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This KAUST professor is doing it using zero-energy Mars is littered with over 15,000 pounds of human trash There’s one thing that makes employees want to return to the office, says a new Microsoft report NASA is crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid. It could one day save Earth from catastrophe 18 things to know before buying a Samsung foldable phone An economic slowdown could be the reset Silicon Valley needs Tonomus signals the next stage of growth trajectory AI is changing business. But is the Middle East keeping pace? Exclusive: Everette Taylor is named Kickstarter's new CEO Cooling technology needs a rethink. And the Middle East may have some ideas Mudassir Sheikha on the future of mobility Partnerships are key to DMC’s success, says Majed Al Suwaidi Khadija Al Bastaki, Vice President of d3, on inclusivity in the creative sector Quiet Quitting has been around for decades. 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