The event is a 36-hour long event, which will commence on 1st August onclude on 3rd August will be the largest ever hackathon held to date in the Kingdom.
Interpol gathering examines AI-related prospects and risks
The first global meeting to assess the prospects and risks related to artificial intelligence (AI) and the use of robotics …
Space ride on Jeff Bezos’ rocket might cost over $200,000
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is thinking of charging passengers on his rocket company Blue Origin about $200,000 to $300,000 for its …
Tata Communications unveils service for Microsoft Teams Direct Routing
Global digital infrastructure provider Tata Communications has announced that it is one of the launch partners for the new Microsoft …
Microsoft launches smaller, “more affordable” Surface Go
Microsoft has announced the launch of Surface Go, which the company dubbed as the most portable and affordable Surface product yet in the family of devices.
GITEX continues to be a venue of firsts
Bigger and better over the last four decades, GITEX Technology Week is scheduled to take place from 14th to 18th …
Mimecast expands cyber awareness capabilities with new acquisition
Mimecast has announced it has acquired Ataata, a cybersecurity training and awareness platform designed to reduce human error in the workplace and help enable organisaions to become more secure by changing the security culture of their employees.
Dubai Silicon Oasis is raising the bar for tech excellence, says UAE minister
UAE AI Minister Omar Sultan Al Olama commended government entities and private corporations on their harmonised efforts in contributing to the status of the country as a pioneer in the field of innovative artificial intelligence technologies.
Softbank raises stake in Yahoo Japan
SoftBank Group is increasing its stake in Yahoo Japan through a $2 billion, three-way deal with US firm Altaba.
Rise of connected cars pushes OEMs to tie up with software partners
Cross-industry collaborations are resulting in innovative, customer-centric business models, finds Frost & Sullivan
Middle East job seekers can now make applications more “personal”
Bayt.com has just introduced video cover letters to 33 million job seekers.
Etisalat launches first commercial 5G network at Dubai’s Expo 2020 site
The Expo 2020 site in Dubai has become the first large scale commercial site in the MEASA region to have …
Middle East firms collect more data than they can handle: study
Gemalto has released the results of a global study which reveals that more than half of the companies surveyed in the Middle East (56 percent) are unable to analyse all the data they collect and 32 percent do not know where their sensitive data is stored.
du pushes to advance UAE’s ICT ecosystem
du, in collaboration with Cisco, has unveiled a white paper outlining its transformational journey towards becoming an ‘ICT service provider’ by 2021.