Dubai has again improved its innovation performance, climbing one spot to rank 14th among 30 global cities in the third Dubai …
ManageEngine’s ME user conference to focus on cybersecurity
ManageEngine will host its seventh Middle East User Conference in Dubai from February 27 to 28, 2017 at the Address …
Thousands of candidates apply to become UAE astronauts
Over 3,000 candidates have successfully completed the online registration, 60 percent of who are STEM qualified and over 20 percent are pilots.
“Over 40% of jobs could be lost to AI,” says WEF chairman
More than 40 percent of jobs could be lost to artificial intelligence in the next 20 years, according to Professor …
World Government Summit kicks off in Dubai
The sixth edition of the World Government Summit (WGS 2018) gets underway today, featuring more than 130 speakers across 120 interactive sessions and over 4,000 participants from 140 countries.
Smart gates to bring ease to Dubai travellers
Dubai Airports, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, GDRFA, and Emaratech have announced the completion of the installation of new and enhanced smart gates at Dubai International, DXB, Terminal 1.
DIFC Courts launches region-first paperless trials
DIFC Courts has become the first court in the Middle East to introduce a new cloud-based technology to allow court …
Abu Dhabi customer services get a boost with smart apps
The Abu Dhabi City Municipality, ADM, has announced the launch of three smart applications during the Concepts and Innovations Forum held from 6th to 8th February.
SpaceX launches megarocket with Tesla on board
SpaceX’s jumbo rocket built to be the world’s most powerful launch vehicle blasted off from Florida on Tuesday in its maiden test launch in a milestone for Silicon Valley billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk space company.
Alibaba cracks top five global cloud market share
Alibaba has entered the top five cloud infrastructure services providers in terms of market share following 104 percent growth in …
“Only 10 to 15%” of Dubai businesses are online, but Google plans to change that
The project, which has been in pilot phase during the last few months – and succeeded expectations by 2,226 businesses gained verification status on Google – is now live and plans to drive digital transformation among companies across the emirate.
Samsung heir walks free after suspended jail term
Samsung heir Jay Lee has been freed from jail after a South Korean court suspended his five-year jail term over corruption charges that brought down the country’s former president, according to Reuters.
Op-ed: The global tech industry can no longer ignore Saudi Arabia
Silicon Valley’s eye is now well and truly on Saudi Arabia. The Wall Street Journal reported that state-owned oil firm …
Mercedez-Benz parent firm to test robo-taxis in months
Daimler and automotive supplier Robert Bosch have reportedly tied up to begin testing self-driving robo-taxis in the next few months.