Help AG is set to host the ‘Secure Cloud Enablement’ forum for Middle East Businesses, which will take place in Riyadh, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Video game addiction causes serious health issues: UAE health authority
The Department of Health Abu Dhabi (DoH) has issued a recommendation for parents to limit their children’s gaming hours to up to two hours per day under supervision, provided the gaming content is educational and interactive.
Mubadala leads funding round for US medical tech firm
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company has led $132 million Series D equity financing for US-based medical technology company.
UAE first in the world to offer fully digitised mortgage services
Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) has issued the first digital mortgage certificate worldwide making the UAE the first country in the world to offer digital real estate services through a smart services hub.
Coming soon to UAE: SoftBank-backed vertical farm
Plenty Inc. plans to start selling locally grown produce, including kale and other leafy greens, to communities in Abu Dhabi and Dubai early next year, Bloomberg reported.
UAE-based Etisalat sells Thuraya stake for AED 137 million
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange said in a statement that the stake has been sold to Star, a subsidiary of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat).
Smart home farms to enhance food security in the UAE
The UAE Office for Future Food Security and Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) have announced a strategic partnership to enhance food security in the country.
Mubadala-owned systems integrator brings expertise to Sharjah
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Abu Dhabi’s Injazat Data Systems to introduce the latter’s services in the Emirate of Sharjah.
UAE eyes more satellite launches in the coming year: space agency official
The UAE Space Agency highlighted its successes since 2014, during the fourth anniversary celebrations at Abu Dhabi’s Dusit Thani Hotel on 12 July 2018.
ADGM to bolster security compliance in the capital
ADGM has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with the Abu Dhabi Monitoring and Control Centre (MCC), to facilitate the exchange of information and cooperation in monitoring & control compliance within ADGM’s Free Zone.
UAE coding programme to “future-proof” young generation of Emiratis
Sandooq Al Watan has announced the start of the second phase of the Emirati Coder programme, which was developed in conjunction with Abu Dhabi-based education consultancy Ajyal Talent Management, a DarkMatter company.
startAD opens applications for AI-focused sprint accelerator programme
startAD, the innovation and entrepreneurship platform anchored at NYU Abu Dhabi, has opened applications for its inaugural Artificial Intelligence (AI) Venture Launchpad.
UAE’s ADGM creates framework to regulate crypto assets
Abu Dhabi Global Market’s new framework will regulate crypto asset activities, including those undertaken by exchanges and other intermediaries in the finance hub.
Help AG to spotlight how AI and machine learning impact cybersecurity
Help AG is set to host its flagship Security Spotlight Forum in Dubai and Abu Dhabi on the 25th and 26th of June respectively under the theme ‘AI and Machine Learning in Cyber Security’.
Mubadala-owned IT services provider opens offices in Dubai
Abu Dhabi-based Injazat Data Systems, a provider of IT, data centre and managed services, has announced its expansion to Dubai.
“Disability will be overcome through tech innovation,” says bionic man
Speaking at a lecture in Abu Dhabi yesterday, the indomitable Hugh Herr, a professor at MIT, refused to view his body as “broken” after he suffered severe frostbite on a climbing trip in New Hampshire, reckoning that technology might be broken but a human being can never “break”.
NYUAD student awarded with Al Ghurair STEM scholarship
NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Class of 2018 student Yousteena Bocktor, 21, from Egypt, has been selected as a 2018 Al Ghurair STEM Scholar.
AUH gets 450 smart sensors to boost passenger satisfaction
Abu Dhabi International Airport has implemented smart Passenger Flow and Queue Management technologies, to boost efficiency in day-to-day operations across check-in, security, immigration and baggage-claim in Terminals 1 and 3.
UAE charity unveils smart app for collecting donations
The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, has launched a project to collect donations through smart applications at the Marina Mall in Abu Dhabi, as part of its Year of Zayed initiatives.
Sheikh Zayed Digital Channel launches in UAE
Abu Dhabi Media, under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, recently launched the “Zayed’s Digital Channel,” WAM reported.