GISEC – the Middle East’s leading cybersecurity event – opened yesterday with a stark warning to the region’s businesses: make …
Middle East’s largest cybersecurity event to open in Dubai
As the UAE continues to lead the way as MENA’s foremost technology hub, GISEC – the region’s largest cybersecurity event …
Breached or not breached: GBM on navigating the regional threat landscape
Hani Nofal, vice president, Intelligent Network Solutions, Security and Mobility, Gulf Business Machines, shares top insights on how organisations can navigate the regional threat landscape.
Veritas Vision Solution Day 2019: shining the light on dark data
Data management, digital transformation and security were on the agenda as Veritas brought its Vision Solution Day conference to the …
Google, Amazon targeted in EU unfair digital practices rules
European Union regulators have reached a broad agreement on new digital platform rules aimed at stopping unfair practices by online platforms and app stores, Reuters reported.
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Unlocking AI’s business value: CIO 100 keynote
HPE’s director of channel and alliances Kinda Baydoun on ‘HPE Solutions to unlock business values of artificial intelligence (AI)’ resonated well with the audience.
How partners can leverage social media
Industry experts share insights on the opportunities social media offers to regional partners for marketing strategies. The growth of social …
Cryptojacking shows no signs of slowing down in 2019: ESET
Cases of cryptocurrency mining and cryptojacking will continue to grow in 2019, as attackers target smart devices and home assistants …
France to push ahead with digital tax
France has reportedly confirmed that it will introduce its own taxation scheme for big technology players starting from 1st January 2019.
Gartner Says Global IT Spending to Grow 3.2 Percent in 2019
Analysts will Discuss the Outlook for the Global IT Market During Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, 4-6 March 2019 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Use AI to Make Cities Smarter
How government CIOs can exploit conversational AI to deliver more personalized, digital services to their citizens.
Tech giant faces civil suit in Russia
Russia has launched a civil case against Google, accusing the tech giant of failing to comply with a legal requirement to remove certain entries from its search results, according to the country’s communications watchdog, Reuters reported.
DEWA rolls out new features for AI-based virtual employee
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched the second phase of Rammas, its virtual employee that answers customers’ queries using artificial intelligence (AI).
“Making data public is communist”: MIT research chief
Andrew McAfee, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s principal research scientist, and co-director and co-founder of the MIT initiative on the …
EU digital tax plan on the verge of collapse: report
French President Emmanuel Macron said he still hopes to persuade Germany to back a European Union-wide digital turnover tax, despite Berlin’s preference for a global minimum corporate tax to stop firms shopping around for tax havens.
“Coding is the language of the future,” says Sheikh Mohammed
“Coding is the language of the future, and one of its key tools. It creates opportunities for future generations,” said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
HMD Global introduces Nokia 7.1 to the UAE
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, today announced the Nokia 7.1 – the first smartphone to come with PureDisplay screen technology.
EU leaders push proposal for digital tax
European Union finance ministers are set to discuss a watered down proposal on an EU-wide digital tax, according to a report by Reuters.
Digital tech to take pharma beyond the pill: study
The pharmaceutical industry today is in a state of flux as it tries to maintain a delicate balance between the need for novel blockbuster drugs and the need for improved operational efficiencies in an increasingly competitive market space.
Alphabet shuts down Google+ social site
Alphabet Inc’s Google will shut down the consumer version of its social network Google+ following its announcement that the private profile data of at least 500,000 users may have been exposed to hundreds of external developers, Reuters reported.