As Dubai Metro celebrates its ninth anniversary, we look at the technological advancements of what is still the world’s largest driverless metro rail.
Education, Government
Preparing young Emiratis in AI is vital for UAE’s future, says minister
Omar Sultan Al Olama, UAE’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, member of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation and deputy managing Director, has revealed a new initiative that aims to equip the next generation of Emiratis with leadership skills.0 3596
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to announce succession plan
Jack Ma, Alibaba Group Holding’s co-founder and executive chairman, has announced plans to retire from the e-commerce company on Monday, …
Exclusive Networks to debut Cyber and Cloud super centre
Nathan Clements, MD, Exclusive Networks, elaborates on how the firm has sustained high growths and shares GITEX plans. Global cloud …
US Congress grills Facebook, Twitter over political bias
Top executives from Facebook and Twitter defended their companies in the US Congress on Wednesday as lawmakers probe on what they believe as a failure to combat continuing foreign efforts to influence US politics.
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.
Digital goals: what retailers can learn from Tour de France
Raj Mistry, group director, Retail, Dimension Data, shares critical digital transformation lessons that retailers can learn from the Tour de …
UAE names first Emiratis to go into space
The UAE, on Monday, revealed the names of the country’s first two astronauts who will go into space.
Dubai scouts new innovations to transform hospitality industry
The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) along with a number of top industry partners has launched the second annual Futurism Challenge.
Blockchain tech can help combat terrorism, says experts
“Locus Chain technology can help countries fight terrorism and illegal migrants,” according to Locus Chain founder SeJung Kim.
Five tech trends that will blur the lines between human and machines
Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2018 revealed five distinct emerging technology trends that will blur the lines between humans and machines.