Dubai’s getting closer to launching driverless taxis, as the RTA partners with Pony.ai for trials.

The Nothing Phone hits UAE shelves this week – we’ll hear from a group of mums embracing distraction-free devices, and a tech founder who claims switching to his minimalist phone could win you back three hours a day.

Google is rolling out its AI video tool, Veo 3, across the Middle East – and regional director Najeeb Jarrar says it could create jobs, not just replace them.

But as AI becomes harder to distinguish from humans, we’ll meet the company building tools to help us prove we’re real in a digital world. 

And finally – we’ll dive into a wild discovery that our closest animal cousins are using plants to self-medicate.