23 October 2018: Talking headlines On the Agenda with Silvia Vianello PhD, Director Innovation Lab, Dubai Campus and Professor of Marketing, Innovation, Technology at the S.P. Jain School of Global Management.

The days of receptionists and concierge service jobs are numbered in the UAE, as a new artificial intelligence technology to be rolled out soon could replace them.

The technology provider is ThingLogix, an Internet of Things (IoT) partner of Amazon Web Services, and it is called AI Smart Virtual Concierge.

The Dubai Municipality added a custom-made drone named ‘Flying Rescuer’ to its Coastal Rescue and Safety (CRS) System, to help save lives on public beaches, announced Khalid Sharif Al Awadhi, CEO of Environment, Health and Safety Sector.

The auto-focus contact lenses that help you see in the dark: Liquid film gives wearers perfect vision at any distance in low light. Researchers have developed an artificial eye that could lead to contact lenses that automatically adjust to give perfect vision. Design comprises a solar-powered computer and electronic circuits.

Gene editing to correct faulty DNA in human embryos has taken a step closer to becoming a reality, with scientists showing it is possible to correct genetic problems in mice, before they are born.