Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment has announced plans to invest $15 billion in SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund and start two new venture capital funds to build its technology holdings.
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UAE CIOs rank cloud as a top investment priority
With 85 percent of UAE CIOs ranking cloud as their top investment priority to 2020, managing multiple clouds will be the foundation for business success, industry experts revealed recently.0 3597
Commercial Bank ‘Qatar’s first’ to adopt Blockchain
Qatar’s Commercial Bank is set to roll out new digital features, having opened its latest state-of-the-art branch at Mall of …
RTA launches solar-powered SOS telephones
The Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, has launched solar-powered SOS emergency telephones at the cycle track at Seih Al Salam …
How far off is widespread Li-Fi use in the Middle East?
Every year, we consume approximately 60 percent more wireless data as the number of connected devices continues to rise. …
A gentleman’s game: Intex director Keshav Bansal
The United Arab Emirates is surely a place close to Keshav Bansal’s heart. In turn, a nation with the one …
Samsung, Intel back FTC lawsuit against Qualcomm
Samsung Electronics and Intel have reportedly filed briefs supporting a US regulator’s lawsuit against Qualcomm that argues the chip company used its dominant position in cellphone chips to force customers to accept unfair terms.
Dubai FDI, Dubai Exports innovation mission heads to Canada
A Dubai Government delegation led by Dubai Investment Development agency, an agency of Dubai Economy, will leave on a five-day mission to Canada, to present the strategic advantages of Dubai as an emerging knowledge economy and gateway to fast growing markets in and around the Middle East, North Africa, CIS and the Indian Subcontinent.
Etisalat offers more bytes to SMB customers
Etisalat today announced a special offer of 25GB free data with the subscription of mobile add-ons enabling its business customers …
HPE to bring Optane storage to Unix servers
In the next year or two, Hewlett Packard Enterprise will add support for Intel Optane memory and storage to its …
Alabbar-headed technology fund buys JadoPado
JadoPado, the Dubai-based e-commerce and online marketplace portal, has been acquired by a technology fund headed by Mohamed Alabbar, chairman, …