Author: Editorial Team
The rush to implement AI leaves organisations struggling to track its use, with the promise of increased productivity leading to overreliance on unproven AI without sufficient trustworthy AI safeguards. To bring order to the chaos, SAS® AI Navigator will soon be available to help AI, data, compliance and risk leaders compile a complete AI inventory and align AI use cases with government regulations and internal policies. “AI governance is too often thought of as a compliance measure”, said Reggie Townsend, Vice President, SAS AI Ethics, Governance and Social Impact. “It’s a growth driver. Instead of fears of shadow AI putting…
WASHINGTON — The war in Iran has cost the United States about $25 billion so far, Pentagon officials told Congress on Wednesday, providing the first official estimate of the total cost of Operation Epic Fury. “Approximately, at this day, we’re spending about $25 billion on Operation Epic Fury,” Jules Hurst, the Pentagon’s acting comptroller and chief financial officer, said during testimony to the House Armed Services Committee. With just six months before mid-term elections in which Trump’s Republicans may face an uphill battle to keep their House majority, Democrats are riding high in public opinion polls as they attempt to…
GENEVA — The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that attacks on health care facilities and staff are increasing globally, with a notable uptick recorded since the recent conflict in the Middle East began. Before the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran at the end of February, attacks globally on such facilities and staff averaged about 3.7 per day, but that has now increased to 4.3, the WHO said. “This is clearly showing that health care is the target,” Altaf Musani, the Director of Emergency Health Interventions at the WHO, told reporters in Geneva. The attacks include airstrikes and…
It is the only hospital in the Middle East to offer the da Vinci SP Surgical System for minimally invasive breast surgery Published: Thu 30 Apr 2026, 1:18 PM American Hospital Dubai crossed another milestone in robotic surgery with its use of the da Vinci SP Surgical System for breast reconstructive surgery. This advanced technology helps surgeons perform highly complex procedures through a small incision, leaving no visible scars. The da Vinci SP Surgical system is the only robotic platform authorised by the FDA for breast surgery. Robotic surgery with the da Vinci SP Surgical system is part of a…
OMODA & JAECOO has successfully completed the global public real-world test of its advanced Valet Parking Driver (VPD) technology during the Chery International Business Summit, marking a major milestone in the brand’s push toward AI-driven smart mobility. The achievement comes as the brand also celebrates surpassing one million cumulative global vehicle sales, reinforcing its rapid growth and innovation leadership. The next-generation system is expected to be introduced in upcoming OMODA & JAECOO models in the UAE soon. Showcased in the presence of global media, dealers, and key opinion leaders—including participants from the UAE — the demonstration highlighted how VPD can…
There is a moment in every large transformation programme when the energy shifts. Not when funding runs out, and not when ambition fades, but when the people driving it stop asking “what should we build?” and start asking “what is actually working?” Saudi Arabia reached that moment this week. PIF’s new 2026–2030 strategy, narrowing from thirteen strategic sectors to six focused ecosystems, is not a concession to difficulty. It is a sign of institutional maturity. Every great transformation, whether in a company, a city, or a kingdom, goes through this arc: a period of expansive vision-setting, followed by the harder,…
Rubrik, the Security and AI Operations company, recently launched Rubrik Agent Cloud (RAC) for Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. The collaboration will help organisations to accelerate and secure the deployment of AI agents on Google Cloud with a critical layer of semantic governance and operational resilience powered by Rubrik’s real-time, intent-based guardrails. Gartner predicts that 40% of enterprise applications will be integrated with task-specific AI agents by the end of 2026. For customers running Google Cloud-built autonomous agents, the new integration provides Rubrik capabilities to monitor, govern, and instantly remediate AI actions. RAC is powered by Rubrik’s Semantic AI Governance Engine (SAGE),…
SYDNEY — A landmark royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion, established in the wake of December’s Bondi Beach attack, has recommended that gun reforms be prioritized and policing arrangements for Jewish holidays extended to other Jewish festivals. Sydney’s Jewish community told police of a “high” threat of an attack at December’s Chanukah by the Sea festival at Bondi beach, but New South Wales police appeared not to have completed a comprehensive risk assessment for the event, the commission said in an interim report. The commission found no gap in current laws that could have prevented the shooting. But it…
CHRISTCHURCH — The white supremacist who shot to death 51 Muslims at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, lost his bid to overturn his convictions and sentence at the country’s Court of Appeal on Thursday. Brenton Tarrant is serving a life sentence with no parole after admitting to the murders and trying to kill another 40 worshippers in the March 2019 attack. During a week-long hearing in February, Tarrant, now 35, argued he was incapable of making rational decisions at the time of his plea because of “torturous and inhumane” conditions in prison. He also launched an appeal against his…
Gym-goers in Dubai were in for an unexpected moment after Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, was spotted during a visit to a fitness club in Nad Al Sheba on Wednesday, April 29. The sighting took place at FITCODE, a premium mixed health club, which shared clips of the visit on its Instagram Stories. In the videos, Sheikh Mohammed is seen walking through the gym alongside officials, as members paused mid-workout to take in the moment. Some were seen filming quietly, while others watched in surprise as he moved through the space. Reactions quickly followed online, with…