What Gaganyaan tells us about chat AI, and vice versa
Talk of chat AI* is everywhere, as I'm sure you know. Everyone would like to know where these apps are headed and what their long-term effects are likely to be. But it seems that it's still to…
Hope probe
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The UAE's hacks for international prominence
The UAE seems to be making a sincere attempt to whitewash itself, according to a New York Times report on September 1, by hosting the COP28 climate talks. This is both unsurprising and fascinating – b…
A trip to Jebel Jais
A peak of the Al Hajar mountains in the UAE and an important part of the country's future.…
UAE's spaceflight shortcut to making history
This post benefited from valuable input and feedback from Thomas Manuel. In an hour or so, the UAE's Hope probe, currently en route to Mars, will beam a signal to Earth about whether it managed t…