Roli the makers of digital musical instruments are expanding into the Middle East. The UK based startup builds both hardware – …
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Linksys research: UAE and Saudi Arabia see rapid IoT adoption
Linksys has announced that there is rapid adoption of IoT in the Middle East with a growing number of people …
DEWA becomes world’s first public utility firm to partner with global AI lab
According to DEWA, the initiative recognises AI as the next phase after Smart Government. The UAE’s future services, sectors and infrastructure will use AI technologies and tools.
Huawei debuts Alexa-powered smart speaker
Huawei Consumer Business Group has unveiled the Huawei AI Cube, a two-in-one speaker and 4G router with Alexa built-in, marking its official entry into the nascent smart speaker market, at the ongoing IFA 2018, being held in Germany.
81% of adults in the UAE are shopping online: report
Online spending in the UAE are on the rise as residents increasingly opt to shop on their smartphones with mobile spending expected to grow 26 percent by 2019 to reach nearly $5.4 billion, according to a new study.
Viveport VR content to become available for Oculus Rift
Viveport has announced it now supports Oculus Rift compatible titles, a move that is part of the firm’s commitment to connect content creators to global audiences.
Middle East retail brand introduces “visual search” tech
The Landmark Group has reportedly launched a visual search ‘snap-to-buy’ technology across 10 of its most successful brands.
Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet will no longer be technology firms
Following the biggest reorganisation of Wall Street’s industry classification system, chipmakers, cloud-computing sellers and also credit card payment firms will …
Coming soon to UAE: SoftBank-backed vertical farm
Plenty Inc. plans to start selling locally grown produce, including kale and other leafy greens, to communities in Abu Dhabi and Dubai early next year, Bloomberg reported.
Apple becomes first US-based company to hit $1 trillion value
The news comes after shares rose 2.9 percent to close at $207.39 in New York, propelling the consumer-technology giant’s market value to $1.002 trillion.
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.6 enhances network capabilities
Red Hat has announced the general availability of Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.6, the latest release of its agentless open …
Optoma launches new battery-powered portable projector
Optoma has launched a new battery-powered portable 1080p LED projector – the LH160. Targeted for both business and personal use, the slim projector comes in a small and compact design.
Dubai to bridge gap between ME tech entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley
Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre (Dtec), DSOA’s wholly owned technology startup centre has announced that it will host the Dubai edition …
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.
Oracle’s Blockchain cloud service goes live
The new service was first previewed at OpenWorld in October last year, and is based on the Linux Foundation’s open source Hyperledger Fabric platform – a collaboration tool for building Blockchain distributed ledger business networks, such as smart contract technology.
Facial recognition tech poses “human rights risks”: Microsoft president
Microsoft called for government regulation of facial recognition technology and for laws governing its acceptable uses.
Space ride on Jeff Bezos’ rocket might cost over $200,000
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is thinking of charging passengers on his rocket company Blue Origin about $200,000 to $300,000 for its …
Rise of connected cars pushes OEMs to tie up with software partners
Cross-industry collaborations are resulting in innovative, customer-centric business models, finds Frost & Sullivan
Move over Warren Buffett: Facebook’s Zuckerberg now world’s third richest person
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Warren Buffett as the world’s third-richest person, further solidifying technology as the most robust creator of wealth, Bloomberg reported.
What the Uber-Careem deal says about Middle East startup culture
The MAGNiTT Exit report in 2017 revealed that there was a total of 60 startup exits – the point an investor (usually a venture capitalist) sells their stake in a firm to realise their gains – across the MENA in the years of 2012 to 2017.