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Messaging app ToTok is reportedly a spying tool for the UAE
It's no secret that some messaging apps are favored by authoritarians, but one app may be explicitly designed with spying in mind. Unnamed US officials speaking to the New York Times say that the chat app ToTok is believed to be a surveillance tool...
Tesla Cybertruck will join Dubai’s eclectic police fleet
Dubai's police force is well-known for incorporating supercars and other oddities into its fleet, but its latest might be the most eccentric to date. The law enforcement agency has revealed that it'll add Tesla's Cybertruck to its stable -- it claim...
Twitter bans thousands of state-backed accounts spreading misinformation
Twitter has suspended thousands of accounts linked with state-backed misinformation campaigns. In a transparency report shared today, Twitter says it removed 4,248 accounts from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 273 accounts from the UAE and Egypt, 1,0...
UAE debuts the world’s largest individual solar power project
The United Arab Emirates might still be associated with oil money, but it just set a record for reducing its dependence on oil. The Emirate Water and Electricity Company has started running Noor Abu Dhabi, the largest individual solar power project...
ICYMI: Microsoft’s drone simulator and Dubai’s hover taxis
Today on In Case You Missed It: Why get stuck in traffic when you can simply fly over it? At least, that's Dubai's plan. The UAE's largest city announced its intent to unleash swarms of EHang 184 "Personal Flying Vehicles" -- the same ones that w...
Torch Tower up in Flames in Dubai
A large fire broke out in the Torch Tower skyscraper in Dubai on Friday 5pm Eastern. The video reports show a huge flames that cover the building middle area. The name of the iconic building in Dubai...
Apple Begins Hiring For Future Official Retail Store In UAE
Some of you might have heard of the new retail store that Apple is opening up in the United Arab Emirates and we just got a couple of job listings for the new store. If these listings show us...
UAE developing drones for citizen services
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates hopes to start using drones to fly government documents to citizens and is offering a $1 million international prize for unmanned aircraft...
Dubai Air Show is the Stage for Record-Breaking Boeing 777X Orders
The Boeing 777X is the next promising airliner coming from Boeing. Boeing officially launched the Boeing 777X at the 2013 Dubai Airshow with a record-breaking number of customer orders and...