Dubai has attracted more than $21 billion worth of foreign direct investments (FD) for artificial intelligence and robotics projects from 2015 to 2018.
Facebook suffers major global outage
Facebook users around the world have reportedly encountered problems logging into and posting on the site as well as on Instagram and WhatsApp.
World famous hacker to deliver keynote at Dubai event
World famous hackers, and in some cases, infamous, names in cybersecurity will descend to Dubai for GISEC.
Cyjax to launch Middle East operations
Cybersecurity services firm Cyjax has announced plans to launch its operations in the Middle East.
Data management challenges cost UAE firms $2 million a year: study
More than two-thirds of organisations in the UAE are losing more than one hour daily due to data being difficult to locate impacting business efficiency by 17 percent, according to a recent study.
Dubai’s digital transformation journey on spotlight at World Bank event
At a recent special knowledge-sharing event hosted by the World Bank in Washington, Smart Dubai showcases emirate’s digital transformation journey.
Du to foster local AI innovation and entrepreneurship
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has announced the launch of the first-ever IoT and AI Pioneers Competition.
Snapchat launches special selfie filter in Saudi Arabia
On International Women’s Day, SC Johnson’s Glade brand has launched a new social media selfie lens on Snapchat aimed at celebrating the women in Saudi Arabia.
Dubai optimises AI to measure customer happiness
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recently rolled out new smart cameras that measure customer’s satisfaction at four Customers Happiness Centres.
Dubai-based Emaar Group to launch blockchain tokens this year
Emaar Group has announced that it plans to leverage the significant potential of blockchain technology with plans to offer the Emaar community token for customers and partners by the end of this year.
UAE’s homegrown digital video on demand firm hits one million subscribers
UAE homegrown subscription video on demand (SVOD) service and digital start-up STARZ PLAY has reported a significant growth as it reaches one million subscribers.
Dubai telco du introduces new “Power Plans” with unlimited data
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has announced the launch of enhanced Postpaid Power Plans that offer a variety of benefits such as unlimited data or 200 GB – with or with or without contracts.
Cybercriminals most likely to be caught on servers: report
In its global survey, 7 Uncomfortable Truths of Endpoint Security, Sophos uncovered that that IT managers are more likely to catch cybercriminals on their organisation’s servers and networks than anywhere else.
Global healthcare firms “overspend” on cloud: report
Global healthcare companies report being about 40 percent over budget when it comes to public cloud spend, compared to 35 percent of cross-industry global companies.