Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and ADNOC Group CEO, has met with United States secretary of energy Rick …
InfoComm: tech innovation catalyses $313 bn GCC retail
Technology innovations — such state-of-the-art live events, virtual shopping screens, and 3D sound environments — are catalysing the GCC’s retail …
Why Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins believes in UAE tech
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins launched the networking giant’s 11th global Innovation and Experience Centre at its Middle East hub in …
TRA chief touts Arab telecoms union formation
The UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has participated in the 21st session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Communication and …
Saudi exchange enlists Nasdaq for tech makeover
Saudi Arabia’s Stock Exchange Tadawul said on Monday it has hired U.S. group Nasdaq to replace its 16-year-old registry, depository …
Facebook opens new London HQ
Facebook has opened its new London office on Monday and said it would add 800 more jobs in the capital next …
AWS introduces Alexa for Business
At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, (AWS), an Amazon.com company has announced Alexa for Business, a new AWS service that …
AWS pushes into trillion-dollar cybersecurity market
The cybersecurity market is expanding rapidly — to the tune of $1 trillion in global spending expected over the next five years. That means a …
AWS revamps AWS Partner Network, introduces new competencies
Amazon Web Services, (AWS), an Amazon.com company has unveiled several new features for its marketplace and AWS Partner Network programme …
Toshiba, Western Digital near a resolution to settle dispute
Media reports suggested that Toshiba and Western Digital are close to settling their legal dispute. Bloomberg reported that the US …
Amazon steps up pace in AI race
Amazon.com this week announced a flurry of new machine learning features for its Amazon Web Services cloud computing business, raising …
BlackRidge Technology extends cyber defence solution
Provider of next generation cyber defence solutions BlackRidge Technology International has announced the beta availability of its new product release, …
Avaya’s Abou-Ltaif: ME business strong pre-filing
Avaya’s regional president Nidal Abou-ltaif has said that the company’s looming emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection has given it …
Bubble or opportunity?: The two sides of Bitcoin
Bitcoin made news recently by surpassing the $10,000 price barrier, up from just around $800 in 2016. It is a …
Fitbit launches Ionic smartwatch
Fitbit has launched its first smartwatch – Fitbit Ionic in the UAE. Ionic builds on Fitbit’s health and fitness expertise with a new relative …
Avaya CEO announces court approval of restructuring plan
Avaya CEO Jim Chirico has announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the …
Bitcoin hurtles past $10,000 for the first time
CNBC has reported that the digital currency Bitcoin hit $10,000 on Tuesday, according to CoinDesk, marking an exponential ascent from …
Centena launches marine e-commerce portal
Dubai-based Centena Group has launched the world’s first e-commerce marketplace for the marine industry. Sanjay Raghunath, managing director of Centena …
Innovation is responsibility of senior execs only, say 60% of UAE managers
Nearly 3 in 4 managers and 2 in 3 junior staff describe the companies they work for as innovative, but 60 percent of managers believe that innovation is a responsibility only of senior executives.
Tech will create more jobs than it will destroy in energy sector: survey
The survey was released on the eve of the Oman Energy Forum, which seeks to explore how the future of work will be impacted by digital disruption.