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US President Donald Trump's wife Melania speaks during the bill-signing event for the Take it Down Act. AP

How the Take It Down Act signed by Trump works

Victims of non-consensual, intimate online images to have new legal options in US

AI campus deal puts Abu Dhabi on global tech map

Virgin Galactic to launch next-generation space tourism flights in 2026

UAE water tech start-up wins praise at Expo 2025 in Osaka

UAE-US AI Campus announced as Trump visits Abu Dhabi

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Kevin de Bruyne is set to make his final home appearance for Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night. PA

Man City face Bournemouth with Champions League hopes on knife edge

US President Donald Trump's wife Melania speaks during the bill-signing event for the Take it Down Act. AP

How the Take It Down Act signed by Trump works

Tarzan and Arab Nasser's Once Upon A Time In Gaza focuses on what it is like for people to exist in Gaza. Photo: BAC Films

Review: Once Upon a Time in Gaza is an ode to Palestinian resilience

An AI microprocessor on its motherboard computer circuit. Getty / IStockphoto

Abu Dhabi's MGX partners with Nvidia to build Europe's largest AI campus

Blueberries being grown in Al Ain, which will soon be home to a Dh120 million agritech hub. Photo: Elite Agro

Dh120 million agritech megaproject to launch in Al Ain

Dubai is investing heavily in its public transport network to cut congestion. Photo: RTA

Dubai unveils plan for new bus and taxi lanes

Arsenal's Norwegian midfielder #08 Martin Odegaard applauds the fans during a parade on the pitch after the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium in London on May 18, 2025. Arsenal won the game 1-0. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /

Arsenal seal Champions League football in season that has 'fallen short'

A poster of Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan, an independent presidential candidate, in the Romanian capital on Monday. EPA

A win in Romania for a pro-EU candidate wards off the right – for now

Headlines

Pope Leo XIV recently addressed the topic of AI and stressed the need to protect those most vulnerable to the changes it would cause. AFP

Pope Leo and AI: pontiff addresses 'another industrial revolution' in meeting with Cardinals

First comments on technology come amid quickening global race for AI dominance

Sheikh Hamdan hails Dubai's technology partnerships after Google visit

Mohammed Chhipa used social media accounts to raise funds. Photo: Alexandria Sheriff's Office

US man who sent ISIS funds using crypto jailed for more than 30 years

Microsoft president wants to see US replicate Abu Dhabi's AI efforts

Semiconductor chips on a circuit board. Reuters

Chip exports: Trump says easing of restrictions for Gulf countries might be announced soon

Apple's Eddy Cue: 'We might not need an iPhone' 10 years from now

Cyberattacks and threats likely to increase in Middle East, report says

How lobsters and prosthetic baby bumps entered the AI chip debate

Palantir's Alex Karp tells pro-Palestine protester she is 'product of an evil force'

Space

A high-altitude rocket blasted off on a test flight in December, 2024, from the Etlaq spaceport. Photo: Etlaq spaceport

Oman’s spaceport testing rockets for start-ups ahead of expansion

Companies receiving fast launch approval as Oman builds towards full-scale spaceport

Oman's Etlaq spaceport opens ahead of delayed first rocket launch

UAE study on diabetes heads to space to unlock new treatments

Rare 'smiley face' planetary alignment to form in night sky this week

Nasa rocket that will fly astronauts around Moon next year takes shape

Omani spaceport to open fan zone for rocket launch

UAE-US partnership to tackle communication blackspots and boost emergency response

Technology

Tareq Amin, chief executive of Humain, and Jensen Huang, chief executive of Nvidia, at the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh. Reuters

Nvidia, AWS and AMD announce Humain AI partnerships on Trump's Saudi visit

Saudi Arabia says Humain will provide a range of AI services, products and tools

UAE and US working to announce AI and tech partnership

Elon Musk says Tesla Robotaxis are coming to streets of Saudi Arabia

Abu Dhabi's G42 and Cisco strengthen AI ties

Sheikh Hamdan hails Dubai's technology partnerships after Google visit

AI, energy and data centres: How the UAE has approached Trump's second term

Sheikh Tahnoon meets top White House crypto and AI adviser David Sacks

Science

Giant rats could soon fight against the illegal wildlife trade by sniffing out elephant tusk and rhino horn. Photo: APOPO

Giant rats could stop poachers by sniffing out elephant tusk and rhino horn

New study has shown the rodents could be a more cost-efficient way to stop illegal trade than sniffer dogs

Marking 20 years of 'wonder material' graphene

Google DeepMind scientists win Nobel chemistry prize

Solar desalination system could provide low-cost drinking water

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