E-commerce firms such as Amazon.com and Walmart-owned Flipkart Group can no longer sell products from companies in which they have …
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Bahrain sovereign wealth fund reduces IT costs by 50% with AWS
Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has recently announced the successful migration of the company’s IT infrastructure to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud and the closure of its onsite and offsite data centres.0 3759
France to push ahead with digital tax
France has reportedly confirmed that it will introduce its own taxation scheme for big technology players starting from 1st January 2019.
UAE residents trust tech companies more than banks: study
A majority of UAE residents are willing to get banking services from an established technology company, according to a recent study.
Pure Storage launches new cloud data services
All-flash storage firm Pure Storage has announced Pure Storage Cloud Data Services, a suite of new cloud offerings that run …
UAE drivers on waiting list as Amazon launches Echo Auto to counter Google, Apple
The tussle for in-car infotainment is heating up. The past weeks have witnessed a series of new announcements and upgrades. Even as car makers are trying to …
Saudi consumers can now shop on the Amazon Global Store
SOUQ has announced the launch of ‘Amazon Global Store’, which offers customers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Amazon joins Apple in the $1 trillion club
Amazon.com made history on Tuesday as it becomes the second publicly traded US company to reach the historic threshold after Apple.
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.
Amazon’s smart home security firm signs retail deal in UAE
Smart home security firm Ring has announced that it is collaborating with Hitches and Glitches (H&G), a Dubai-based, technology-led home maintenance company, which is part of the Farnek Group.
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 …