intelligence is changing more than the speed at which digital products are built. It is challenging assumptions that have shaped product organisations for years: where responsibilities sit and how teams collaborate. From handoffs to fluid teamsTraditionally, product managers, designers and engineers have worked through handoffs: one defines the opportunity, one translates it into an experience, one turns that experience into a product. This created specialisation, but also delays and misunderstandings. AI is making those boundaries more permeable. Product…
DUBAI, 30th September, 2026 (WAM) — Private Label Middle East 2026 returns to Dubai World Trade Centre from 3-5 November, bringing those businesses together with the manufacturers and specialist partners that can turn market opportunity into products ready for MENA consumers. Leading buyers attending include Choithrams, Carrefour, Grandiose, Apparel Group, Aster DM Healthcare, Emirates Flight Catering, Noon, Spinneys, Truebell and Talabat, alongside a broad community of regional retailers, distributors, wholesalers, importers, exporters, brand owners and e-commerce businesses. Visitors will be able to source customisable and market-ready products across food & beverage, beauty & personal care, cleaning & household, baby care,…
AT&T recently entered into a multi-year fibre and cable deal with glass-specialist Corning to advance its strategy of mobile and broadband services. The deal is valued at more than $3 billion. AT&T CEO John Stankey has long been a proponent of fibre as the basis for the company reaching 60 million consumer and business locations by 2030. The mobile operator achieved its goal of passing more than 30 million locations in June 2026, six months ahead of schedule. In its most recent Q2 results, AT&T recorded 646,000 total consumer and business internet net adds, comprised of 367,000 fibre and 279,000…
DUBAI, 30th September, 2026 (WAM) — The UAE has emerged as one of the world’s most competitive urban destinations, with Abu Dhabi and Dubai placing at the top of global benchmarks across social capital, economic opportunity, quality of life, and digital government, according to Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) Cities of Choice 4.0 report. Covering 80 cities across five dimensions through a combination of objective data and resident sentiment surveys, the report positions the UAE as a country whose cities consistently outperform the global average across nearly every resident experience measure. BCG’s report, titled Built to Change: How Cities Compete for…