Etisalat’s mobile phone network crashed in Abu Dhabi and Dubai on Thursday evening, with the impact still being felt on …
How Amazon’s Alexa has shocked users
Amazon has said a that series of miscues picked up by one of its voice-activated Echo speakers during a couple’s …
Why football legend Michael Owen is Blockchain’s unlikely champion
The world has changed a lot since an 18-year-old Michael Owen took the footballing world by storm. After bursting on …
Apple-powered VW electric car touted for 2019
For the past few years, we’ve been reading reports about Apple’s ambitious self-driving car project. Dubbed Project Titan, the vision was once reportedly …
Growth and digital transformation top priorities for CIOs: Gartner
The top two business priorities for CIOs of midsize enterprises (MSEs) in 2018 are growth and digital transformation, according to findings from Gartner’s 2018 CIO Agenda Survey.
IBM calls on global techies to better prepare for natural disasters
The first annual Call for Code Global Challenge calls on the 22 million developers in the world to join IBM, the United Nations and the Red Cross in building sustainable technology solutions that enable disaster preparedness and protect the health and well-being of victims.
Rub of the green: Kumar Prasoon’s vision for an energy-efficient Al Safeer
Kumar Prasoon observes a key theme throughout history, and the industrial revolutions that have defined the last few centuries. “Over …
New e-system enhances Dubai Health Authority operations
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has announced that it has achieved a significant leap in its smart transformation initiative for its purchasing and contracts operations.
How Red Hat has accelerated open source adoption to hit 25-year milestone
CNME caught up with Lee Miles, Red Hat’s general manager for the CEMEA region, to discuss how the progression of open source adoption has contributed to the company’s recent 25-year milestone.
Dubai-based Careem mulls $500 million in funding
According to a report by Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter, the Uber rival plans to raise the money as a precursor to a possible initial public offering and the fund-raising round could value Careem at as much as $1.5 billion.