Tech to boost food security: A group of students in Dubai plan to launch a platform to allow low-income households to purchase groceries at a discounted price, Khaleej Times reports. The Project Ubuntu app and website will focus on vegetables and bakery items at supermarkets that are nearing their best-buy dates and offer reduced prices, ultimately minimizing food waste across Dubai grocery shops.

A-maize-ing innovators: The GEMS Modern Academy highschoolers developed their idea with the help of one of their teachers and published a research paper covering all the relevant market analysis in the International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology. The kids also raised some USD 2.7k through a crowdfunding campaign to help bring the platform to life.