Top executives from Facebook and Twitter defended their companies in the US Congress on Wednesday as lawmakers probe on what they believe as a failure to combat continuing foreign efforts to influence US politics.
Facebook says BlackBerry stole its voice messaging tech
Facebook is reportedly suing BlackBerry for patent infringement, escalating the legal battle between the two companies over protected technology.
Dubai trials 100% environment-friendly driverless vehicle
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recently embarked on Phase 4 of the Driverless Vehicles Project within Sustainable City at Dubailand, Al-Qudra Road over a track extending 1250m.
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UAE initiatives boost regional Smart City spending to $2.3 billion
The UAE’s government-led Smart City projects are driving regional Smart Cities spend to reach a record-high of $2.3 billion by 2021.
Lock your digital treasures: why data encryption is vital for security
Organisations in the Middle East work in a fast-paced and competitive environment. Data is the new oil, powering growth, efficiency …
Pure Storage acquires cloud-first storage firm
Pure Storage has announced the acquisition of privately-held, Sunnyvale, California-based software company StorReduce, a cloud-first software-defined storage solution for managing large scale unstructured data.
European news agencies slam Internet giants for “plundering” content
Europe’s biggest news agencies have accused Google and Facebook of “plundering” news for free on Tuesday in a joint statement that called on the Internet giants to share more of their revenues with the media.
UAE mosque-goers get free data package to listen to Friday sermon
Mosque-goers in the UAE will be given free data packages so that they can access English or Urdu translations of Friday sermons.
Raqmiyat inks partnership with Jedox for Middle East
Jedox AG, an Enterprise Planning and Business Intelligence software vendor has announced a Middle East partnership with Dubai-based global IT solutions and services company Raqmiyat.
Exclusive Networks announces new formula for data centre transformation
Exclusive Networks, as part of its partnership with Mellanox, is offering NuMeRu, a complete data centre transformation bundle of solutions, services and go-to-market support for BigTec channel partners.
Cyber-attacks targeting UAE entities down 39%: TRA
A total of 274 cyber-attacks targeted government, semi-government and private sector entities in the UAE during the first seven months of the year.
“The choices we make now will determine our place in the digital future,” says Microsoft executive
“AI Week is the perfect platform, both for companies that are new to AI and for those that have solutions already in place,” said Microsoft Gulf’s Group Lead.
Saudi Arabia declares heavy penalties for offensive satire on social media
Saudi prosecutors say they will punish satire on social media that “mocks, provokes or disrupts public order, religious values and public morals”.
Amazon joins Apple in the $1 trillion club
Amazon.com made history on Tuesday as it becomes the second publicly traded US company to reach the historic threshold after Apple.