Smart technologies are as important for the poor as they are for the hugely rich, according to a panel discussion held at the World Government Summit yesterday.
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Cisco executive outlines Top 5 tips for mitigating the threat of device sharing
Martin Lee, EMEA Lead for Cisco Talos, outlines his 5 top tips to mitigate the ongoing threat of device sharing, … 0 1043
Etisalat’s new initiative to boost SMBs and start-ups in the UAE
Etisalat has unveiled the Hello Business Hub, aimed at assisting Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) to give them flexibility and …
“Over 40% of jobs could be lost to AI,” says WEF chairman
More than 40 percent of jobs could be lost to artificial intelligence in the next 20 years, according to Professor …
Final designs for UAE-built spacecraft unveiled at Dubai summit
The Hope Probe is three-metres tall with 600 KW solar panels, and will soon embark on its 55-million-kilometre journey to the Red Planet, with a view to sending the spaceship to Mars by 2021 to coincide with the country’s 50th anniversary.
Technology is key to solving sustainability issues, says UAE minister
Dr. Al-Zeyoudi said, “Innovation and technology generate a wide range of socio-economic values and create jobs, and therefore, innovation is at the heart of our development agenda to drive our economic diversification objectives.”
AI could “fundamentally disrupt markets” in MENA: reports
A PwC Middle East study has said that artificial intelligence (AI) will contribute $320 billion to the Middle East economy …
20 million Middle East jobs could be automated: McKinsey & Co.
An estimated 45 percent of existing jobs in the Middle East could be automated, according to McKinsey & Company’s latest …
Research develops algorithms to detect evasion efforts in social networks
The research team at Khalifa University led by Assistant Professor of Computing Science Dr. Talal Rahwan is providing insights into …
UAE tops Arab countries in Islamic fintech report
The UAE has ranked third in an analysis of Islamic Fintech start-ups, according to a survey issued today by Bloomberg Intelligence.
Effective communication system “crucial” in UAE Mars mission
Franco Fenoglio, Head of Human Spaceflight & Transportation Unit at Thales Alenia Space, has emphasised why effective communication with Mars is important to facilitate how human beings will live and work in space.