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Smart Dubai introduces the new artificially intelligent city concierge, named Rashid. Rashid is the official backbone of Expo 2020’s virtual assistant solution and is available in both English and Arabic on the official website of Expo 2020.

A rope-less system known as MULTI will be featured prominently in the German Pavilion when Expo 2020 opens. MULTI enables construction of much higher buildings, requiring fewer shafts. That means floor space is freed up for apartments.

New drone footage of Expo 2020 Dubai’s construction site has been revealed. It showcases the major structural progress that has been achieved on the expo’s Thematic Pavilions – Mobility, Opportunity and Sustainability – in addition to UAE Pavilion.

The UAE now ranks second globally for adoption of the new IELTS test format, with China in first and India third.

Microsoft’s AI-powered app Pix just got a new feature. Now you can use it to upload all of the information from a business card into your iPhone contacts, as well as view the person’s LinkedIn account.

– Chill-O-Matic Automatic Drink Chiller: Enjoy cold canned drinks in one minute. This handy cooler runs on two AA batteries and needs only a regular-size ice bag to chill an entire 12 pack. It’s suitable for 12-ounce soda and beer cans and works for picnics, barbecues and parties.

Believe me, I get it – it’s hard to beat that afternoon slump and focus on just about anything some days. You might consider grabbing another cup of coffee or a sweet treat, but maybe the answer is simply taking a breather.

Elvie, the British femtech company developing smarter technology for women, is the talk of the town in the breastfeeding world thanks to its new invention – the Elvie Pump.

As we approach the heaviest shopping period of the year, retailers should be thinking about leveraging their in-store experiences to encourage shopper sharing on social media.

Dubai Internet City (DIC), the largest technology business hub in the region, has launched its GoFreelance permit that will enable freelance talent to work in the technology sector and aims to enhance Dubai’s global credentials as an incubator that thrives by innovating.

Smart Dubai is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to make the city one of the happiest in the world. It even has a dedicated team that ensures AI is implemented with a code of ethics before they incorporate the technology into everyday lives.

Not only is augmented reality now mainstream, but it has been shown to capture people’s attention for over 85 seconds, increase interaction rates by 20 percent and improve click-through rates to purchase by 33 percent.

The world’s first luxury smartwatch launched by Montblanc last year has a new 2.0 edition that promises to keep its owner ahead in all aspects of life.

Hey, all you copywriters, there’s a new benchmark for speed – 20,000 lines a second.

Digital screen use may be causing negative effects on reading comprehension, attention, memory and cognitive capabilities. When screen reading, the habit is to skim, thereby reducing the time allocated to get the general gist of the content.

Ruby the robotic waitress is serving up dishes non-stop from 7:00am to 2:00am at “Drink and Spice Magic Restaurant,” which serves Indian & Chinese food.

We Cash Any Car is a clever and convenient website and app that makes the process of selling your car easier, faster and more efficient.

If you’re someone who loathes carrying paper, Genius Scan is the app for you. It offers the capability to take a photo of a document (saving it as a PDF), which can be exported to email or uploaded to a storage platform.

Dubai-based BonApp is offering a solution to one of the world’s biggest environmental problems – food waste. Partnering with cafes and restaurants across the emirate, the app allows users to buy surplus food at reduced prices.

Do you want to go sky diving, but the idea of jumping from a flying plane makes you sick? Or maybe you just want to shoot a few zombies, but the lack of a real zombie apocalypse is hindering you from achieving that very dream.

By 2030, the UAE aims to have the world’s largest solar energy plant – supporting the country’s efforts to diversify from oil reliance. The first two phases of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Solar Park are complete, with a third phase underway.

Bottled is an app enabling people to meet one another and learn what it’s like to live in another region or country. Think modern-day pen pals.

There’s a new way to learn a foreign language that more than 1 million subscribers already know about. The Babbel app for web, iOS and Android was developed by 100 linguists and language experts in Berlin. The goal: Tailor foreign language instruction to the learner’s native tongue, and get students to speak the new language as quickly as possible.

Driverless and tech-assisted vehicles emerged as the leading trend at CES this year, but it was the 2018 Nissan Leaf that won top honours in the Innovation Awards’ Vehicle Intelligence and Self-driving Technology category.

Make some extra money from your hobbies by offering your talents to people around you through an app.

Thanks to our iPhones, we take more photographs than ever before – capturing not only special moments, but the more mundane as we go about our days.

The region’s largest gathering for the technology, digital and entertainment industries just got bigger with the signing of a partnership between STEP Group and Dubai Internet City. STEP Conference now has a new home in Dubai Internet City, placing the event at the heart of the region’s leading technology hub.

Dubai dives into the future of food safety, with new digital platform Food Watch, integrating technology like big data and Internet of things with the food supply chain.

Support Legal, the region’s first legal services platform for entrepreneurs and emerging companies, further democratizes access to legal services with the launch of ScaleUp. Helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses, the platform offers free access to knowhow, practical advice and documents.

Google has come out with a camera that uses machine learning to capture unique moments that you aren’t able to get on your own.