As artificial intelligence reshapes global power, the US and Gulf states are forging a new strategic partnership built on chips, data centres, and digital infrastructure
The rich relationship between Arabs and the stars began with the need to navigate and then deepened into a detailed intellectual endeavour to understand.
The Arabs predicted solar and lunar eclipses and proved the Earth's sphericity and rotation; today we can hardly find any astronomical tool without a deep Arab fingerprint
The arrival of two Saudi astronauts into space is a big moment for the Arab world. And a reminder of the leading role Islamic nations have long held in humanity's understanding of the stars.
Fears over the dangers of fast-developing artificial intelligence run up to an existential threat to humanity. Those funding AI should think about the dangers, not just chase profit at all costs.
Hinton's greatest concern is that governments and power-hungry companies would seek to monopolise AI technology or if the technology fell into the wrong hands
It is a major paradigm leap in computing capabilities, offering promise in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, cybersecurity, and financial services
The TikTok war between the US and China is rooted not only in Washington's fear of potential threats to national security but also a wider clash of cultures and freedoms.
Experts say the commercial application of nuclear fusion after just a decade may be nothing more than a wild fantasy given the technological challenges
An Israeli diplomat recently told Lebanese Shiites that Israel did not see them as the enemy, but it is a difficult argument to make given the death and destruction. Is there a better way?