Funeral arrangers have the option to deck Pepper out in the robe of a Buddhist monk, and can even live-stream the ceremony to those who can’t attend the funeral in person.
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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 5537
UAE official news agency cloned in bid to spread ‘fake news’
Wam tweeted on Tuesday that “attempts to fabricate the #WAM website have been made by unknown sources.”
Mimecast warns against latest email exploit ‘ROPEMAKER’
Using this latest exploit, Mimecast claims that a malicious actor can change the displayed content in an email at will.
Why boardrooms will prioritise innovation, data centres and security in 2018
The Middle East’s shift to digital business has created a dilemma for the regions CIOs. They need to innovate and implement change, while also retaining levels of control and management.
Elon Musk joins AI experts in backing ‘killer robots’ ban
The group of founders of AI and robotics companies have sent an open letter to the UN calling for it to prevent the arms race that is currently under way for killer robots.
DIFC’s new fintech accelerator enrolls 11 start-up finalists
The FinTech Hive programme provides a platform in which they can collaborate with leading regional and international financial institutions to accelerate their fintech potential.
Global spending on IT security products to hit $86.4bn in 2017
Gartner forecasts fast growth in the security testing market, with spending expected to grow to $93 billion in 2018, due to continued data breaches and growing demands for application security testing as part of DevOps.
Waseela hits smart buildings project milestone in the GCC
Waseela’s engineering delivery department is currently and concurrently working on more than 200 mega buildings across several GCC countries, a record number for the company.
RTA launches support for ‘Dirham Khair’ initiative via apps
The initiative, launched by RTA, now offers voluntary donations to the charity through the ‘RTA App’ and ‘Drivers & Vehicles App,’ where users can make donations when processing transactions relating to renewing vehicles/licenses or paying fines.
NYUAD develops potential ‘breakthrough’ computer chip tech
Researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi’s Design for Excellence lab have recently developed new ‘logic-locked’ chips, secured by a secret key so that only authorised users may utilise them.