New home electronics from LG feature support for both Google Home and Amazon Alexa.
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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.0 4009
Souq.com to buy Wing.ae to enhance shipping options
Souq.com has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Wing.ae, a marketplace for merchants and couriers in the UAE, providing …
Dubai, US firms’ new JV to launch drone delivery service
Eniverse Technologies, a Dubai-based technology group and Skycart, a San Francisco-based drones company have announced a new partnership to create ‘Space Autonomous Drones’ in Dubai.
UAE favoured US tech stocks in H1 2017: Saxo Bank
Saxo Bank’s most traded stocks list has revealed that UAE investors largely opted to buy stocks in American technology companies …
Report: AWS considers building software for DCs with VMware
Post their partnership announcement in October 2016, Amazon Web Services is now examining the possibilities of building software for corporate …
Amazon reportedly working on mobile messaging app ‘Anytime’
Anytime by Amazon seems to be an all-in-one feature rich messaging service, including voice and video calls, as well as photo sharing with filters for “special effects and masks.”
French court tosses Google’s $1.3 billion tax case
A Paris court has recently ruled that Google is not liable to pay the $1.3 billion in back taxes demanded by the French authorities.
Transformation Talk | Weekly news round-up 06.07.17
Tahawul Tech brings you Transformation Talk, a weekly roundup of the biggest news in the technology industry.
Amazon completes Souq.com acquisition
Amazon has officially completed the acquisition of Middle East based e-commerce player Souq.com. As the first step of integration, customers can now …
Your Voice: The rise of e-commerce
The second outing of the Your Voice series gathered e-commerce and retail specialists to look into the rapidly expanding and promising e-commerce industry in the region.