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TikTok's Washington office is located in a 228,000-square-foot building called Signal House, located in Washington's Union Market district. Photo: Cody Combs

TikTok ramps up Washington operations as ban deadline looms

ByteDance-owned company is growing its presence in US capital

Uber and WeRide team up with RTA to bring robotaxis to Dubai

Andreessen Horowitz joins list of potential TikTok buyers as ban deadline looms

Apple flags change in Syria emoji for iOS 18.4

ChatGPT adds 'one million users in an hour' after adding image generation features

TikTok ban update: Tensions run high as Trump promises deal with new deadline looming

Elon Musk's xAI buys social media platform X for $45bn

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Ryusei Sakai riding Forever Young to victory in the 2025 Saudi Cup in February. Getty Images

Saudi Cup winner Forever Young well placed for Dubai World Cup challenge

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Rasmi Kalra at her JVC Apartment.
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My Own Home: Dh1 million JVC property valued Dh300k higher in just two months

Left, a telegram sent to British ambassadors in the Middle East about the Iranian embassy siege in London in May 1980. Right, SAS officers storm the building. Paul Carey / The National / Getty Images

Iran embassy siege and Lockerbie telegrams reveal MI5's changing face

A still from Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away. Photo: Studio Ghibli

CommentStudio Ghibli-inspired AI images are going viral, but here's why they shouldn't

TOPSHOT - An aerial image shows hot air balloons, mostly made from recycled paper and tied with ropes, floating in the air during the annual hot air balloon festival, held since 1950 to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan, in Wonosobo, Central Java, on April 2, 2025. (Photo by DEVI RAHMAN / AFP)

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A Saudi driver drives his car up a dune in the Quseiba area, in the Az Zulfi desert on February 22, 2025. Every year through the end of April, droves of people flock to Zulfi, more than 200 kilometres northwest of Riyadh, where adrenaline-seeking motorists drive superpowered cars across steep dunes. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)

'A real rush of adrenaline': Saudi Arabia gearheads take on towering dunes

Global markets are in turmoil, with US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs rattling investors. Getty Images

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General picture of an Emirates ID. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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Court documents from an FBI and DOJ investigation show various Hamas crypto and digital asset donation efforts. Photo: Pacer

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Director of the FBI Kash Patel, director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and director of the CIA John Ratcliffe appear before the Senate. Bloomberg

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The Nvidia DGX Spark super computer mother board during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, US, on Thursday, March 20, 2025. The UAE has committed to a $1.4 trillion investment framework in the US over 10 years, focusing on AI, energy and manufacturing. Bloomberg

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Google had attempted to buy Wiz for $23 billion last year, but was rejected. Reuters

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