An Egyptian court ruled to revoke the suspension of the licenses of ride-hailing companies Uber and Careem, allowing them to continue their work, Reuters reports citing judicial sources said.
UAE to roll out e-platform for schools
The UAE has announced that it will soon launch a new e-platform that will host all the academic affairs, personal details and skills of school students in the country.
EMEA firms take almost six months to detect a cyber-attack: report
FireEye has announced the release of its annual M-Trends report, which found that attackers were present in EMEA organisations’ networks a median of 175 days before being detected in 2017.
Future iPhones could have curved screens and touchless control
Apple is working on touchless gesture control and curved screens for future iPhones, in a bid to help the company differentiate its most-important product in an increasingly crowded market.
AI could become an “immortal dictator,” says Musk
During a new documentary, Musk offers the notion that an AI built by a government could outlast any single party or politician and effectively become “an immortal dictator from which we would never escape”.
AlterEgo: The new headset that can ‘hear’ your internal voice
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a computer interface that can transcribe words that the user verbalises internally but does not actually speak aloud.
Saudi crown prince talks cybersecurity with Google execs
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman met with Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and CEO Sundar Pichai on Thursday, concluding his three week whirlwind tour of visiting US tech titans.
Silicon Valley calls for stricter gun control after YouTube shooting
Several Silicon Valley leaders have called for increased gun control in the United States after a woman at the YouTube headquarters in California shot and wounded three people before taking her own life.
Amazon begins hiring push in Riyadh following Saudi prince visit
Amazon.com is looking to expand its reach in Saudi Arabia by adding several jobs to its Riyadh operations, according to a Bloomberg report.
“97% of UAE, Saudi businesses to be software-defined in 5 years”: Dell EMC
Almost all enterprises in the UAE and Saudi Arabia will be software-defined, deliver their products as services and will have …