The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has announced the expansion of its Innovation Testing Licence (ITL) programme, WAM reported.
Etisalat announces special Ramadan offer
Etisalat has launched special offers to keep prepaid and postpaid customers stay connected with family and friends to celebrate Ramadan.
Deep Secure teams up with Arrow Electronics to drive success in the Middle East
Deep Secure, the Content Threat Removal company, is delighted to announce a new distribution agreement with Arrow ECS in the Middle East, supporting the UK firm’s growth plans in the region.
Huawei to promote Dubai as a global business and travel destination
Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) has signed a Global Strategic Partnership agreement with Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism).
5G to evolve and elevate services in numerous sectors, says Etisalat chief
“Today we are witnessing colossal advancements across all technologies with 5G to be a game changer as it aims to bring in evolution that would elevate services, performance and enablement revolutionising verticals like transport, energy, smart cities, security/surveillance and health.”
Only 1% of global CIOs have deployed blockchain technology: study
Only one percent of CIOs indicated any kind of blockchain adoption within their organisations, according to Gartner’s 2018 CIO Survey. The study also found that only eight percent of CIOs were in short-term planning or active experimentation with blockchain.
Dubai’s Careem announces regional milestone
The Middle East’s homegrown ride-hailing service is now present in 100 cities across the region, following the announcement that the company is gearing up to enter Khartoum, Sudan.
Twitter changes strategy for fighting “trolls”
Twitter has recently revised its strategy for fighting abusive internet “trolls,” and will now use behavioural signals to identify harassers on the social network, according to Reuters.
UAE students attend Backstage@Bosch
At this years’s Backstage@Bosch, a one-day mentoring initiative at Robert Bosch Middle East, 21 students were exposed to various departments within the company based on their field of interest, and were also able to interact and network with senior management.
SoftBank $100 billion Vision Fund 2.0 in the works
SoftBank Group founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is reportedly planning the firm’s next $100 billion venture – a version 2.0 of the world’s biggest technology fund, according to people familiar with the matter.