The Middle East’s shift to digital business has created a dilemma for the regions CIOs. They need to innovate and implement change, while also retaining levels of control and management.
Elon Musk joins AI experts in backing ‘killer robots’ ban
The group of founders of AI and robotics companies have sent an open letter to the UN calling for it to prevent the arms race that is currently under way for killer robots.
Formula 1 could adopt driverless safety car: FIA
In an interview with Autosport, Marcin Budkowski, the head of the FIA’s F1 technical department, said that the sport is looking to showcase autonomous technology while ensuring that drivers remain a key element of F1’s attraction.
DIFC’s new fintech accelerator enrolls 11 start-up finalists
The FinTech Hive programme provides a platform in which they can collaborate with leading regional and international financial institutions to accelerate their fintech potential.
Global spending on IT security products to hit $86.4bn in 2017
Gartner forecasts fast growth in the security testing market, with spending expected to grow to $93 billion in 2018, due to continued data breaches and growing demands for application security testing as part of DevOps.
Waseela hits smart buildings project milestone in the GCC
Waseela’s engineering delivery department is currently and concurrently working on more than 200 mega buildings across several GCC countries, a record number for the company.
RTA launches support for ‘Dirham Khair’ initiative via apps
The initiative, launched by RTA, now offers voluntary donations to the charity through the ‘RTA App’ and ‘Drivers & Vehicles App,’ where users can make donations when processing transactions relating to renewing vehicles/licenses or paying fines.
NYUAD develops potential ‘breakthrough’ computer chip tech
Researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi’s Design for Excellence lab have recently developed new ‘logic-locked’ chips, secured by a secret key so that only authorised users may utilise them.
Ericsson may shed 25,000 jobs in cost-cutting drive: report
Svenska Dagbladet said it was not clear whether the planned layoffs included employees within its media operations, which are up for strategic review and seen by analysts as likely to be sold by the group.
UAE residency visa stickers to be replaced by electronic system
The proposal comes in line with Vision 2021, and is indicative of a general migration to smart digital services that reduce paperwork, time and effort.
Private data exchange to outpace public internet: study
The latest figures are recorded in the Global Interconnection Index, a new market study published by Equinix that analysed the adoption profile of thousands of carrier-neutral colocation data centre providers and ecosystem participants globally.
Transformation Talk | Weekly news round-up 17.08.2017
Tahawul Tech brings you Transformation Talk, a weekly roundup of the biggest news in the technology industry.
HTC launches e-commerce store for Saudi consumers
Through the new HTC store, visitors will now be able to browse and buy the entire range of HTC smartphones and accessories, such as the flagship HTC U11 smartphone, and other devices within the HTC U and Desire ranges.
AWS debuts data security tool Amazon Macie
Amazon Macie recognises sensitive data such as personally identifiable information (PII) or intellectual property, and provides customers with dashboards and alerts that give visibility into how this data is being accessed or moved.