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Google, Magic Leap Show Off New Android XR Glasses Prototype With In-Lens Display
Google and Magic Leap showcased a prototype of their new Android-powered XR glasses at the Future Investment Initiative event in Riyadh. Both companies have extended their partnership with a new three-year agreement. The device uses Magic Leap’s waveguide and optical technologies with Google’s Raxium microLED light engine. It features a camera,...
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Billions On Line As Saudi Arabia Woos Investors At 'Davos In The Desert'
Saudi Arabia kicked off a major investment conference featuring heads of state and the global business elite on Tuesday as it seeks support for its sprawling "gigaprojects" and sky-high AI ambitions.
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Tech Giants Invest Millions In AI Training For Teachers, Eyeing Classroom Dominance
The initiative raises questions about the future role of teachers, but proponents argue it will empower educators to use AI wisely and ethically.
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Google Reportedly Wants to Educate Professionals and Regulators on AI
Google is reportedly planning to heavily invest in artificial intelligence (AI) education. The Mountain View-based tech giant’s efforts are said to be concentrated on professionals working in the technology and allied fields as well as regulators and lawmakers who will determine the future of AI. As per the report, the company wants to create bot...
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Saudi 'Davos In The Desert' Opens Amid Conflict In Middle East
The Future Investment Initiative debuted in 2017 as a showcase for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's dream of diversifying the economy of the world's largest crude exporter away from oil.
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Samsung Asset Management to Begin Listing Bitcoin Futures ETF via Hong Kong Stock Exchange Market
Samsung Asset Management will list its Bitcoin Futures Exchange Traded Fund (ETFs) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The ETF will track Bitcoin’s spot prices for investments in Bitcoin futures products that are already listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The aim of Samsung's decision is to expose the masses to Bitcoin and its usage as...
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Voyager Gains Initial Court Approval for $1 Billion Binance Deal, Responds to National Security Concerns
Voyager, the bankrupt crypto lender on Tuesday said it had received initial court approval for the proposed sale of the firm's assets to Binance. The lender also said that it would address any issues that would lead the US Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to oppose the transaction, which it says will allow customers to r...
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Haven't Learned Poverty From Books, Sold Tea On Railway Platform: PM Modi
PM Modi Saudi Arabia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said that he is not from a "political family" but carries a very humble background and selling tea on the railway platform was a part of his life journey. He said that constructing toilets and opening bank accounts have empowered the poor in India and have given them a se...
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PM Modi Calls For UN Reform, Says It Should Be An Instrument For Positive Change
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pressed for the reform of the United Nations while expressing regret over some countries using the global body as a "tool" rather than an "institution" to resolve conflicts.
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PM Modi's Visit To Saudi Arabia On October 29, To Sign Key Energy Deals
The Prime Minister will be attending the third session of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Forum in Riyadh, where he will deliver the keynote address.
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"Chennai Connect Starts New Chapter In Our Ties": PM Modi At Meet With Xi - 10 Points
India and China have decided to start a new chapter in their cooperation with the "Chennai Connect", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday after a second round of informal talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Chinese President invited him for another round of talks in China and said the future leaders of both nations should carry fo...
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Saudis Trumpet $56 Billion Deals As Conference Ends Amid Partial Boycott
Saudi Arabia said it signed $56 billion of deals at an investment conference this week and expected the United States to remain a key business partner despite a partial boycott of the event over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Saudi Crown Prince Vows "Totally Different" Country In Five Years
Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince said Wednesday his country would be "totally different" within five years, vowing to pursue sweeping reforms to diversify its economy away from oil.
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Saudi Crown Prince Jokes Lebanon PM "Not Abducted", Bursts Out Laughing
Saudi Arabia's crown prince on Wednesday joked about allegations that Lebanon's premier-designate Saad Hariri was detained in the kingdom last year, saying he hoped his current visit does not spark "abduction" rumours.
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Despite Jamal Khashoggi Case, US Firms Turn Up At 'Davos In The Desert'
Gathered under grand domes and crystal chandeliers for a glitzy investment forum nicknamed "Davos in the Desert," business leaders on Tuesday called the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi terrible and sad but said it shouldn't derail their dealmaking or U.S.-Saudi relations.
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Google, Magic Leap Show Off New Android XR Glasses Prototype With In-Lens Display
Google and Magic Leap showcased a prototype of their new Android-powered XR glasses at the Future Investment Initiative event in Riyadh. Both companies have extended their partnership with a new three-year agreement. The device uses Magic Leap’s waveguide and optical technologies with Google’s Raxium microLED light engine. It features a camera,...
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Billions On Line As Saudi Arabia Woos Investors At 'Davos In The Desert'
Saudi Arabia kicked off a major investment conference featuring heads of state and the global business elite on Tuesday as it seeks support for its sprawling "gigaprojects" and sky-high AI ambitions.
-
Tech Giants Invest Millions In AI Training For Teachers, Eyeing Classroom Dominance
The initiative raises questions about the future role of teachers, but proponents argue it will empower educators to use AI wisely and ethically.
-
Google Reportedly Wants to Educate Professionals and Regulators on AI
Google is reportedly planning to heavily invest in artificial intelligence (AI) education. The Mountain View-based tech giant’s efforts are said to be concentrated on professionals working in the technology and allied fields as well as regulators and lawmakers who will determine the future of AI. As per the report, the company wants to create bot...
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Saudi 'Davos In The Desert' Opens Amid Conflict In Middle East
The Future Investment Initiative debuted in 2017 as a showcase for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's dream of diversifying the economy of the world's largest crude exporter away from oil.
-
Samsung Asset Management to Begin Listing Bitcoin Futures ETF via Hong Kong Stock Exchange Market
Samsung Asset Management will list its Bitcoin Futures Exchange Traded Fund (ETFs) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The ETF will track Bitcoin’s spot prices for investments in Bitcoin futures products that are already listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The aim of Samsung's decision is to expose the masses to Bitcoin and its usage as...
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Voyager Gains Initial Court Approval for $1 Billion Binance Deal, Responds to National Security Concerns
Voyager, the bankrupt crypto lender on Tuesday said it had received initial court approval for the proposed sale of the firm's assets to Binance. The lender also said that it would address any issues that would lead the US Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to oppose the transaction, which it says will allow customers to r...
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Haven't Learned Poverty From Books, Sold Tea On Railway Platform: PM Modi
PM Modi Saudi Arabia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said that he is not from a "political family" but carries a very humble background and selling tea on the railway platform was a part of his life journey. He said that constructing toilets and opening bank accounts have empowered the poor in India and have given them a se...
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PM Modi Calls For UN Reform, Says It Should Be An Instrument For Positive Change
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pressed for the reform of the United Nations while expressing regret over some countries using the global body as a "tool" rather than an "institution" to resolve conflicts.
-
PM Modi's Visit To Saudi Arabia On October 29, To Sign Key Energy Deals
The Prime Minister will be attending the third session of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Forum in Riyadh, where he will deliver the keynote address.
-
"Chennai Connect Starts New Chapter In Our Ties": PM Modi At Meet With Xi - 10 Points
India and China have decided to start a new chapter in their cooperation with the "Chennai Connect", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday after a second round of informal talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Chinese President invited him for another round of talks in China and said the future leaders of both nations should carry fo...
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Saudis Trumpet $56 Billion Deals As Conference Ends Amid Partial Boycott
Saudi Arabia said it signed $56 billion of deals at an investment conference this week and expected the United States to remain a key business partner despite a partial boycott of the event over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Saudi Crown Prince Vows "Totally Different" Country In Five Years
Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince said Wednesday his country would be "totally different" within five years, vowing to pursue sweeping reforms to diversify its economy away from oil.
-
Saudi Crown Prince Jokes Lebanon PM "Not Abducted", Bursts Out Laughing
Saudi Arabia's crown prince on Wednesday joked about allegations that Lebanon's premier-designate Saad Hariri was detained in the kingdom last year, saying he hoped his current visit does not spark "abduction" rumours.
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Despite Jamal Khashoggi Case, US Firms Turn Up At 'Davos In The Desert'
Gathered under grand domes and crystal chandeliers for a glitzy investment forum nicknamed "Davos in the Desert," business leaders on Tuesday called the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi terrible and sad but said it shouldn't derail their dealmaking or U.S.-Saudi relations.
