Expo 2020 Dubai is teaming up with UAE-headquartered DarkMatter to deploy advanced cybersecurity technologies that will help safeguard digital experiences at the upcoming mega event.
D-Link gears up to showcase expertise at GITEX
The regional IT business environment continues to be challenging, although there have been slight improvements when compared to previous years. …
Sluggish Apple Maps set for major overhaul to challenge Google
During WWDC earlier this month, there was one app that was conspicuously missing from the iOS 12 demo: Maps. Instead of adding …
Amazon to acquire $1 billion online pharmacy PillPack
Amazon is buying its way into the heart of U.S. healthcare, shaking up a prescription-drug industry already in the midst …
Global tech firms pair up to take military defence to the cloud
Thales and Microsoft partner to develop a unique Defence Cloud solution for armed forces.
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Five steps security leaders can take to boost customer experience
While IT, and most businesses, have been focused on operational excellence for the past 20-30 years, Gartner analysts said it’s time security leaders put the focus on customer experience.
Microsoft plans to challenge Amazon with cashierless tech
Microsoft is reportedly working on technology that could be used to power check-out free retail stores.
Technology a game-changer for Middle East M&A deals: experts
The fundamentals of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the GCC region have not been significantly affected by artificial intelligence (AI) and still rely on human cognition.
Why today’s enterprises need less IT to boost productivity
In order to be maximally effective, it remains important for businesses to optimise IT, so that employees have to spend less time on IT processes that are not part of their core tasks, says Taj El-Khayat, regional director, Citrix for Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
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?
Google bans use of its AI tech in weapons
Google has enforced a ban on its artificial intelligence software to be used in weapons or unreasonable surveillance efforts under …
NASA twins to aspiring UAE astronauts: “If you can dream it, you can do it”
NASA’s Captains Mark and Scott Kelly recently spoke at the Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed at a lecture titled, ’The Sky is not the Limit: Life Lessons from NASA’s Kelly Brothers.’ The “astronaut twins” lauded the planning that has gone into UAE’s Mars mission saying they look forward to the country having its own astronauts soon.
WWDC 2018: Everything Apple announced at its software event
This year’s WWDC is all about software. Here’s everything Apple announced at its WWDC 2018 keynote presentation.
AI will double the value of digital economy to $23 trillion: study
Artificial Intelligence (AI) could almost double the value of the global digital economy to $23 trillion by 2025 from $12.9 trillion in 2017, said a Huawei study.
Samsung to unveil new Note device with revamped camera
Samsung Electronics is planning to announced an upgraded camera when it unveil its next Galaxy Note smartphone on 9th August, according to a Bloomberg report which cited people familiar with the matter.
Football fans fall prey to World Cup phishing scams
Kaspersky Lab experts have identified phishing emails from fraudsters offering users the chance to snap up much sought after ‘guest’ tickets to the 2018 FIFA World Cup – but at a higher price than fans bargained for.
Dubai to eliminate global trading system complexities with blockchain
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), in partnership with the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), has developed the Digital Silk Road project.
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.
VAT, job insecurity hit Gulf mobile phone market
Overall mobile shipments in the GCC region totaled 5.9 million units in Q1 2018, which is down by 9.9 percent as compared to the same period last year, according to the latest data from IDC.