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Teaching children to outsmart the algorithm

UAE’s new social media rules are a start, but critical thinking begins at home

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What young people really need is to see how these platforms are designed to work on them: that a feed is engineered to capture attention, not to support wellbeing; that the face and voice in a video might be fake; that autoplay and perfectly timed notifications are intentional, not accidental.

AI designs living viruses for the first time

Researchers see medical promise, but experts warn safeguards lag behind

Viruses are already widely used as delivery vehicles in gene therapy, carrying healthy genes into patients’ cells to treat inherited disorders. AI-designed viruses could one day be tailored to perform such tasks more efficiently or safely.

Beyond classrooms: The future of learning is personal

Education is evolving to help every student learn at their own pace

As global economies evolve, it is critical to equip students with future-ready skills – nurturing a new generation of capable leaders.

EU enforces mandatory labelling of AI-generated content

Deepfakes, AI chatbots, images and videos must be flagged under EU transparency law

Non-compliant firms face heavy fines under Europe’s new AI labelling regime.

Two CIOs reveal AI’s future role in healthcare systems

Digital twins, IoMT and robotics redefine how hospitals predict and prevent illness

Digital twins, IoMT and robotics redefine how hospitals predict and prevent illness

Dubai beats New York in global smart city ranking

London tops BCG ranking as Dubai stands out for AI adoption and smart city innovation

Dubai has been ranked the world's second most intelligent city in BCG's inaugural Intelligent Cities Index 2026, placing behind London and ahead of New York, Washington and Amsterdam.

AI safety fears grow after Anthropic testing incident

Latest disclosure follows OpenAI reports of models breaking out during security reviews

Anthropic says models accessed external systems but did not attempt to escape testing controls.

Reimagining insurance with autonomous intelligence

How AI-driven insurers shift from paying claims to predicting and preventing risk

From risk transfer to intelligent protection and holistic customer well-being

Anthropic bets on cheaper AI with new model

New Claude Opus 5 promises near-flagship performance at half the price

New Claude Opus 5 model positions Anthropic against OpenAI and Google with competitive pricing, efficient token usage and tighter safeguards on high-risk AI capabilities.

OpenAI AI made 17,000 attack attempts in hours

AI hacked Hugging Face after escaping test environment raising concerns over cybersecurity

Thomas Wolf, Hugging Face co-founder

Why trust will define the UAE’s AI future

AI leadership will depend on secure systems, sovereignty, resilience and governance

For business leaders, the challenge is no longer whether AI will become part of the organisation, but how to deploy autonomous intelligence in a way that strengthens trust rather than introduces uncertainty.

Techie Tonic: AI cyber incident raises security fears

Experimental AI breach exposes urgent need for stronger global safeguards

Machine-speed attacks loom as AI learns to outpace traditional cyber defences

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