Taqa seeks to slash emissions by 2030

UAE power and water firm Taqa seeks to slash emissions by 2030

The company will build about nine gigawatts of solar power and phase out roughly seven GW of conventional gas plants in this decade

Géant UAE partners with Bustanica, world’s largest vertical farm

Bustanica will supply a range of produce to Géant hypermarkets and supermarkets across the UAE

Gitex Global: 'Expand North Star' to boost startup ecosystem for tech entrepreneurs

Gitex Global: ‘Expand North Star’ to boost startup ecosystem for tech entrepreneurs

Expand North Star will engage with venture capitalists, unicorns, scale-ups and startups in the tech ecosystem

ADNOC awards $980m contract

ADNOC awards $980m contract to spur UAE’s offshore energy resources

Over 80 per cent of the contract value will flow back into the country’s economy under ADNOC’s In-Country Value programme

Latin America’s biggest startup Kavak expands footprint into Middle East

The Mexico City-based company is branching into the UAE and Oman

Cyberbit

Spire Solutions, Cyberbit partner to enhance cyber skills across GCC and Egypt

The collaboration aims to educate leaders about the importance of the human element in cybersecurity

ADIO Siemens Energy partnership

ADIO, Siemens Energy partner to launch innovation centre in Abu Dhabi

Siemens Energy will receive support to set up its Middle East Innovation Centre in Abu Dhabi, as part of the ADIO Dhs2bn Innovation Programme

Emirates Auction smart projects see a remarkable turnout of Gitex visitors

Gitex Global: Emirates Auction smart projects see remarkable turnout of visitors

The Emirates Auction smart app is one of the cutting-edge applications specialised in electronic auctions in the region

STC Alibaba

Arabian Drilling draws $43bn in orders for Riyadh IPO

The company set the final offer price at $26.6 a share, raising $710m after a book-building process for institutional investors

Gitex Global: Dubai Municipality signs contract with British agency to develop construction system

Gitex Global: Dubai Municipality signs contract with British agency to develop construction system

Ordnance Survey will support Dubai Municipality to improve services for customers and stakeholders in the building and construction sector in the city

Ecoflow

EcoFlow makes its official GCC debut at Gitex Global

EcoFlow is entering the market with its River Series, which is a portable power station for outdoor adventure

gold

Gold treads water as traders cautiously await US inflation data

Spot gold was little changed at $1,674.62 an ounce as of 7.48am in Singapore

Bahrain

Bahrain receives direct investments worth $98m in the ICT sector

The investments are expected to create over 770 Jobs

Rashid Rover / ELM Team at Toulouse, France

Emirates Lunar Mission: MBRSC completes tests on Rashid rover before launch in November

The Rashid rover is now ready for the final integration process with the launch vehicle

Etihad Rail

Etihad Rail: Track laying of main line in Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah complete

Around 3,250 workers took part in the track laying work, recording 13 million work hours over 25 months

Malaffi Health Portal launched

Gitex Global: Abu Dhabi’s DoH launches Malaffi Health Portal

Through the portal, patients will be able to access the latest information related to their doctors’ visits, laboratory results, radiology reports and immunisation, among other medical information

Abu Dhabi Data Program

New ‘Abu Dhabi Data Program’ to help emirate’s government entities leverage data to drive growth

Abu Dhabi Data Program aims to harness data powered by a future-ready cross-government technology backbone built on UAE’s national sovereign cloud

Builder.ai team_photo courtesy builder.ae

Builder.ai, etisalat by e& partner to support UAE-based SMBs on their digital journey

etisalat by e&’s customers will have access to Builder.ai’s Studio Store and its pre-packaged apps that enable SMBs to become digitally native without having to hire a developer

google

Coinbase stock rises after adding Google partnership on payment, cloud

Google will use Coinbase Prime for institutional crypto services, such as custody and reporting

UAE launches programme

UAE launches programme to export Emirati tech products worth Dhs15bn annually

The programme aims to develop 1,000 technological projects

Emirates to deploy A380 on Dubai-Narita route

The carrier has reported a spike in bookings for flights to Narita and Osaka, following the Japanese government’s recent announcement to ease entry restrictions

Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse facing $8bn capital shortfall, Goldman says

Speculation about the Swiss lender’s health has rocked its shares this year

Geidea

Fintech firm Geidea launches integrated point-of-sales solutions in the UAE

The UAE launch is expected to be followed up by further rollouts to other markets including Saudi Arabia and Egypt

33 Startups are presenting their innovative solutions for the future sustainable digital economy

Gitex Global: 33 Italian startups showcased their innovative solutions

Solutions that use blockchain and AI for sustainable mobility, healthcare, education, new payment systems and waste reduction are presented by the startups

NASA spacecraft rams asteroid, changes orbit in Earth defense test

Dimorphos never posed a risk to Earth, but was merely a target asteroid to showcase this deflection technique

Magrabi

Saudi eyecare group Magrabi weighs IPO of hospitals unit

The firm opened a specialist hospital in the Middle East in 1955 and currently runs more than 150 stores across five countries in the region

Avaya

Avaya, Startek partner to offer customer experience solutions for global businesses

The collaboration will enable businesses to deliver better experiences to their customers through an all-inclusive, easy-to-manage, subscription-based service

DMCC Crypto Centre, Brinc set up $150m accelerator fund

DMCC Crypto Centre, VC firm Brinc to provide members access to $150m accelerator fund

The partnership will support the growth of companies that develop Web3 and blockchain technologies and associated value-added services at the DMCC Crypto Centre

MBZUAI to get new super computer built by Hewlett Packard

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence to receive new supercomputer

The new supercomputer will deliver end-to-end technologies, based on the HPE Apollo 6500 Gen10 Plus, which is purpose-built for AI and analytics workload

Gitex Global: Lenovo and nybl partner to build AI ecosystem

Gitex Global: Lenovo and nybl partner to build AI ecosystem

The partnership will allow Lenovo and nybl to create customised solutions in a customer-first approach, creating advanced AI ecosystems for a variety of use-case scenarios