MUSO’s 2017 global piracy report noted that video piracy sites receive more than 0.5 billion visits a day, with over half going to streaming sites.
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Prominent tech conference under fire for lack of diversity
Cybersecurity professionals from companies including Facebook and Alphabet have created a small security event to rival Dell’s RSA Conference after criticising the major industry gathering for scheduling just one female keynote speaker this year.0 2017
EU proposes ‘digital tax’ for tech giants
Large companies with significant digital revenues in the European Union such as Google and Facebook could face a three percent tax on their turnover under a draft proposal by the European Commission seen by Reuters.
Exclusive: Competition lies in tech firms – not fintechs, says ENBD CDO
In an exclusive interview with Tahawul Tech, Evans Munyuki said that “tech-fins” – companies that are technology focused, but are now considering the potential of financial services, could offer serious competition to traditional non-digitised banking.
Google crowned best place to work in 2017: survey
Over half a million employees from over 30,000 large US companies provided three million ratings in order for Comparably to compile the list.
RIPE NCC, TRA, AUB ink MoUs to develop Internet services
The MoUs are aimed at improving Internet-based researches and activities and enhance the operational efficiency of networks in the Middle East.
Hulu taps AWS as cloud provider
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company has announced that Hulu has selected AWS as its cloud provider, and leveraged AWS to launch its new, over-the-top (OTT) live TV service.
AWS debuts data security tool Amazon Macie
Amazon Macie recognises sensitive data such as personally identifiable information (PII) or intellectual property, and provides customers with dashboards and alerts that give visibility into how this data is being accessed or moved.
Netflix surpasses 100 million subscribers, earnings soar
Netflix has reportedly reached 103.95 million total memberships, adding 5.2 million subscribers from its previous figures, crushing its own forecasts of 3.2 million net adds.
Gartner: Middle East IT spending to reach $212.9B in 2016
Middle East IT spending is projected to reach $212.9 billion in 2016 a 3.7 percent increase from 2015, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.
Netflix now available in the GCC
Netflix launched its service globally, simultaneously bringing its Internet TV network to more than 130 new countries around the world. The company made the announcement – and the service went live – during a keynote by Co-founder and Chief Executive Reed Hastings at CES 2016.