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Last chance to visit Gulf News Edufair: Why you shouldn’t miss it

There is still time to visit Gulf News Edufair Dubai i f you are considering a degree, exploring study-abroad options or looking for your next qualification. The event is currently underway at Shangri-La Dubai and is open until 7pm today, giving students, parents and graduates a final opportunity to meet universities, explore courses and…

World

Trump weighs next Iran move as Pezeshkian vows economic response

Iraq moves 2m barrels of crude through Strait of Hormuz Iraq’s state-owned Oil Tanker Company has transported 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude through the Strait of Hormuz aboard a very large crude carrier (VLCC), in what the company described as its first such operation in decades.

Science

Scientists uncover how the brain adds new information to an existing memory

A study by three Spanish institutions shows that specific hippocampal neurons safeguard existing memories even as new information about events is stored.

  • Scientists discover brain's method of integrating new info into existing memories.
  • Research focuses on hippocampus dentate gyrus region for memory generation.
  • Dynamic brain adjustment of inhibition levels based on memory importance and task demands.

Health & Medicine

FAO flags gaps in Pakistan’s nutritious food supply

• UN agency says over 60pc of citizens unable to afford healthy diet • Calls for overhaul of agrifood system ISLAMABAD: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has emphasised the urgent need to transform Pakistan’s agrifood system to improve access to healthy diets, a critical step towards addressing all forms of…

Tech

Environmental safeguards imperative as Malaysia powers regional data-centre boom

MALAYSIA must match its ambition of becoming a regional artificial intelligence and data infrastructure hub with robust safeguards for its vital natural resources, Natural Resources and Environmental…

  • Malaysia must balance AI/data hub ambitions with environmental protections.
  • Existing guidelines set standards for energy and water consumption in data centre development.
  • Environmental safeguards crucial for long-term economic stability and sustainability.

AI

WRI Index 2026: 70% of Nigerian Workers Approve AI Adoption in Work Places

Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja The findings of the fourth annual HP Work Relationship Index (WRI) has that over 70 per cent of workers in Nigeria were happy with the deployment of

  • 70% of Nigerian workers approve AI adoption in workplaces
  • 73% of knowledge workers prefer companies investing in their development
  • HP stresses technology enablement for workforce fulfillment and growth

Science

Physicists Identify 'Octupolar' Magnetism, With Implications for Quantum Technologies

While most magnets have two poles (north and south, or positive and negative), recent advances in quantum mechanics have revealed an "octupolar order," writes Phys.org, where a pattern of particles in…

  • Physicists discover octupolar magnetism with eight poles
  • Breakthrough could revolutionize quantum technologies
  • University of Toronto-led research uses light to observe quantum states
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