SYDNEY — Australia’s consumer watchdog has sued Amazon for introducing advertising to its Prime Video streaming service and then forcing existing subscribers to pay more to avoid the ads. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said on Tuesday it has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court alleging Amazon breached consumer law by including unfair terms in its Prime subscription contracts. It also alleged Amazon had broken consumer protection law by making the unfair contracts with over a million annual subscribers between November 2023 and August 2025. “Consumers who wanted to avoid ads were left with no choice but to…
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As temperatures in Dubai climb towards 50°C this summer, a mysterious intelligent vehicle performing advanced intelligent parking manoeuvres has become one of the most talked-about automotive videos on social media. The footage, filmed in an outdoor parking area under extreme heat, shows a test vehicle navigating a parking lot, identifying an available space, avoiding surrounding obstacles, and completing the whole parking process with the driver staying outside the vehicle. The unusual demonstration has generated widespread discussion among automotive enthusiasts, technology observers, and industry experts, with many questioning whether the Middle East could soon witness the arrival of next-generation intelligent valet…
The complex surgery reaffirms the hospital’s regional leadership in cardiac care and robotic expertise while expanding advanced cardiac care options in the UAE and beyond Published: Wed 1 Jul 2026, 9:34 AM American Hospital Dubai has successfully performed Dubai’s first robotic mitral valve repair. American Hospital Dubai is the only hospital in the UAE offering robotic cardiac surgery. This robotic mitral valve repair marks another milestone in American Hospital Dubai’s expertise in treating complex cardiac conditions, opening a new chapter in minimally invasive robotic heart valve surgery in the UAE and providing patients with access to world-class valve reconstruction technology…
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court has upheld laws in two conservative states excluding transgender girls and women from competing in female sports in a far-reaching ruling likely to pave the way for similar bans throughout the country and handing President Donald Trump a key “culture war” victory. The court voted to overturn previous judgements issued by lower courts in favor of two trans students who had sued after being barred from competing in West Virginia and Idaho respectively. The ruling centered on the case of Lindsay Hecox, a college student in Idaho, and Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 15-year-old high school…
Boniface Santosh Lasrado. Boniface Santosh Lasrado, Head of Technology at HPE, shares how enterprises can transform virtualisation strategies through phased, hybrid models and AI-ready infrastructure. Enterprises are rethinking their virtualisation strategies as rising licensing costs, growing AI demands, and the need to modernise legacy infrastructure reshape business priorities. Organisations are moving away from rigid “rip-and-replace” approaches and instead focusing on flexibility, operational resilience, and long-term cost optimisation. Boniface Santosh Lasrado, Head of Technology at HPE, spoke to Sandhya D’Mello, Technology Editor, CPI Media Group, on how businesses can navigate this shift through phased modernisation, hybrid architectures, and workload-driven strategies. He…
Abdullah Sibai, General Manager of Al Dhow ENGIE Solutions KSA, discusses how AI, localization, regulatory expectations and regional risk are reshaping the operational demands placed on data center providers. As Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC accelerate investment in cloud, AI and digital infrastructure, the operational expectations placed on data centers are becoming more complex. High-density workloads, stricter data sovereignty requirements, rising energy demands and the need for uninterrupted service are pushing operators to rethink what resilience means in practice. For Al Dhow ENGIE Solutions, resilience is no longer limited to backup systems and redundant infrastructure. It now depends on…
WASHINGTON — The United States has lifted export controls on Anthropic’s most powerful AI tools just weeks after ordering it to restrict access to them over national security concerns, the company has announced. Anthropic said late on Tuesday that it would begin restoring access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 from Wednesday, after the US Department of Commerce notified the company that it had removed its export restrictions on the two models. They are the firm’s most advanced AI tools, which were abruptly suspended on 12 June over concerns that they could be used by hackers to exploit weaknesses…
Dubai is now home to the UAE’s first publicly accessible neurodivergent-owned mental health centre, marking a milestone in the country’s growing focus on inclusive mental healthcare. Founded by psychologist Elaine Maichin, Uniquely You Mental Health Center was established to provide individualized, neurodiversity-affirming mental healthcare that recognises there is no universal approach to wellbeing. “There is no one-size-fits-all approach to wellbeing,” Elaine said. The centre adopts a neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed and culturally responsive approach, placing strong emphasis on collaboration, respect and helping clients build lives that feel meaningful and authentic. Rather than treating diagnoses alone, its philosophy focuses on understanding the whole…
WASHINGTON — In a major setback for President Donald Trump, the US Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, striking down his executive order that was a key part of his immigration agenda even though it was legally dubious from the start. The court ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts said children born in the US “to parents unlawfully or temporarily present” are “citizens at birth” under the 14th amendment. Trump had sought to limit the right through an…
American Express Middle East (AEME) further expands its strategic partnership with Network International (Network), a leading fintech company in the Middle East and Africa, with an agreement to help small and medium-sized businesses (SME) in the UAE to welcome loyal and high-spending American Express Card Members. This collaboration will expand American Express Card acceptance to over 85,000 new locations across the UAE. The agreement makes Network the first fintech to work with American Express Middle East on its strategic approach to expand the number of in-store and online locations across the UAE. Through this collaboration, local and international American Express…