Category: uae

UAE successfully launches its Hope Probe on a mission to Mars

Post author By Randall
Post date July 20, 2020
Categories In h-2a, h-iia, hope mars mission, hope probe, mars, mitsubishi, News, Space, spaceflight, Tech, tomorrow, uae

[ad_1] The probe is equipped with ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers, along with a camera sensitive to optical and ultraviolet light. It will be placed on an equatorial orbit that allows it to observe how conditions in the lower atmosphere change over time. “It covers all regions of Mars at all local times at Mars, and […]

Watch the UAE launch its first Mars mission at 5:58PM ET

Post author By Randall
Post date July 19, 2020
Categories In gear, h-2a, h-iia, hope mars mission, mars, mitsubishi, News, Space, spaceflight, Tech, uae, united arab emirates

[ad_1] The United Arab Emirates is about to join a handful of nations with an interplanetary presence, and you can watch it make history. It’s launching its Hope Mars probe today (July 19th) at 5:58PM Eastern with plans to livestream the liftoff through a dedicated YouTube channel. Coverage starts at 3PM Eastern. The mission is […]

Google pulls alleged UAE spying app ToTok from the Play Store, again

Post author By Randall
Post date February 17, 2020
Categories In Android, gear, Google, google play, google play store, Mobile, play store, Security, spying, spyware, Tech, totok, uae

[ad_1] Google confirmed to TechCrunch that it did remove ToTok from the Play Store, but didn’t say why. The company did, however, make it clear that the app wasn’t pulled due to an outside request from, for example, a government agency. TechCrunch speculates that a policy violation is what caused the app to be removed. […]

Messaging app ToTok is reportedly a spying tool for the UAE

Post author By Randall
Post date December 22, 2019
Categories In Android, breej, breej holding, chat, darkmatter, gear, Internet, ios, Messaging, Mobile, Politics, Privacy, spying, surveillance, Tech, totok, uae, united arab emirates

[ad_1] There appear to have been attempts to cover up ToTok’s roots. It’s officially developed by Breej Holding, but that’s believed to be a front for DarkMatter, a cyberintelligence company run by UAE intelligence officials and former operatives from the NSA and Israeli military intelligence. The software is also linked to Pax AI, a data […]

Twitter bans thousands of state-backed accounts spreading misinformation

Post author By Randall
Post date September 20, 2019
Categories In accounts, ban, China, ecuador, egypt, Facebook, gear, Internet, misinformation, Politics, removes, Saudi Arabia, Security, spain, state-sponsored, Tech, Twitter, uae, united arab emirates

[ad_1] This is part of Twitter’s ongoing effort to sweep state-backed misinformation accounts from the platform. In June, Twitter removed nearly 4,800 accounts with ties to the Iranian government, and in August it banned nearly 1,000 accounts managed by the Chinese state and aimed at Hong Kong protests. In addition to targeting state-backed misinformation, Twitter […]

UAE debuts the world’s largest individual solar power project

Post author By Randall
Post date June 30, 2019
Categories In abu dhabi, electricity, energy, environment, gear, green, noor abu dhabi, solar, solar power, Tech, uae, united arab emirates

[ad_1] Not surprisingly, Abu Dhabi is keen to tout the environmental benefits. It estimates that Noor Abu Dhabi’s 3.2 million panels provide enough power for 90,000 people, and will lower CO2 emissions by 1 million metric tonnes (984,206 imperial tons). That’s the equivalent of pulling 200,000 cars off the roads, according to the emirate. It’s […]