The talks follow a trial of the uberX service earlier this year that aims to provide passengers in Dubai with access to affordable travel.
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Oman’s Ooredoo connects 77,000 homes with ‘super fast’ fibre broadband
Oman-based telecom provider Ooredoo has provided 77,000 homes across the Muscat region with super fast fibre home broadband from the existing fast home broadband. 0 5588
Dubai-based ekar inks agreement with Volkswagen distributor
The agreement will see an initial insertion of 100 Volkswagen Passat and Jetta models into the ekar fleet called ekar X.
Facebook updates review policy after 10m people saw Russian ads
The company said on Monday that it will add more than 1,000 people to review the ads that run on its platforms.
AI-based online career platform ‘LEAP’ launches in UAE
The project, known as ‘LEAP,’ was developed due to an awareness that the majority of recruitment resources and processes were not only outdated, but incredibly time consuming.
Google Maps saves UAE users $550m a year: study
According to the study, modern mapping services have the potential to unleash consumer benefits worth over AED 2 billion (US$550 m) per year.
Musk flaunts plan to fly passengers from Dubai to London in 29 minutes
While it’s not yet known exactly when we’ll be able to jet to London over our lunch hour on his super-rocket, nicknamed BFR, Musk said construction of the rocket should begin within the next year – with the first launch planned for 2022.
Dubai launches world’s first virtual wills registry
Designed for overseas asset-holders, the new smart service enables eligible investors living outside of the UAE to create, register, witness and store a Will for Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah assets from anywhere in the world.
UAE launches strategy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Mohammad Bin Abdullah Al Gergawi affirmed that the strategy aims to strengthen the UAE’s position as a global hub by means of advancing innovation and future technologies.
Abu Dhabi’s Waha Capital invests $55m in Dubai fintech firm
Channel VAS, which was originally started in Cameroon but is now based in Dubai, provides mobile financial services in over 25 emerging markets, offering micro-finance lending to more than 500 million mobile network subscribers.
HH Sheikh Hamdan attends first test flight of Dubai’s flying taxi
The AAT will be the world’s first self-flying taxi service, and is expected be operational in the emirate under Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) within the next five years.