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In line with Vision 2030 and the ongoing joint efforts supports the Kingdom’s digital transformation, the collaboration reinforces the growth of a secure, cashless economy. Mastercard  and Google  are collaborating to further enhance the availability and usage of Google Pay in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The recently launched Google Pay gives consumers a simple, secure and convenient way to make payments using their Android smartphones. In line with Vision 2030 and the ongoing joint efforts supports the Kingdom’s digital transformation, the collaboration reinforces the growth of a secure, cashless economy. The service enables cardholders to make fast, contactless payments…

Earlier this month, Oppo confirmed that it will soon launch the Find X9s in India. The company also revealed that the phone will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500s chipset. Now, a new report has leaked more details about the upcoming phone. According to the report, the Oppo Find X9s for global markets will offer different specs compared to the Chinese variant. It is said to sport a 6.59-inch AMOLED display with 1.5K resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. Oppo Find X9 The phone will reportedly feature a triple rear camera setup with a 50MP Sony LYT-700 primary camera, a…

Like many Silicon Valley companies today, Scout AI is training large AI models and agents to automate chores. The big difference is that instead of writing code, answering emails, or buying stuff online, Scout AI’s agents are designed to seek and destroy things in the physical world with exploding drones.In a recent demonstration, held at an undisclosed military base in central California, Scout AI’s technology was put in charge of a self-driving off-road vehicle and a pair of lethal drones. The agents used these systems to find a truck hiding in the area, and then blew it to bits using…

The transaction represents a significant, end-to-end capital deployment for HUMAIN, reflecting continued momentum in its long-term investment strategy focused on category-defining technology platforms. HUMAIN,  a PIF company delivering full-stack artificial intelligence capabilities globally, announced a $3 billion strategic investment in xAI  as part of the company’s Series E financing round. The transaction represents a significant, end-to-end capital deployment for HUMAIN, reflecting continued momentum in its long-term investment strategy focused on category-defining technology platforms. The investment comes at a highly compelling inflection point for xAI, preceding its acquisition by SpaceX in early February. The combination of xAI’s advanced artificial intelligence capabilities…

Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold launched in the US in late January and sold out in minutes, due to incredibly low stock levels. We recently heard that the company would restock the device in the US before the end of this month, and today Samsung has confirmed this. Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold 5G The Galaxy Z TriFold will once again be in stock in the US this Friday, on February 20, at 10 AM Eastern / 7 AM Pacific. The company has sent out email notifications about the restocking to those who signed up for more information on the company’s website.…

With coding and math, you have clear-cut, correct answers that you can check, William Isaac, a research scientist at Google DeepMind, told me when I met him and Julia Haas, a fellow research scientist at the firm, for an exclusive preview of their work, which is published in Nature today. That’s not the case for moral questions, which typically have a range of acceptable answers: “Morality is an important capability but hard to evaluate,” says Isaac. “In the moral domain, there’s no right and wrong,” adds Haas. “But it’s not by any means a free-for-all. There are better answers and…

Under the agreement, Ooredoo and Dell intend to make AI-as-a-Service available through Ooredoo’s Sovereign AI Cloud. Dell Technologies  and Ooredoo  announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deliver and power modern AI services. The MoU was signed by Travers Nicholas, Managing Director, North Gulf at Dell Technologies, and Hassan Ismail Al-Emadi, Chief Business Officer (CBO) at Ooredoo Qatar. Under the agreement, Ooredoo and Dell intend to make AI-as-a-Service available through Ooredoo’s Sovereign AI Cloud. Powered by Dell, this service is planned to offer organizations secure and scalable AI capabilities, hosted within a locally governed cloud infrastructure, to…

Today we are unboxing a very special phone – the Slate Grey Honor Magic8 RSR Porsche Design. This is the latest in a series of Honor smartphone collaborations with Porsche, and it follows in the same footsteps – you get the maxed-out variant of Honor’s current flagship, give it a dash of Porsche design, and make the retail package exquisite. Speaking of, you get a 120W charger, a slim, vegan leather-clad case, a braided USB-A to USB-C cable, and a Porsche-themed SIM tool. Case, 120W charger, and a custom SIM tool Porsche doesn’t settle for less…

Google Announces $30M Global Open Call for AI for Science Projects Feb. 18, 2026 — Google is launching the Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Science. AI isn’t just helping people solve problems faster, it’s unlocking new possibilities for discovery and scalability. To support organizations at the forefront of scientific discovery and build on its inaugural AI for Science fund, Google is launching a new $30 million global open-call, the Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Science. Credit: Shutterstock This new initiative provides catalytic funding and technical expertise to help researchers, nonprofits and social enterprises unlock Nobel-level breakthroughs. Google is…

The partnership will help drive growth and desirability for Unilever’s global brand portfolio—including iconic brands like Dove, Vaseline and Hellmann”s—using Google Cloud’s technologies, such as its enterprise AI platform, Vertex AI, to build new capabilities in brand discovery, measurement and AI-augmented marketing. Unilever  and Google Cloud  announced a five-year partnership to accelerate Unilever’s business transformation through its use of Google Cloud’s advanced AI, data, platform and next-generation marketing capabilities. The partnership will help drive growth and desirability for Unilever’s global brand portfolio—including iconic brands like Dove, Vaseline and Hellmann’s—using Google Cloud’s technologies, such as its enterprise AI platform, Vertex AI,…