A new study from Juniper Research forecasts that future sports technologies, including professional sports wearables, in-game monitoring and the rapidly growing eSports channel, will see annual spend reach $3.4 billion by 2023.
Oracle’s Blockchain cloud service goes live
The new service was first previewed at OpenWorld in October last year, and is based on the Linux Foundation’s open source Hyperledger Fabric platform – a collaboration tool for building Blockchain distributed ledger business networks, such as smart contract technology.
Facial recognition tech poses “human rights risks”: Microsoft president
Microsoft called for government regulation of facial recognition technology and for laws governing its acceptable uses.
Space ride on Jeff Bezos’ rocket might cost over $200,000
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is thinking of charging passengers on his rocket company Blue Origin about $200,000 to $300,000 for its …
Rise of connected cars pushes OEMs to tie up with software partners
Cross-industry collaborations are resulting in innovative, customer-centric business models, finds Frost & Sullivan
Move over Warren Buffett: Facebook’s Zuckerberg now world’s third richest person
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Warren Buffett as the world’s third-richest person, further solidifying technology as the most robust creator of wealth, Bloomberg reported.
What the Uber-Careem deal says about Middle East startup culture
The MAGNiTT Exit report in 2017 revealed that there was a total of 60 startup exits – the point an investor (usually a venture capitalist) sells their stake in a firm to realise their gains – across the MENA in the years of 2012 to 2017.
What Dubai residents think of an Uber-Careem merger
Earlier today, it emerged that Uber is in preliminary talks with rival Careem to combine their Middle Eastern ride-hailing services. The companies have …
Winning the fight against digital piracy in the Netflix era
MUSO’s 2017 global piracy report noted that video piracy sites receive more than 0.5 billion visits a day, with over half going to streaming sites.
E-commerce, electronics firms among most “intimate brands” in UAE
E-commerce and electronic retail brands such as Amazon, souq.com, Sharaf DG and Jumbo Electronics are among the top 10 “intimate brands” in the UAE.
Video makers criticise YouTube over subscription tool
Video makers with millions of subscribers on popular video sharing platform YouTube expressed frustration about certain alert features used by the platform, Reuters reported.
Global IoT platform market poised to hit $4.9B
The international market for IoT device management and application enablement platforms surged to $1.1 billion in 2017, according to a new study by IoT analyst firm Berg Insight.
How drones will reshape Middle East enterprises
If you’re a postman, look away now. Speedy home deliveries via drones are no longer science fiction myths. How soon can we expect this kind of service here in the Middle East, and how will it benefit the region’s enterprises?
Microsoft snaps up developer site GitHub: Bloomberg
Microsoft has reportedly acquired GitHub, the code-repository company popular with many software developers.
Bahrain sovereign wealth fund reduces IT costs by 50% with AWS
Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has recently announced the successful migration of the company’s IT infrastructure to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud and the closure of its onsite and offsite data centres.
Tech titans top world’s most valuable brands list
Technology brands have once again dominated in the Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands ranking, accounting for over 50 percent of the top 100 and eight out of the top ten companies.
Essential cancels second smartphone: Reports
Reports via Bloomberg claim that Essential, the tech company headed by Android creator Andy Rubin, has shuttered plans to develop a second …
Why employee mobility should be a priority for Middle East businesses
It’s already happening and smartphones with a network connection or a device that is connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) is the go-to implement for this ‘mobile-first’ workforce.
So how will this mobile workforce shape in the new digital platform economy?
The big picture: why cloud systems need a security boost
The cloud is getting bigger and bigger, as a glance at the revenue figures for some of the biggest providers demonstrates vividly.
How technology will tell you who’s who at the Royal Wedding
Guests will be identified in real time and tagged with biographical information through the GrayMeta data analysis platform and the Amazon Rekognition video and image analysis service.