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AI, do my homework! How ChatGPT pitted teachers against tech

Know-it-all chatbots landed with a bang last year, convincing one engineer that machines had become sentient, spreading panic that industries could be wiped out, and creating fear of a cheating epidemic in schools and universities. Alarm among educators has reached fever pitch in recent weeks over ChatGPT, an easy-to-use artificial intelligence tool trained on billions of words and a ton of data from the web. It can write a half-decent essay and...

Tourists in a group pose for a photo before the site of the Treasury at the ruins of the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in southern Jordan.— AFP photos

Tourists surge back to Jordan's desert marvel Petra

Tending to his camels in Petra, Jordan's spectacular archaeological marvel hidden deep in a desert canyon, Hussein Bdoul is all smiles: the tourists are back. After years in which the COVID pandemic turned the storied "Rose City" into a ghost town, the father of seven is back at work, offering visitors rides on his decorated animals. "Tourism has returned and the numbers are even greater," said Bdoul, 35, wearing Bedouin garb with a red keffiyeh...

Alireza Akbari

Iran executes 'British spy'

PARIS: Iran said Saturday it executed a British-Iranian dual national after he was sentenced to death for spying for the United Kingdom, drawing strong condemnation from Britain and international rights groups. Alireza Akbari, 61, was hanged after being convicted of "corruption on earth and harming the country's internal and external security by passing on intelligence", the judiciary's Mizan Online website said. It did not say when or where the...

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Smart traffic cams aim to boost road safety

KUWAIT: Smart traffic cameras have been recently installed along Kuwait's roads to enhance safety of people, namely motorists, a ranking official of the ministry of interior said. Lt Gen Tawheed Al-Kandari, Director General of Relations and Security Information, said in a statement to KUNA that these high-sensitivity cameras can detect mobile phone usage while driving - a main cause of accidents - in addition to speed limit and traffic light...

ABU DHABI: United Arab Emirates' Minister of State and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, addresses the public at the opening session of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, in the capital Abu Dhabi, on January 14, 2023. - AFP

Focus on emissions: UAE’s climate talks and oil boss

ABU DHABI: The president of this year’s COP28 climate talks, who heads a major oil company, on Saturday urged a focus on lower emissions to reduce global warming, warning that energy needs were set to accelerate. Sultan Al-Jaber, the United Arab Emirates’ special envoy for climate change and CEO of oil giant ADNOC, said less-polluting fossil fuels would remain part of the energy mix, along with renewables and other solutions.“As long as the...

Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi

Europe will return to Russian gas: Qatar energy boss

ABU DHABI: European countries will eventually resume higher imports of Russian gas, Qatar's energy minister and gas company CEO predicted on Saturday, warning that market volatility could last for years. Russian gas exports to Europe plunged after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine but Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, head of QatarEnergy, said the situation could change in the future."The Europeans today are saying there's no way we're going back" to Russian...

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Big US banks report mixed earnings

WASHINGTON: Major US banks reported mixed fourth-quarter results Friday as executives pointed to the rising odds of a "mild recession," with inflation and interest rate hikes challenging households and businesses. The biggest US bank, JPMorgan Chase, set aside $1.4 billion in fresh reserves in case of loan defaults, noting that its "central" scenario is "a mild recession" with somewhat higher unemployment.Bank of America accounted for $403...

KUWAIT: Sheikh Talal Khalid Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah honors Waleed Al-Khashti in the presence of Dr Hamad Al-Adwani, Dr Suad Al-Fadhli, and Dr Duaij Al-Rukaibi.

Zain platinum sponsor of Engineering Design Exhibition

KUWAIT: Zain, Kuwait's leading digital service provider, announced its platinum sponsorship of the 42nd Engineering Design Exhibition and the annual Zain Award for Innovation and Excellence. The event, organized by Kuwait University's College of Engineering and Petroleum (CEP), was held under official support from the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) at Sabah Al-Salem University City in Shadadiya under the patronage of...

KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi opens the Fifth Best of ASH Conference.

MoH conference on blood diseases

KUWAIT: Minister of Health, Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi opened the Fifth Best of Ash 2022 Conference on the latest developments in blood diseases. The conference was held Saturday with the participation of 16 lecturers from different countries of the world.It was organized by the Department of Hematology at the Kuwait Cancer Control Center (KCCC) of the Ministry of Health. KCCC Director Dr Hadeel Al-Mutawa and event manager Dr Ahamad Al-Huraiji were also...

Ghiras CEO Dr Ahmad Al-Shatti

Drug menace affects state's development plans: Ghiras CEO

KUWAIT: The spread of drugs and addiction has a negative impact on the state's plans for overall development, said the Ghiras National Awareness Project for Drugs Prevention on Friday. Ghiras CEO Dr Ahmad Al-Shatti told KUNA that the increasing interest by the Kuwaiti leadership and people in curbing the spread of drugs was an essential step into beating this social ailment.The recent efforts launched by the government is heading in the right...

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Bahrain, Qatar to Gulf Cup semifinals

KUWAIT: Kuwait National Football Team is officially out of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup after drawing a draw against Bahrain in the third round of Group B competitions. The 1-1 match on Friday in Basra, took Kuwait out by goal difference with Qatar, who also qualified after a 1-1 result with UAE.Bahrain's Mahdi Humaidan scored in the 26th minute, while Shibeeb Al-Khaldi's header at the last breath of the first half put Kuwait on the scoring board....

KARACHI: New Zealand's players pose with the winners' trophy on the third and final one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi. – AFP

Phillips fires New Zealand to ODI series win over Pakistan

KARACHI: Glenn Phillips smashed an unbeaten half-century as New Zealand secured a series victory over Pakistan with a two-wicket win in the third and final one-day international in Karachi on Friday. Phillips scored 63 off 42 balls, hitting four sixes and as many fours, to rescue New Zealand from a precarious 181-5 in their pursuit of a 281-run target.His knock overshadowed Fakhar Zaman's 101 as Pakistan made 280-9 in their 50 overs. Walking in...

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Kuwait-based high school students secure patent for healthcare robot

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KUWAIT: H the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Qatari Minister of State for Energy Affairs and Managing Director and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad Al-Kaabi on Aug 26, 2024.

Kuwait signs 15-year Qatar gas deal

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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in the attendance of HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, receives HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah and four newly appointed ministers on Aug 26, 2024. – KUNA

Amir calls for good governance

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QUETTA: A man mourns the death of his father, who died in a separatist militant attack, at a hospital on Aug 26, 2024. - AFP

73 killed after militant attacks in Balochistan

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Cooperate and prioritize national interest, Amir tells new ministers