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Food data intelligence platform, NutriCal, launches in the UAE

Calorie count meter helps diners to make calculated decisions

UAE-based Foundation Holdings to invest $42m in India’s edtech firm Toppr

Covid-19 has disrupted traditional classroom learning in favour of digital offerings

The LinkedIn makeover – 7 steps to get noticed

Look better, rank higher and get interactive to supercharge your professional profile

New real estate AR game attracts thousands in Abu Dhabi

More than 13,000 players ‘purchase’ more than 76,000 properties in Abu Dhabi

How digitisation will help the oil and gas industry

Deploying technological tools will help regional oil and gas operators improve worker health and safety and innovate to find new solutions

ESI Digital Summer

The upcoming ESI Digital Summer B2B esports conference will focus on the Middle East and other emerging regions

On August 18, the day will be dedicated to the Middle East, the world’s fastest-growing gaming market

New AI-based mobile app Wai-Eye to assist schools in Covid-19 compliance

Wai-Eye leverages existing CCTV network to enforce health protocols

Fortinet debuts firewall for hyperscale data centres

Capacity needs are outpacing security hardware performance capabilities

New report says 95% of Saudi businesses experienced a major cyber attack in the past year

Most Saudi organisations (61 per cent) reported that cyber attacks involved operational technology systems

Home security

DDoS attacks triple year-on-year in Q2 2020: Kaspersky

Spike attributed to Covid-19 disrupting travel plans

New gaming phone RedMagic 5S set for GCC debut

Dedicated gaming smartphone to be available across the region from September.

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FBI warns against using Microsoft Windows 7

Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7 with any further updates in January of this year

UAE-based startup eyewa raises $2.5m in latest funding round

The latest funding has scaled the company’s total raised capital to $11.1m in three years

Dubai's DMCC welcomes 15 companies through their impact scale-up programme

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange to run on Nasdaq trading technology

Nasdaq’s clearing solution will provide DGCX with multi-asset class clearing and settlement

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Toshiba completes full exit from laptop business

Two years ago, it sold an 80.1 per cent stake in its PC business to Sharp

Aster selects Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise for networking, UC, at new Dubai hospital

Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista 2500 NMS provides Aster with a unified management platform

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center, CE-Ventures disburse over Dhs700,000 in grants

The 11 selected startups operate in the retail, real estate, fintech, travel and tourism, agriculture, education, technology and creative sectors

UAE Satellite

UAE prepares to launch navigation satellite in 2021

The UAE’s navigation satellite will be the first project of Satellite Assembly, Integration and Testing Centre

Mimecast to offer phishing simulation training service

End-users can now learn from real-life, de-weaponised phishing campaigns

ESI Digital Summer Esports

ESI to organise major B2B online esports gaming conference next week

The online ESI Digital Summer conference will be held from August 17-21

Dubai Tourism taps Microsoft Azure for information sharing platforms

Dubai Tourism College runs online learning Microsoft Teams

ServiceNow partners with Uber for employee return-to-work safety

ServiceNow Safe Workplace suite includes apps for contact tracing and health screening

Covid-19 impact: How regional tech companies should reshape supply and demand

Tech companies should consider the necessary structural changes that will ensure their companies can survive in the post-pandemic business environment

DP World launches platform to enhance food security, import in Dubai

The platform will help simplify transactions of over 18,000 food-trading companies

Mubadala, affiliates disclose stakes in Virgin Galactic

The shares were bought for investment purposes

UAE Hope Probe

UAE Hope Probe: To Mars and beyond

Along with the Hope Probe, the UAE’s space ambitions and its endeavours towards a knowledge-based economy have also taken flight

What is the current state of the UAE’s startup ecosystem?

Despite the Covid-19 crisis, here’s why this is a good time to start a business in the UAE, opines Mana Al Suwaidi, executive chairman, Startegi Advisors

Canon suffers ransomware attack, hackers threaten data dump if not paid

Canon’s email, Microsoft Teams, US website, and other internal applications are affected

E-commerce revenues jump 71% in Q2 amid Covid-19 – report

Salesforce Q2 Shopping Index says conversion rate grew by 35 per cent in Q2 from last year

Samsung unveils five new Galaxy devices at virtual launch event

The Galaxy Note20 and Note20 Ultra lead a strong lineup for Samsung second-half launch event