ISSUE # 322
Reseller ME September 2024
AS TECHBRIDGE DISTRIBUTION MEA CELEBRATES THEIR FIRST ANNIVERSARY, THE STORY OF THEIR INCEPTION AND THE JOURNEY SINCE THEN UNFOLDS LIKE …
Raqmiyat
Mir Sarmad Khero, Director – Enterprise Business Solutions, Raqmiyat LLC tells Anita Joseph all about the dynamics of public procurement.
Sophos
Gerard Allison, SVP, Sales EMEA & Jason Ellis, VP Channel Sales EMEA at Sophos, discuss their MDR services, partner program and the MSP Perspectives 2024 Survey Report.
Ring
Review of the Ring Battery Doorbell Pro which is particularly wellsuited for the UAE market, where modern living demands both innovation and practicality.
What’s Inside
Security Operations Centres to face greater challenges in the coming year
0 24698SOCs to face greater challenges from cybercriminals targeting governments and media.
Exel showcases next-gen Game Studios at Exel Gaming Accelerator First Demo Day
0 7Exel by Merak, Saudi Arabia’s premier gaming accelerator, hosted its first-ever Demo Day. Showcasing 17 gaming startups selected from a …
Learn how Qlik Answers is empowering industries
0 16Enterprise adoption accelerates across complex industries as Qlik Answers proves its value in operational workflows and frontline decision-making.
Google seeks Play Store compliance with EU rules
0 22Google updates Play Store app policies in an effort to meet EU regulations.
Meta restructures AI teams in pursuit of personal superintelligence
0 21Meta reworks its AI group in an effort to pursue superintelligence.
PS5 sees U.S. price hike, citing ‘challenging economic environment’
0 23Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices in the USA as concerns over tariffs continue.
TikTok employees concerned about app’s mental health impact
0 41TikTok employees raise concerns about the app’s impact on teens in newly released video.
Precision meets presence with Logitech’s powerful Ultra HD MX Brio 4K Webcam
0 44Designed for creators and power users, the MX Brio combines AI-enhanced imaging and manual fine-tuning for professional-grade streaming and video …
Cybercriminals abuse AI website creation app for phishing
0 61Threat actors are increasingly using an AI website generation platform to create fraudulent websites for credential phishing and malware delivery.
Microsoft head concerned by the condition of AI psychosis
0 56"AI psychosis": a non-clinical term describing incidents where people increasingly rely on AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude and Grok and then become convinced that something imaginary has become real.
Whish Money and Mastercard Move to bring smooth cross-border payments to Lebanon
0 58Users in Lebanon can send money abroad to over 50 countries, while Lebanese living overseas can send money home. Whish …
Power in your pocket: HMD launches earbuds that charge your phone
0 121HMD redefines mobility with Amped Buds — the world’s first wireless earbuds to double as a smartphone power bank. Human …
GSMA MWC25 Doha unveils expanded agenda featuring smart city expo and digital leaders programme
0 82GSMA MWC25 Doha unveils expanded agenda featuring smart city expo and digital leaders programme.
ASUS offers up to AED 1,000 off for Back-to-School 2025
0 69Smarter Learning, Bigger Savings: ASUS Offers Up to AED 1,000 Off for Back-to-School 2025.
Building resilient cloud security frameworks for Middle East enterprises
0 80CyberArk’s Laurence Elbana shares tips on how to overcome six critical cloud security audit challenges.
Apple aims to boost iPhone production in India
0 83Apple increases Indian manufacturing push ahead of the iPhone 17 launch.
Nvidia starts work on upgraded chip offering for China
0 85Nvidia is working on China AI chip to upgrade the current H20 chip.
Kaspersky uncovers new trojan targeting financial institutions via Skype
0 80Kaspersky detected a new remote access trojan targeting financial institutions through Skype messenger.
“Agentic AI is on every organisation’s roadmap, but most companies are stuck in prototype purgatory.” – Shaun Clowes, Confluent
0 109Confluent, Inc. has announced Streaming Agents, a new capability in Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink® that makes it easy to …
NVIDIA’s stock stumble on Wall Street shows that investors need to broaden AI investments
0 109Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, has said that the sudden decline in NVIDIA’s stock shows that Wall Street has an …
Omnix strengthens digitisation in manufacturing solutions
0 143The move comes at a time when increasing global challenges such as supply chains, rising energy and operational costs, skilled labour shortages are accelerating the shift for manufacturers to transition from traditional operations to agile, data-driven environments.
SoftBank announces $2bn investment in troubled US chipmaker Intel
0 127Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has announced that they have agreed to purchase $2bn in Intel stock, in a bid to alleviate …
South Korea looks to address legal uncertainties posed by GenAI
0 201A South Korean watchdog reveals a prospective set of genAI guidelines.
AST SpaceMobile outlines 2026 satellite deployment plans
0 168AST SpaceMobile sets out a deployment plan for 2026.
Cisco President outlines the biggest AI adoption mistake
0 143Cisco executive outlines the ‘stupidest thing’ companies adopting AI can do.
Google invests in nuclear power for its data centres
0 153Google looks to invest in nuclear energy to power data centre growth.
Kaspersky & BI.ZONE reveal new cybercrime activity in GCC and Latin America
0 151Kaspersky and BI.ZONE report new PipeMagic activity in the GCC and Latin America.
AI player Anthropic teams up with U.S. Government branches
0 152Anthropic emulates OpenAI's $1 U.S. government AI offer.
Can U.S. power grids keep up with the data centre boom?
0 155The data centre boom is straining the U.S. electricity grid.