The world’s first AI Art hackathon, the AI Artathon, has opened in Riyadh with 300 experts in data science and AI, graphic designers and artists competing to create visual arts using artificial intelligence.
ServiceNow strengthens AIOps capabilities with latest acquisition
The transaction will extend ServiceNow’s AIOps capabilities, giving customers deeper insights into their digital operations so they can prevent and fix IT issues at scale before they become problems.
DFSA supports Dubai’s National Cybersecurity Strategy with new platform
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has launched the first financial regulator-led Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform in the region.
US ban won’t have significant impact against Huawei, says CEO
Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei believes his company has withstood the challenges posed by a US entity list ban …
Saudi Arabia accused of hacking Jeff Bezos’s phone
Amazon.com’s founder and CEO Jeff Bezos’s mobile phone was hacked in 2018 following an exchange with the Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman on encrypted messaging service WhatsApp.
UAE investors favoured US tech stocks in 2019: Saxo Bank
FinTech-focused multi-asset trading and investment firm Saxo Bank has revealed that US tech firms were the most traded among its UAE-based clients in 2019.
Abu Dhabi’s Hub71 launches region’s first Microsoft Reactor Program
Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s tech ecosystem, has launched the region’s first Microsoft Reactor programme as it further expands its ecosystem.
EU will take action on ‘digital tax’ for major tech players
The European Union has vowed it will take action regarding the implementation of a new ‘digital tax’ aimed at major …
Microsoft vows to become carbon negative by 2030
Microsoft recently announced an ambitious goal and a new plan to reduce and ultimately remove its carbon footprint. By 2030, …
Huawei ranked fifth top R&D investor worldwide
Huawei has been ranked fifth on the recently released 2019 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard as one of the biggest …
Global experts in security and safety descend to Dubai for Intersec 2020
Intersec 2020 has opened its doors to the latest security safety solutions and three days of agenda-setting discussion, as global industry sources tip the Middle East security sector for 10 percent annual growth over the next two years.
Hope Probe to carry UAE Nation Brand to Mars
The Hope Probe will carry with it the UAE Nation Brand’s logo when the spacecraft built by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre takes off for Mars later this year, according to WAM.
Google parent company Alphabet joins the trillion-dollar club
Google’s parent company has hit a milestone recently, as a rally in the stock took it above a $1 trillion valuation for the first time, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global IT spending to reach $3.9 trillion: Gartner
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.9 trillion in 2020, an increase of 3.4 percent from 2019, according to …