The official World Cup ball showcases the latest advances in football technology, but new research questions whether future designs should prioritise brain safety as well as performance
The recent military flare-up begged questions on who would win in the event of a nuclear or conventional war. Here, Al Majalla compares their arsenals and respective journeys to become nuclear powers.
Algorithms already perform many human tasks with greater accuracy and efficiency. While AI cannot yet do everything a human brain can, progress in this field is rapid. What next for humanity?
Smartphones and other tech devices are now exempted from tariffs after their stocks took a hit. Trump may now realise the US doesn't have the infrastructure and workforce needed to reshore production.
Picking up where he left off in his first term in office, the US president is machine-gunning the legislation, funding, and personnel aimed at tackling the planet's most existential threat
Amidst a larger trade war, the race to establish dominance in the AI industry is in full flow, the winner likely to set the rules of the game. A recent meeting in Beijing is evidence of its importance
Despite major progress, tobacco remains the world's leading cause of preventable death and a major driver of heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes
Legislation to fund the American military and intelligence services will include requirements that Israeli defence firms be involved in sensitive projects and that classified information be shared
Even if diplomatic progress continues, the Strait could be closed again. As a result, the geopolitical risk premium attached to Gulf energy exports is unlikely to disappear entirely.