Saudi Arabia’s STC has reportedly launched a new programme aimed at educating and training 150 students in cybersecurity.
Dubai’s The Sustainable City inks deal to advance data-driven decisions
Shift Technologies, a subsidiary of the AW Rostamani Group, is partnering with The Sustainable City — the Middle East’s first fully-operational sustainable community.
UAE residents can now inherit social media accounts
A land mark ruling in Germany last week confirms that social media accounts can be inherited by a person’s beneficiaries, a ruling which many jurisdictions are now likely to follow.
Facebook to open new offices for 6,000 employees
Facebook has reportedly announced that it would double its presence in London, acquiring nearly 600,000 square feet (56,000 square metres) of office space across two buildings in King’s Cross
AI-powered customer engagement platform launches in Dubai
Flytxt has launched Robo-X, a first-of-its-kind Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Customer Engagement, which harnesses AI and machine learning to produce better marketing outcomes.
UAE payments firm unveils e-commerce platform for small businesses
Network International, has announced the launch of ‘Go-Online’, an e-commerce platform, powered by Shopmatic, targeted at local small, medium and start-up businesses.
Homeland security and helicopter tech on spotlight in Dubai
Dubai HeliShow aims to highlight how private and government authorities across the world are now increasingly investing in the adoption and integration of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies
Dubai to develop quantum-based solutions with global tech giant
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is cooperating with Microsoft to develop new quantum-based solutions to address energy optimisation and other challenges where classical computers have serious limitations.
Turnkey edge data centres key to successful digitisation: Rittal
At CeBIT 2018, Rittal had presented innovative edge computing solutions for a large number of industries.
Polycom goes “all-in” with expanded Microsoft partnership
Polycom has announced that RealConnect Service, the first cloud-based video interoperability solution, now supports Microsoft Teams.
Thales secures IoT devices in healthcare industry
Thales and Device Authority have announced a jointly developed solution to ensure the authentication of IoT devices and the confidentiality and integrity of the data they rely on.
Sports technology to boost broadcast industry by $3.4 billion in five years
A new study from Juniper Research forecasts that future sports technologies, including professional sports wearables, in-game monitoring and the rapidly growing eSports channel, will see annual spend reach $3.4 billion by 2023.
Smart Dubai showcases progress of the Blockchain Strategy
Smart Dubai has recently held a series of demonstration days to discuss the progress of 14 blockchain use cases that will be implemented by 12 government entities across the emirate.
UAE’s EGA offers STEM internships to Emirati students
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced that it will provide internships for 30 Emirati university and high school students this summer, giving them valuable work experience to enhance their career prospects.