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May 25
52m 27s

Stranded ships and barnacles

DUBAI EYE 103.8
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Hundreds of ships stranded in the Gulf due to the conflict are now battling barnacles, algae and rising maintenance problems as crews remain stuck at sea for weeks in warm waters.

So when they finally can get moving - will they be able to? We'll find out.

And former Paypal CEO Peter Thiel is investing $140 million into a US company developing floating AI data centres - powered by wave energy in the open ocean. 

But will the tech work? We'll ask an offshore and subsea energy expert.

Google is reinventing Search with AI assistants and smart glasses - but as wearable cameras become mainstream again, privacy concerns are growing over how the technology could be used in everyday life.

Dubai’s private school fees will be frozen next academic year as part of a 2.5 billion dirham KHDA support package, but what does that mean for parents, schools, teachers and Dubai’s wider education sector?

 

 

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