Microsoft co-founder and former CEO Bill Gates said that detained Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, has been an “important partner” in charitable work to improve health conditions around the globe, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Online sales surge as malls fall short
Recent reports of Black Friday’s demise may be premature, according to Gulf News. The difference is that customers are now …
Spusht Technologies showcases portfolio at CET Middle East
Spusht Technologies, a Dubai-based systems integrator, has announced its successful participation at the 12th edition of CET Middle East, last …
SME sector in GCC set to hit $920bn in next five years: study
While the GCC region accounts for only 34% of the MENA SME sector, with around $360 billion per year, it has the largest potential for SMEs regionally, as it is growing from a relatively low base.
Oman cybersecurity summit highlights need for resilience strategies
The summit addressed resilience issues that organisations are facing in securely facilitating the exchange of information.
Masters of Tech: cloud computing firm of the year
With Tahawul Tech’s inaugural Masters of Tech Awards coming up on Monday 29th January 2018 at Jumeirah Beach Hotel in …
ArabNet conference to discuss Saudi’s digital future
For the sixth year in a row, ArabNet Riyadh — the largest digital conference in Saudi Arabia— is expected to …
Ajman Bank hosts third annual Smart Life exhibition
The Smart Life conference itself kicks off tomorrow morning, and will feature speakers from SAP MENA, Massar Solutions, Condo Protego, Dell EMC and Oracle.
New EWA online portal to go live in Bahrain next month
The EWA portal, which won a ‘Tech Award’ at GITEX 2017 in Dubai back in October, will go live in Bahrain next month, officials announced last week.
HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed hosts Bill Gates
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE …
Queen Rania spotlights role of technology in alleviating Arab suffering
She highlighted the role technology can have on closing the “hope gap” impacting the dispriviliged, both within the Arab region and the world at large.
Dubai’s DEWA hosts workshop to review future of AI, robotics
The event was held with a view to DEWA becoming one of the most prominent digital utilities in the world, in line with the Fourth Industrial Revolution that the world is experiencing.
AWS to launch enhanced artificial intelligence portfolio
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is equipping itself to enhance its artificial intelligence (AI) products to compete with tech giants such …
Saudi Crown Prince, Bill Gates discuss Vision 2030 investment opportunities
The two foundations also announced the MiSK Grand Challenges, which aims offer up to $10 million to fund ideas and projects that can “positively transform” the world.
Bill Gates pledges $80 million to Arizona Smart City project
One of Microsoft founder and former CEO Bill Gates’ conglomerates has reportedly invested $80 million on a Smart City project in a 25,000 acres of land west of Phoenix, Arizona.
Salesforce, Google form cloud partnership
Salesforce and Google have today announced a new strategic partnership to integrate their technology across a range of productivity services …
HBMSU names winners of inaugural Emirati Programmer competition
The Emirati Programmer initiative is the first-of-its-kind in the UAE launched is aimed at enhancing the skills of Emirati youth in programming languages.
TechVista Systems on 2018 strategies
Khurram Majeed, general manager, TechVista Systems, shares details on its partnership with regional VAD Gulf Software Distribution and strategies for …
Kaspersky Lab, Council of Europe promote secure and safe Internet
The Council of Europe has signed an agreement with Kaspersky Lab and a number of the world’s leading technology companies, to jointly pledge to promote an open and safe Internet.
Voice assistants: are they all talk?
Conversing with a machine may have once been widely accepted as a concept confined to science fiction. But now, in …