Japan’s Terra Drone gets $14M funding from Saudi Aramco’s Venture
Japan-based Terra Drone raised $14 million from Saudi Aramco’s venture capital arm to boost its expansion and provide oil and gas inspection
Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan hits $1 billion valuation after $400M funding
Egypt’s leading fintech company MNT-Halan is securing $400 million in new equity and finance, bringing its valuation to more than $1 billion
OpenAI releases tool to detect AI-generated text
ChatGPT creator OpenAI has released a free tool designed to help detect if a particular text was written by a human or a machine
Instagram co-founders are back with AI-driven news app
Four years after Instagram’s founders left the company, they are back with an AI-driven news app called Artifact
Emirates tests flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel
Emirates successfully flew a Boeing 777 on a test flight with one of its two engines entirely powered…
AI-powered fraud detection startup Inscribe secures $25 million funding
Inscribe, an AI-powered document fraud detection service has raised $25 million in Series B funding, , bringing the startup’s total raised amount to $38 million
Lockheed Martin’s DEIMOS laser weapon system achieves first light
Lockheed Martin DEIMOS laser weapon system has achieved the first light, a development milestone, in January
China launches its first hydrogen-powered train
China has rolled out its first hydrogen-powered train, signaling the start of a future of environmentally friendly travel in the country of more than a billion
Egypt to begin local production of South Korean trainer aircraft T-50
Egypt plans to locally manufacture South Korea’s advanced trainer aircraft T-50 after agreement with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)
Microsoft announces multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT creator OpenAI
Microsoft has announced a multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI, whose artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT has taken the internet by storm