The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has reportedly completed the installation of Point of Sale (POS) devices across the entire fleet of taxis in the emirate comprising of 10800 vehicles to ease the payment of taxi fares.
BICSI MEA to spotlight latest ICT innovations in Dubai
BICSI Middle East and Africa District Conference and Exhibition will be held from April 16-18 under the theme ‘From AI to Zettabytes: A Connected Future!’ at Sheikh Maktoum Hall, Dubai World Trade Centre.
DEWA adds instant voice chat to virtual employee Rammas
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has added an instant voice chat feature to its virtual employee Rammas, in both Arabic and English, through DEWA’s smart app.
Cybercriminals crack cloud server honeypots within 52 seconds: report
Sophos has announced the findings of its report, Exposed: Cyberattacks on Cloud Honeypots, which revealed that cybercriminals attacked one of the cloud server honeypots in the study within 52 seconds of the honeypot going live in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp down for many users
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users in some parts of the world are reportedly experiencing issues on the social networking platforms, with thousands reporting technical problems.
Uber files for much-anticipated IPO
Uber Technologies has finally filed its much anticipated initial public offering (IPO) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
SANS Institute to deliver “deep, hands-on” cyber skills training at Riyadh summit
SANS Institute has announced SANS Riyadh 2019 to help cyber security professionals in Saudi Arabia develop deep, hands-on skills through immersion-style training.
UAE teams up with Microsoft to promote AI governance and ethics
The UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Omar Sultan Al Olama has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft Gulf to enhance joint cooperation in the field of AI development, governance and ethics in the country.
“Data is the true wealth of communities”: Smart Dubai’s Dr. Aisha bin Bishr
Smart Dubai has announced the Dubai Data Private Sector Strategy and Policy aimed at fostering stronger collaboration between the public and private sectors and driving the emirate’s ambitions to become a paperless smart city.
GE Digital brings manufacturing data to the cloud
GE Digital has announced the launch of Predix Manufacturing Data Cloud (MDC), a cloud solution purpose-built to consolidate and transform manufacturing data across plants for enterprise cloud storage and analysis.
UAE-based Etisalat to invest $1 billion in digital transformation
UAE-based Etisalat plans to invest $1 billion during 2019 in digital transformation, mobile and fibre networks, according to the firm’s CTO Hatem Bamatraf.
Fortinet unveils new OS to accelerate security-driven networking
Fortinet has announced the release of the latest version of its flagship operating system, FortiOS 6.2, at its global customer and partner conference—Accelerate 19.
Tenable uncovers vulnerabilities in Verizon routers
Tenable has announced that its research team has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway routers.
Qualcomm brings AI expertise to data centres
Qualcomm has reportedly unveiled a new chip to accelerate its work around artificial intelligence technologies.