The chief inspector for digital policing at West Yorkshire Police in the UK has responded to human rights charity Liberty by claiming the deployment will actually help people’s fundamental human rights.
IBM urges US government to embrace blockchain
In testimony before a congressional committee, IBM’s Jerry Cuomo warned against over-regulation of blockchain because of cryptocurrency volatility, and said …
New CEO at Toshiba tasked with rescuing the chipmaker
Toshiba has appointed Nobuaki Kurumatani to lead the Japanese electronics firm that has been marred with finance scandals and crisis …
FBI, CIA, NSA Directors: don’t buy Huawei phones
The heads of all three US intelligence agencies have all said that the use of Huawei smartphones poses a risk …
UAE education sector must switch its focus to STEM: foreign minister
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said more needs to be done to ensure the UAE becomes one of the most important global hubs for education.
Autodesk explores future of construction in Riyadh
Autodesk has hosted its first Saudi edition of the Futures’ Forum at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh, which discussed …
Broadcom meets Qualcomm to explain latest bid
Qualcomm and Broadcom met on Wednesday to discuss the latter’s revised $121 billion bid, according to a report in Reuters. …
Science and technology festival kicks off in Dubai
This year’s festival will include several activities and programmes that reflect the growing importance of the role of science and technology in promoting the development of innovation-based education.
“Human intelligence is as important as artificial intelligence,” says Will.i.am
If shaping the future of governments means embracing AI, then humans are the ones who will need to be able to build, control and understand this new world, says Will.i.am.
Marks & Spencer launches UAE online shop
The revamped website, marksandspencerme.com, offers customers an enhanced way to shop with M&S, with greater choice and better availability including more sizes, styles and colours, said the company.