FaceTime calls finally seem to be working in the UAEWhether this is a permanent change or a brief reprieve isn't clear.By J. Fingas, 10.10.2021TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
GM's Cruise will operate a robotaxi service in DubaiIt's the first time the Cruise Origin will serve outside of the US.By J. Fingas, 04.12.2021TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Engadget Podcast: Everyone's going to MarsIt's a busy week for the Red Planet.By D. Hardawar, 02.12.2021TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
The UAE successfully put a probe in orbit around MarsThe mission is designed to study the Martian atmosphere.By D. Cooper, 02.09.2021TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
UAE plans to put a lander on the Moon by 2024The ambitious project would exclusively use Emirati engineers.By D. Cooper, 09.29.2020TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
UAE successfully launches its Hope Probe on a mission to MarsIt's the Arab world's first mission to the red planet. By S. Dent, 07.20.2020TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Watch the UAE launch its first Mars mission at 5:58PM ETIt's a historic occasion with a lot at stake.By J. Fingas, 07.19.2020TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Google pulls alleged UAE spying app ToTok from the Play Store, againToTok was reinstated last month, but Google pulled it for a second time.By M. DeAngelis, 02.17.2020TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Messaging app ToTok is reportedly a spying tool for the UAEIt may help the Emirati government track its citizens.By J. Fingas, 12.22.2019TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Twitter bans thousands of state-backed accounts spreading misinformationAnd Facebook took down 100 accounts with ties to Spain's Partido Popular.By C. Fisher, 09.20.2019TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
UAE debuts the world's largest individual solar power projectNoor Abu Dhabi will produce nearly 1.2 gigawatts of electricity.By J. Fingas, 06.30.2019TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Saudi Arabia and UAE test cryptocurrency for cross-border paymentsOnly their central and local banks have to access to it for now. By M. Moon, 02.03.2019TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Contractor hoped to sell social media surveillance to oppressive regimesThe firm promised it could harvest public data en masse.By J. Fingas, 06.25.2018TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Dubai is building a mock Martian cityPotatoes will not be on the menu.By M. Moon, 09.28.2017TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
US lifts laptop ban at Abu Dhabi airportDon't call it a change of heart, though.By J. Fingas, 07.02.2017TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Dubai hopes to have a human-free police station by 2030The first of many robot police officers is ready.By S. Krishna, 05.22.2017TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Amazon is buying the 'Amazon of the Middle East'If the rumors are true, it spent around $650 million to buy Souq.com.By D. Cooper, 03.28.2017TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
ICYMI: Microsoft's drone simulator and Dubai's hover taxisCome fly with me.By A. Tarantola, 02.16.2017TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
ICYMI: Screaming down a magnetic levitation tubeShuttling the wealthy, Hyperloop-style, in the United Arab Emirates.By K. Davis, 11.10.2016TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Hyperloop One shows how its first routes could workAs part of a deal with Dubai, it gave a peek at how its super-fast transportation would work in the UAE.By J. Fingas, 11.08.2016TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare