Norwegian robotics firm 1X Technologies has detailed the tendon-driven hand built for its NEO home robot, designed to handle everything from grapes to heavy pots. The hand offers 25 degrees of freedom, tactile slip detection, and food-safe materials, with the full robot priced at $20,000 under an early-access programme. Read more →

Washington will impose 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion in Canadian goods from midnight Saturday after trade talks broke down. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has suspended negotiations and threatened a matching response. Read more →

Apple has published detailed tax figures across EU member states for the first time, driven by new bloc-wide transparency rules. Ireland's $17.1 billion payment dominates the data, reflecting funds released after Apple lost its state aid case before the European Commission. Read more →

The National Centre of Meteorology has issued a Saturday weather alert covering eastern, southern, western, and inland parts of the UAE. Rainfall ranging from light to heavy is expected between 1:30pm and 9:00pm. Read more →

Abu Dhabi City Municipality has closed all parks, beaches, and recreational areas and suspended public events until further notice. The decision, announced on Instagram, follows expected weather instability across the emirate. Read more →

The UAE's National Agentic AI Committee has launched a design guide to help federal entities rebuild government services around AI that acts on residents' behalf. The framework shifts responsibility for navigating procedures from users to government systems, from submitting documents to tracking outcomes. Read more →

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has won the contract to build a 50-kilometre automated passenger mover system at Al Maktoum International Airport, connecting nine stations across the complex. The system, billed as the world's largest of its kind in a single airport, is due for completion in December 2031 ahead of the airport's planned 2032 opening. Read more →

Dubai completed 104 real estate projects in the first half of 2026, up 38.7% from the same period last year, with total project value rising 52% to AED 111 billion. New residential unit deliveries and land costs both climbed sharply, according to Dubai Land Department data. Read more →