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Google Home is one of the popular virtual assistants that people have in their homes. AFP

Are computers finally able to understand the subtleties of language?

February 17, 2019
A spectator tosses crumbs for an Ivanka Trump lookalike to vacuum at Jennifer Rubell's art exhibit, Ivanka Vacuuming 2019. AP 

Politics aside, the vacuuming Ivanka Trump is a distasteful, sexist parody

February 10, 2019
Author Marie Kondo. Getty

Marie Kondo can help us clean our houses, but can her method help us with digital clutter?

February 7, 2019
It’s estimated that more than 25 million people across the world have taken DNA tests.

DNA testing: are we really who we think we are?

January 31, 2019
Russell Brand doesn't change nappies, sure, but us all liking a tweet on the matter is as ineffectual as his practical parenting skills. Photo: AFP 

Remember, liking a tweet about Russell Brand's lack of parenting skills won't actually change anything

January 21, 2019
Almost 30 million households in Europe will be smart homes by the end of the year, research suggests. Getty Images

When smart homes aren't smart enough: why your home tech could be easily hacked

January 9, 2019
There are more than 70 playable characters in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Courtesy Nintendo

Game review: Go back in time with Nintendo’s ‘Smash Bros Ultimate'

January 6, 2019
Where will technology next us in the new year? Illustration by Nick Donaldson

From driverless cars to delivery drones: What will technology do to us in 2019?

January 2, 2019
#1: Wouldn't it be nice if? Trump's peace plan actually worked... 

Wouldn't it be nice if? Here are 11 things we hope happen in 2019

December 27, 2018
Samples generated by Generative Adversarial Networks at DeepMind, the artificial intelligence arm of Google. Andrew Brock

AI-created photos: a threat or opportunity?

December 27, 2018
‘Veere Di Wedding’ challenged industry norms successfully. Courtesy Balaji Motion Pictures

Is 2019 going to be the year that Bollywood finally grows up?

December 27, 2018
The Google Lens product launch event in 2017. AFP

Is the world ready for the era of 'visual search'?

December 20, 2018
As your kids grow, you learn new Arabic words such as "yalla" and 'khalas”. Silvia Razgova / The National

Arabic Language Day: watch your vocabulary grow as your kids do

December 18, 2018
The new app is expected to be launched in August. Bloomberg

How WhatsApp has given rise to a new era of fake news

December 13, 2018
Meghan Markle and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge at their first Royal Foundation Forum. Rex / Shutterstock

Duel of the Duchesses: are Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle friends?

December 9, 2018
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A senior citizen receives a dose of the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus, at a vaccination centre in Quetta on April 6, 2021. / AFP / Banaras KHAN

Sinopharm vaccine study, Filipino drama in Dubai, 1,803 cases - The Daily Update

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The Burj Al Arab in Dubai is one of the world's tallest hotels. AFP

Dubai dhow rescue, UAE tourism recovery, 1,930 new cases - The Daily Update

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The UAE's Hope Consortium delivers Covid-19 vaccine doses across the world. Hope Consortium

Beyond the Headlines: How Abu Dhabi’s Hope Consortium is helping to vaccinate the world

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Food distribution has already begun in Jordan, Pakistan and Egypt as part of the ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign that aims to support disadvantaged communities across 20 countries during the holy month of Ramadan. WAM

100 million meals, 2022 for business normality, 1,958 new cases - The Daily Update

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