WhatsApp plans to add voicemail, call-back options and ZIP file sharing support. The chat service has been introducing new services in the last few months – first it was the introduction of end-to-end chat encryption, followed by its document exchange feature. The Facebook-owned chat service has slowly been evolving its …
Read More »Google’s self-driving bicycle spoof revealed
This spring, Google is introducing the self-driving bicycle in Amsterdam, the world’s premier cycling city. The Dutch cycle more than any other nation in the world: Almost 900 kilometres per year per person, amounting to over 15 billion kilometres annually. The self-driving bicycle enables safe navigation through the city for …
Read More »25% of all cars in Dubai will be driverless by 2030
Already home to the world’s tallest skyscraper in the world, Dubai is aiming at another tall order to fulfil by 2030. His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai wants a quarter of all vehicle traffic in Dubai to be comprised of self-driving vehicles …
Read More »If A Large Asteroid Were To Hit Earth…
Have you ever tried to imagine what would it look like if a large asteroid from outer space were to hit planet Earth? I have. I mean, here we are, this big ol’ planet, suspended in space, with all of this space debris and rocks flying about around us. The fact that …
Read More »Dubai To Build New Tower Taller Than Burj Khalifa
The Dubai story does not stop at Burj Khalifa. The city is now getting ready for new iconic tower that will be ‘a notch taller than Burj Khalifa’. Named the Dubai Creek Harbour project yet, five of the world’s leading architects have been given the task of creating something truly …
Read More »Etihad Rail transports more than 5 million tonnes of granulated sulphur since commencing Stage One operations
Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE’s US$11 billion national railway network, today announced that it has transported more than 5.24 million tonnes of granulated sulphur in the first 18 months of Stage One operations for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), from sources at Shah and Habshan …
Read More »Dubai tourists book hotels last minute
A look into how this affects the Emirate’s hospitality sector Seventy percent of people in the Middle East book hotel stays only seven days in advance, reveals Bao Dinh, GM for the Middle East and French-speaking countries at Hotel Tonight. Hotel Tonight, which launched in Dubai last week, is a …
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