With a decline of 31 percent, Bitcoins traded at $9, 817 on the last day of January. Rival digital сurrеnсіеѕ …
Tech university to invest $136m in Dubai campus expansion
The move comes in an attempt to meet the increasing number of applications the university receives annually, and the new premises will span a total area of 129,000 square metres with the capacity to accommodate up to 4,000 students.
Top 10 most difficult IT hires
The IT talent gap is driving up demand for skilled IT pros, but for certain roles and skillsets, finding — and signing — the right candidate can feel a bit like trying to capture a unicorn.
How blockchain can help build better public services
The blockchain hype keeps growing and governments are starting to take notice. Widespread adoption of the distributed ledger technology remains a long way off, but it could help address some major public sector challenges.
Smart hotels to dominate Middle East hospitality market
A new approach to loyalty programmes, smart technology, will define the hospitality industry landscape to 2022, according to a recent study.
Diabetic patients can now use smartphones to check glucose levels
The LibreLink app reads diabetic patients’ glucose levels via the FreeStyle Libre sensor placed on the back of the upper arm, eliminating the need for routine finger pricking while delivering instant results.
Microsoft releases emergency Windows update
Intel urged customers not to deploy firmware updates aimed at the Spectre and Meltdown flaws because the updates caused system instability; Microsoft reacted with its own release – KB4078130.
Stethoscopes get smart at Dubai health show
At Arab Health 2018, HD Medical Inc. will debut and demonstrate HD Steth, a next generation smart stethoscope featuring an …
Masters of Tech names Middle East’s top innovators
CPI Media Group and Tahawul Tech hosted the inaugural Masters of Tech Awards on Monday night at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, …
UAE’s Falcon Technologies unveils global partnerships
Optical Media storage specialist Falcon Technologies International (FTI) has announced the formation of a number of key regional distribution partnerships. …
Dubai RTA accelerates artificial intelligence push
The Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, has held a series of induction workshops on artificial intelligence, AI, for leaders and staff in conjunction with a host of global firms.
Will the end of net neutrality be a security nightmare?
The effects of the net neutrality repeal are hard to predict, but there could be additional costs for using endpoint security tools if data rates rise.
Western Digital drives education in the channel
Khwaja Saifuddin, senior sales director, Western Digital India, Middle East and Africa, explains the firm’s priorities around channel education and …
Professionals in UAE feel more skilled than successful
LinkedIn’s annual list of Buzzwords reveals that professionals in the UAE are highlighting skills and experience over personal strengths.
AI will soon know you better than your family
Emotion artificial intelligence (AI) systems are becoming so sophisticated that Gartner, Inc. predicts that by 2022, personal devices will know …
Think before you click: Facebook warns users against spam
Researchers at Facebook have undertaken what they describe as one of the largest scale studies of spam clicking behaviour, to reveal what kinds of people still fall for social media spam scams and why.
Saudi Arabia releases billionaire and tech investor Bin Talal
Major technology investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has been freed from detention by the Saudi government.
Mimecast announces key executive appointments
Mimecast has appointed Janet Levesque as the senior vice president of Systems, Risk and Security, and Marc French as its …
Commvault names new head of global partnerships
Commvault has appointed Owen Taraniuk to head of Worldwide Partnerships and Market Development, effective immediately. In this new position, Taraniuk …
Artificial intelligence is a threat to humanity, says Alibaba founder
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a big threat to human beings and machines are going to replace several of us in the future, Alibaba founder and executive chairman Jack Ma said at Davos.