Meta rolls out AI agent that can send emails and book travel
Meta on Tuesday rolled out Muse, an artificial intelligence agent that acts as a personal digital assistant by autonomously using software apps and websites on behalf of people.It…
Apple to make first big change to iPhones in years
The iPhone has not changed much since Apple introduced it in 2007. Whether it has slimmed down, rounded out its edges or shed its home button, the iPhone has always been a rectangu…
Oman to launch self-driving vehicles in 2027; trials successful
Muscat: Salalah Airport witnessed an operational trial of a self-driving (autonomous) electric vehicle in the presence of Said bin Hamoud al Maawali, the Minister of Transport, Com…
Bangladesh fights world’s worst measles outbreak
DHAKA: Bangladesh, which once came close to eliminating measles, is facing its worst outbreak on record, with 999 suspected and confirmed measles-related deaths reported since Mar…
Pilots in Amazon cargo plane crash released from hospital
Miami: The two pilots of an Amazon cargo plane that overran the runway while landing at Miami International Airport, striking a van and killing five people, have been released from…
EU to help cities tighten screws on Airbnb, holiday rentals
Brussels: European cities will gain more leeway to curb short-term rentals such as Airbnb under plans to bring down housing costs in tourism hotspots that the European Union is to…
US hits 5 Iranian oil tankers, citing attempted strikes on warship
The U.S. military said Tuesday that it had destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in reprisal for attempted strikes by Iran on a U.S. Navy warship, adding to the burst of fighting in r…
Iran signals readiness to escalate fight in US
Iran has signaled that it is willing to escalate its fight with the United States, with senior leaders issuing increasingly sharp warnings in recent days after attacking U.S. warsh…
177 flights to and from UK cancelled on Wednesday: global tracking site
UK travellers faced more misery on Wednesday with more than 150 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain’s air traffic control service scrambled to rescover from a technical…
Iran attacks US base in Jordan, ships near Hormuz after tankers sunk
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it fired ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used by the U.S. military and attacked 10 ships on Wednesday, after the U.S. said it had destroyed…