The Middle East’s lack of understanding of the upcoming EU regulation is likely to place businesses across a wide range of sectors including cloud services, banking and finance, healthcare, insurance and tourism at significant risk.
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Dubai enters phase one of emirate-wide strategy to go paperless
Smart Dubai has broken ground on the first phase of implementing the Dubai Paperless Strategy, which seeks to digitise internal and external transactions at government entities and save time and effort for employees and customers alike.0 8974
Toshiba, Western Digital settle legal dispute over $18B chip unit sale
According to reports, both firms have agreed to withdraw all claims against each other which ensures “all parties are aligned” on the sale to a consortium led by Bain Capital.
Qualcomm announces support for Android Oreo Go edition
Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has announced support for Android Oreo (Go edition), an optimised experience for smartphones …
Earth 2050: A glimpse into Dubai’s future
Kaspersky Lab has recently update its popular multimedia project, Earth 2050, to now include a futuristic panorama of the Dubai skyline.
Smart Dubai, Majid Al Futtaim to enhance data enrichment policies
As part of the MoU, Majid Al Futtaim will collaborate with Smart Dubai in four critical areas: data enrichment, policy, education and innovative technology.
NiceHash says $64M hacking attack possibly made from non-EU IP
Slovenian cryptocurrency mining marketplace, NiceHash, has recently disclosed a $64 million bitcoin hack on its payment system. In a report published …
ABB and HPE bring intelligence to industrial plants
ABB and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have announced a strategic global partnership that combines ABB’s industry-leading digital offerings, ABB Ability, with HPE’s innovative hybrid information technology (IT) solutions.
DEWA receives global patent for One-Way Data System
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has received an international patent for its One-Way Data System, which was designed and …
Uber paid 20-year-old hacker to destroy stolen data: Reuters
Uber announced last month that the personal data of 57 million users, including 600,000 drivers in the United States, was stolen in a 2016 breach.
UAE residents among the quickest adopters of fintech: report
The UAE has reportedly topped Western countries when it comes to the adoption of digital technologies for financial services.