Just because technology gives everyone the ability to investigate, doesn't necessarily mean that everyone is a proper investigator.
This is particularly true of Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire, who once again finds himself in hot water after falsely implying that Palestinian activism was behind a string of US shootings.
The backlash against his comments continues, but it's important to remember that Mr Maguire has tremendous sway in the technology world with his seat at the Sequoia table.
Far too often, society equates that sort of influence with competence and maturity, but as Mr Maguire and other technology executives have shown in 2025, that isn't necessarily be the case.
The big story
One million workers
The UAE's digital transformation will help create jobs in manufacturing, education and retail, forecasts say. Chris Whiteoak / The National
In brief | If everything goes as planned, a new skills forecast report has some very positive predictions when it comes to how AI, a continued digitisation push and overall economic factors will affect the UAE.
The analysis, conducted by enterprise software company ServiceNow and education company Pearson, says the UAE will probably need to add approximately one million workers by 2030.
Among the 10 countries studied, the UAE leads the way, followed by Saudi Arabia, in terms of countries that will see a significant, positive “workforce impact”, in part because of current technology and AI investments.
Why it matters | As is often the case with any technological advancement, AI has sparked a lot of fears about job losses.
Make no mistake, some of those fears are well founded, and it's important for social safety nets and training to be a major priority as a result, but this study takes a longer view and looks at the likely ripple effect AI and technology will have in terms of long-term job creation.
Nothing is guaranteed, of course, but there are plenty of reasons for having a relatively positive outlook.
Quoted | “What we are seeing in the UAE, as well as in nearly every other country surveyed, is that AI augmentation will be central to capturing the next wave of economic growth”
– William O’Neill, GCC vice president at ServiceNow
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The Garadagh solar plant operated by Masdar in Baku, Azerbaijan. Pawan Singh / The National
Abu Dhabi clean energy company Masdar has signed an agreement with Malaysia to develop the company's largest floating solar plant, as it expands in South-east Asia.
Sharing in the solar spotlight, UAE-based Amea Power has finalised funding for a major solar-power plant in the Ivory Coast, as it helps address energy needs in West Africa's second-largest economy.
This is a signal: With so much discussion about a possible energy grid gap due to power-hungry AI data centres in 2025, nuclear reactors dominated the headlines.
Yet methodically and somewhat under the radar, solar energy is advancing and not to be overlooked. According to the World Economic Forum, some speculate that electricity generation from solar farms will exceed output from nuclear reactors.
The two UAE-based solar stories mentioned above give credence to this idea. Make no mistake, solar energy is alive, well and still very much in the future energy mix.
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Moment of the day Pakistan’s effort in the field had hints of shambles about it. The wheels were officially off when Wahab Riaz lost his run up and aborted the delivery four times in a row. He re-measured his run, jogged in for two practice goes. Then, when he was finally ready to go, he bailed out again. It was a total cringefest.
Stat of the day – 139.5 Yasir Shah has bowled 139.5 overs in three innings so far in this Test series. Judged by his returns, the workload has not withered him. He has 14 wickets so far, and became history’s first spinner to take five-wickets in an innings in five consecutive Tests. Not bad for someone whose fitness was in question before the series.
The verdict Stranger things have happened, but it is going to take something extraordinary for Pakistan to keep their undefeated record in Test series in the UAE in tact from this position. At least Shan Masood and Sami Aslam have made a positive start to the salvage effort.
1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes 306
2. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari 247
3. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes 234
4. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull 192
5. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari 148
6. Max Verstappen, Red Bull 111
7. Sergio Perez, Force India 82
8. Esteban Ocon, Force India 65
9. Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso 48
10. Nico Hulkenberg, Renault 34
