Author: Ashik Ahmed

The latest examples or developments that triggered significant debates on deepfakes are certainly deepfaked images of Taylor Swift or the Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI’s voice theft case. One of the biggest emerging issues is deep fakes and voice theft that in the UAE after the examples of other states where such unauthorized manipulation and distribution of people’s likenesses and voices become global attention. UAE Rights for Deepfakes and Voice Theft Offenses To the best of my knowledge, it is still an unresolved issue as to whether the use of deepfakes or voice theft constitutes a violation of a person’s Rights…

In the first quarter of 2024, a total of 366 passengers were detected to be holding fraudulent travel documents at Dubai International Airport through the assistance of e-readers by the passport control officers. Equipped with some of the most advanced tools ever to be used in anti-forgery operations, these officers can easily identify a fake passport in no time. Retro Check e-passport readers, located in each immigration counter in the Dubai International Airport, enables officers from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) to ensure that features such as watermarks, microprinting, and colored fibers are integrated in the…

What we say and illustrate determines human behaviours, and Hollywood has not left this aorry uninsured. When people are immersed in technology daily or when people have synthetic biology, AI, and climatic shifts, they must have the right story. The Berggruen Institute is currently situated in Los Angeles and thus it plans to influence the entertainment industry to become involved in an important effort to set the conditions for a meta-narrative that informs the population. Another recent venture is Studio B that has been formed from scientists, technicians, historians, and philosophers and narrators. For instance, the next event will be…

It is also important to mention that if you overstay in the UAE and decide to leave the country for good, and that the residency visa has been cancelled, your salary account is not frozen. Closing any account that you no longer need or have no intentions of using again, especially a UAE bank account, is recommended. Legal Considerations: End-of-Service Benefits: Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 dictated that end of service benefits which under article 53 is to be paid within 14 days from the last day worked. Closing Bank Account: Banks in the UAE are also allowed…

Doha: The HQ of the first round of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar and Canada took place in Doha yesterday and will serve as an example of the motivation of relations and establishment of cooperation. These discussions were chaired by H. E. Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, Secretary-General of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar & Alexandre Leveque Advisor, Assistant Deputy Minister, Europe, Arctic, Middle East & Maghreb, Global Affairs Canada, Canada. The two leaders engaged in number of consultations aimed at identifying the prospects for improving the relations and touched upon…

Google News faced a major outage yesturday that affected the services of users around the world both on web and app level. The affected users complained on Downdetector and on social media informing people that no stories were showing on the site. Users instead of getting their regular Facebook news feed were welcomed by an upside-down ice cream cone picture, and the message ‘Uh-oh, something went wrong. Please try again. ’ This problem was verified by the staff members of TechRadar, both in the USA as well as in Italy. Limud on Downdetector rose sharply at around 8 AM ET…

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest purchased a stake in Elon Musk’s startup xAI Tech as she is expanding on her bet toward AI. This Sunday, ARK Venture Fund has placed its bet on xAI since St. Petersburg, Florida-based asset manager announced its investment in it in an email to its clients on Tuesday evening. It also invests in OpenAI and other players of NT that are prominent now, such as Figure AI and Shield AI. Such a type of company is not that unique to Musk though, as Wood’s venture fund also invests in the xAI startup. The firm has also…

Recently, the media has focused more on the possible threats of artificial intelligence (AI). These have included issues of lay-offs, emission of more carbon, up to the extreme of seeing the apocalypse for the industry. That said, the most profound threat that AI offers is in the creativity of man and therefore our humanity. Our creativity has set us apart from other species for thousands of years, from the first paintings on the walls of caves to speak of their tribes’ lives to today’s great art. This intrinsic human trait has evolved with society, imagining futures that technology is now…

Sharjah, UAE – A new phase in the Emirate of Sharjah’s health insurance project has been implemented as per HH Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, that grants Dh50 million to the treatment of citizens aged between 50 and 55. This will impact 5000 people in Sharjah state granting them access to medical care in University Hospital. This comes after a previous phase that targeted the elderly people, this means that the current program has benefited more than 9,654 citizens for medical services. Indeed the successive phases manifested Dr. Sheikh Sultan’s commitment…

StarzPlay is one of the leading OTT streaming services in the MENA region and sees itself placed second with an 18 percent market share by 2023. During the Arabian Business Leadership Summit 2024 held at the Armani Hotel in Dubai, Maaz Sheikh the co-founder and CEO of StarzPlay outlined the strategic direction of the platform as well as its growth trajectory. Sheikh dropped clues of the early dominance of the firm saying, “We had no competition when we started and that is why we had the early bird advantage. ” From a Startup to Media Mogul StarzPlay has been active…