KUWAIT: In its rapid journey towards digital excellence, Gulf Bank’s latest mobile application offers a diverse range of high-quality services. Among them is the ability to increase the daily limit on transfers, as well as switching the screen mode to dark mode to provide more privacy when browsing the application near others.

PARIS: A new artificial intelligence tool that promises to create short videos from simple text commands has raised concerns along with questions from artists and media professionals.

GENEVA: The head of the World Trade Organization insisted Friday the WTO was still relevant as it prepares for its main gathering with few major deals on the table.

SINGAPORE: A high-tech fish farm floats just off the coast of Singapore, part of a plan by a retired engineer who once built oil rigs to bring diners cleaner, healthier seafood.

KUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) recently hosted its analyst conference to discuss the results of the year ending Dec 31, 2023. The conference was attended by Abdulla Al-Sumait, Acting Group Chief Executive Officer; Shiamak Soonawalla, Group Chief Finance Officer; Abdulaziz Jawad, Chief Strategy Officer; and Yaqoub Almulla, Senior Manager of Investor Relations.

Kuwait: Zain signed a strategic partnership with the Kuwait Technical College (ktech) to support student, academic, cultural, and sports activities held throughout the current academic year.

LONDON: Britain is in recession, official data showed Thursday, dealing another blow to embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose Conservative party is forecast to lose a general election expected this year.

TOKYO: Wrapped in seaweed and stuffed with delicious fillings, “onigiri” rice balls are shaking off their reputation as a cheap and uninspiring snack in Japan - and enticing hungry converts abroad.

WASHINGTON: The US has seen GDP growth blow past predictions, hiring numbers surge unexpectedly and consumers still spending even as interest rates climbed - deftly averting a dreaded recession in 2023.