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🌆 The Digitisation of All Services // The new digital attestation services will streamline procedures and boost the quality of services provided in the UAE. @kod_ae

🛬 Google Moves Employees from Russia to Dubai // After Google's Russian subsidiary officially announced it was filing for bankruptcy, the company's employees in the country had either to relocate or quit. According to WSJ, many of them chose the first option, with a large number ending up in Dubai, where Google has a big office. @kod_ae

🎮 Saudi Arabia Takes 5% Nintendo Stake // Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has acquired a 5.01% stake in Nintendo Co., making it the fifth-largest shareholder. The PIF has a capital of $500 billion. Over the past two years it has been building up stakes in video game makers and cyber sports companies in the Japanese market. This year, the Saudi fund disclosed stakes of more than 5% in two Japanese-listed gaming companies: Capcom Co. and online game provider Nexon Co. @kod_ae

🛸 Do Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Exist? // The US Congress has held hearings into the existence of UFOs or, as they are now called, UAPs. @kod_ae

🖼 Dubai’s Museum of the Future NFT // Dubai’s Museum of the Future has begun a partnership with Binance NFT. It plans to launch a range of blockchain-based digital products, starting with the NFT collection – The Most Beautiful NFTs in the Metaverse. The Museum of the Future is developing numerous virtual assets and will pioneer the development of crypto-technology. The first NFT drop will be announced in the coming weeks, the collection will be inextricably linked to the 'Most Beautiful Building on Earth', aiming to set new standards for NFT worldwide. The Museum of the Future is currently working on implementing virtual projects and will pioneer the development of crypto-technology. By announcing the collaboration with Binance NFT, Museum of the Future strengthens its position in asset development in the areas of NFT, cryptocurrency and blockchain, the future of mixed reality, mobility, the metaverse and other future technologies. @kod_ae

🔬Arab World’s Quantum Computer // Scientists from the Quantum Research Centre (QRC) at the Abu Dhabi Institute for Technology Innovation are developing machines that work on the laws of quantum physics. They propose using quantum bits, or qubits, which enable computers to exponentially speed up certain tasks. These capabilities could open up new algorithmic possibilities for quantum computers, allowing them to perform calculations that any other device could not. By the end of this summer, QRC expects Abu Dhabi to have laid the foundations for such a future by producing the first simple quantum chips. And now engineers at QRC's Quantum Computing Lab are assembling the Arab world’s quantum computer, they don't expect the machine to immediately surpass classic supercomputers. Three quantum computers are currently in operation at the QRC's Masdar City premises, with plans to build five by the end of this year. The centre plans to manufacture at least 30 more quantum bits over the next two years. @kod_ae

🏖 Sandstorms in the Gulf // Recently, Gulf nations have been covered with dust, with users taking pictures of unusual Blade-runner like scenes. @kod_ae

🍏 New Apple Features // Apple has introduced new features that make life easier for people with disabilities. @kod_ae

🤖 Israeli Startup Disputes Musk's Fake Accounts Estimates // According to Tel Aviv startup Cyabra, a software platform that tracks fake users and accounts on social media for disinformation purposes, Twitter’s inauthentic users stand at just 13,7 per cent. The number is almost 7 percentage points lower than Musk's recent estimate of 20 per cent. According to company's official, researchers looked at numbers for the last 12 months (from May 2021 to May 2022) and checked "millions of accounts” using machine learning algorithms. @kod_ae

💡 Digital Pharaohs // In a bid to attract foreign investment and transform the economy, Egyptian government introduced five important changes to ease restrictions on startup companies. @kod_ae

🔐 Hong Kong may block Telegram // Former British colony authorities consider blocking public access to Telegram, as China’s grip on the territory tightens. Hong Kong claims Telegram exposes too much sensitive and personal data targeting government officials and private citizens. The report comes shortly after a new leader who’s a vocal supporter of the China-imposed national security law was appointed. @kod_ae

🤨 Elon Musk Counts Twitter Accounts // Musk believes fake and span accounts in Twitter can amount to as much as 20 per cent. This is four times more than the social media giant has disclosed. He, thus, suggested he could seek a lower price for his purchase of Twitter. On Friday, Musk said that the deal was on hold pending information on spam accounts. @kod_ae

🎼 Spotify May Introduce NFT Galleries // Some users on Android in the US can now see NFT previews for artists like Steve Aoki and The Wombats, as Spotify is testing a way for artists to display their NFT collections. According to the company's representative, this is still a test, as Spotify is looking for news ways to improve artist and fan experiences. @kod_ae

📱 Tap to Pay // Apple is already testing the Tap to Pay feature at its Apple Park Visitor Centre in Cupertino, California @kod_ae

🤖 Elon Musk Comes under Fire for Using Private Aircraft // Flight tracker bot Sweeney on Twitter, that Musk wanted to buy and shut down, helped track Musk's nine minute flight. He flew 65 km from San José to San Francisco. Musk, that often talks about environment protection, came under fire from Twitter users who accused Musk of hypocrisy. On the other hand, traffic jams in San Francisco could make his way much longer. @kod_ae

🛫 Will Yandex Move its HQ to Tel Aviv? // According to Israeli media, one of Yandex co-founders Arkady Volozh, wrote letters to Israeli prime-minister and three other ministers in order to obtain exceptional employment conditions for Yandex non-Israeli workers. @kod_ae

⚡️ Russia's Yandex Eyes Moving Headquarters to Israel // Russian tech giant Yandex plans to move its headquarters to Tel Aviv. According to Israeli media Calcalistech, Arkady Volozh, one of Yandex co-founders, wrote letters to Israeli prime-minister asking for exceptional conditions for the employment of non-Israeli workers. In doing so, the company aims to evade sanctions and at the same time keep its core activity in Russia In conversation with Durov's Code, Yandex official representative denied plans to move the company's headquarters to Israel. @kod_ae

🍏 Universal Connectivity Standard // Renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo tweeted that AirPods, the MagSafe battery pack and the Magic Keyboard/Mouse/Trackpad trio will also move to USB-C in the "foreseeable future", as will the iPhone. A switch of Apple devices to the USB-C port will be able to comply with regulatory requirements, as it is widely used in other technical devices. Kuo also suggested that Apple will not yet release iPhones without ports due to the current limitations of wireless technology and the immaturity of its own MagSafe ecosystem of wireless accessories, which attach to iPhones using magnets. @kod_ae

😱 Astonishingly Realistic Graphics // Artist Ostap Gordon recreated a realistic winter town in Unreal Engine 5. We asked him how he managed to do that. @kod_ae

🚘 a 'Tank' from Tesla // After modification, the total weight amounted to 6 tons. It took only one month to modify the electric car. @kod_ae