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Bitchat Mesh is providing valuable communication in countries such as Iran, where 99 per cent of the population has been blocked from internet access.

Offline apps such as Bitchat offer alternatives as Iran war affects internet in Gulf

Apps based on mesh networks don't depend on typical internet infrastructure

Iran seizes Starlink devices as Musk's company gains approval in Middle East

UN appoints actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt to new AI and tech role

Nvidia GTC: AI trumps politics at much-anticipated tech conference

Iranian cyber attacks at full force even as Tehran imposes internet blackout

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X users have been quick to scrutinise Aytahollah Mojtaba Khamenei's newly created account

Why Iranian supreme leader Khamenei's X account is 'based in the Netherlands'

Several factors contribute to the location feature on the platform

Microsoft backs Anthropic in legal row with Pentagon

As of Tuesday, most of Iran had been without internet access for more than 240 hours. Reuters

Internet blackout leaves Iranians offline for one third of 2026

US to take on nations that carry out cyber attacks, White House adviser says

GPS jamming and GPS spoofing has sharply increased throughout the Middle East, data from GPSJam.org shows.

What is GPS jamming and spoofing and why is it on the increase?

Was Anthropic's AI used by US to attack Iran?

AI videos about Iran war could lead to users being suspended from X

Missile attacks and cyber hacks: Dual threats of modern warfare

Iran internet blackout continues with no end in sight

Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi captured by MBZ-SAT, a high-resolution satellite built by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre. Photo: MBRSC

UAE space platform to bring satellites within reach of students and start-ups

Users to have access to data from more than 300 satellites, including those built by the UAE

The year's largest supermoon to be visible in UAE on Wednesday

Orionids meteor shower to light up UAE skies on Tuesday night

Thuraya-1: UAE marks 25 years since launch of its first satellite

UAE lining up new satellite internet system after Red Sea cable disruption

Arab world's first joint satellite a step closer to lift-off

Abu Dhabi researchers test-fire rocket engine for future Mars missions

X users have been quick to scrutinise Aytahollah Mojtaba Khamenei's newly created account

Why Iranian supreme leader Khamenei's X account is 'based in the Netherlands'

Several factors contribute to the location feature on the platform

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Microsoft backs Anthropic in legal row with Pentagon

AI at war in Iran: Ruthless targeting machine or risky shortcut?

Internet blackout leaves Iranians offline for one third of 2026

US to take on nations that carry out cyber attacks, White House adviser says

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: AI agents are out to help you in private

Rings formed by towers from the Amazon Face research project, where scientists pump carbon dioxide into the rainforest canopy to simulate future atmospheric conditions and study long-term climate effects, in Manaus, Brazil. Reuters

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As governments and forecasters fixate on 2050, the real consequences of energy policy will be felt far beyond it

Abu Dhabi scientists develop 'Ozempic-buster' weight-loss device

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Scientists in new space race to beam solar power back to Earth

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