Meta has announced the launch of the first global Spark AR Challenge, with the theme “Tomorrow Today – What will the next decade bring?” in collaboration with Coders HQ and the Museum of the Future.

ekar, the Middle East’s first and largest personal mobility company, has launched peer-to-peer carsharing in Saudi Arabia. When their personal vehicles are not in use, Saudi ‘hosts’ can now earn money by renting them out on the ekar platform. Vehicles that have previously been inspected and outfitted with a telematics unit or ‘health tracker’ by the ekar operations team can be instantly activated on the ekar app.

Whether it is Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data analytics or Internet of Things (IoT), technology has ignited astounding changes that leave no choice for the automotive industry except to catch up.

SeaBubbles’ vessels can accommodate up to 12 people and a pilot, making them perfect for a variety of water mobility options, including electric passenger vessels, zero-emission water taxis, VIP shuttles, and even inter-city transfers. It also provides a solution for eco-tourism sightseeing trips in protected areas such as the Eastern Mangroves wetland reserves by causing minimum wake and water disturbance.

Mohammed Alshaiba Almazrouei, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai-based Medad Technology, said the company has already patented several innovations in ultrasound technology, with potentially groundbreaking applications in smoking cessation, medicine delivery and diagnostics. “Medad Technology is committed to delivering faster, smarter and safer solutions to improve public health and quality of life, locally and internationally,” said Almazrouei.