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Twitter, Musk deal includes $1bn termination agreement

The billionaire entrepreneur is taking the 16-year-old company private for $54.20 a share

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EX Sports, Binance NFT to launch unique Urbanball NFT collection

The ‘Mystery Box Collection’ is scheduled to go live at 3pm on May 3, 2022

Dragos

How cybersecurity firm Dragos is at the forefront of addressing industrial cyberthreats

Cyberattacks targeting critical industries such as power, oil and gas, mining, can be motivated by more disruptive or destructive intents

Tenable Bit Discovery

Tenable to acquire external attack surface management vendor

Tenable will acquire Bit Discovery for a total purchase price of $44.5m in cash

US esports academy

How athletes are gleaning support from coaching programmes at US Esports Academy

In an exclusive interview, Johan van Breda, CEO of US Esports Academy shares their current innovations in the esports infrastructure

Etihad iFly

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways launches iFly corporate booking platform

Premium partners will be able to unlock exclusive discounts including extra baggage, bonus miles and priority check-in for all bookings

customer experience

Technology underpins customer experience. Here’s how.

Through the efficient use of digital tools, companies can deliver frictionless results, improving both customer experience and profits

Zubair Corporation

Oman’s Zubair Corporation launches digital transformation project in partnership with SAP

The Zubair Corporation subsidiaries across industries will benefit from real time business insights amid company’s growth strategy

business planning

Five steps to improving your competitive edge with integrated business planning

Here’s how to successfully integrate business planning taking into account the impact on people, processes and the technology

Green hydrogen sector

The digital road to the green hydrogen sector

Data-led development can help build a responsive and resilient clean hydrogen energy sector

Cloud HR

Here’s why cloud holds the key to HR transformation

By automating processes and cutting costs, cloud platforms can be a game-changer for productivity and efficiency

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Parental supervision tools for Instagram

The new update to Instagram, already available in the US and slated to roll out globally, allows teens to invite a parent to supervise their accounts

Comodo distilogix

Comodo Security Solutions partners with UAE-based Distilogix

Both companies aim to assist organisations in moving to a modern and full-proof approach to protecting themselves from cyberattacks and security breaches

Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk acquires Twitter for $44bn

Twitter will become a privately held company, upon completion of the transaction

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UAE’s Damac Group to invest $100m in metaverse project

Damac has established a new division called D-Labs which is led by Ali Sajwani and dedicated to the metaverse initiative

Elon Musk

Twitter eyes deal with Musk as soon as Monday

Elon Musk is lining up partners for the acquisition and continues to speak to potential co-investors

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Sophos acquires UK-based Soc.Os to advance MTR, XDR capabilities

The deal expands Sophos’ adaptive cybersecurity ecosystem to include telemetry from third-party security and IT solutions

Zenda

MENA’s fintech school fee app, zenda, raises $9.4m in seed round

Zenda, is the first fintech app that lets parents to pay school fees with pay-now and pay-later options, and unlock rewards for paying on time

Stripe

Stripe teams up with Twitter in renewed crypto payments push

The company processed $640bn in payments in 2021

Here are the six long-term benefits of using original cartridges over clones

Clones are non-branded cartridges from alternative producers 

DIFC Courts

Sheikh Maktoum approves three-year Dubai International Financial Centre Courts Strategic Work Plan

It includes 28 projects with a specific push on digital transformation measures of services and procedures

Reno7 5G

Hands-on review: Reno7 5G

The Reno7 5G is now available across GCC for Dhs1799

esports

Here’s how Lenovo’s esports programme will be beneficial to educational institutions

Mohammed Hilili, general manager at Lenovo Gulf explains how esports gaming will help students develop discipline and teach new skills

Data is oil, says Antonello supino

Bayut & dubizzle’s Antonello Supino on harnessing the power of data

Bayut & dubizzle’s director of Data says proptech is reshaping the ways real estate is bought, sold, leased, managed and marketed

Giancarlo Pure Storage

Exclusive: Interview with Charles Giancarlo, CEO at Pure Storage

When it comes to sustainability, Giancarlo explains why it is an essential element for tech companies and why they need to consider ESG now than ever

Digital wallet

Careem Pay launches peer-to-peer transfer facility and digital wallet in the UAE

It will soon issue Careem cards that can be used at ATMs and merchants, and will also introduce international remittance solutions

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Women in tech: Ghada Elkeissi, head of Professional Services, Public Sector – MEA at Amazon Web Services

While the tech industry is male-dominated, we have seen progress over the last years and increased awareness of the importance of diversity in the industry

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Here’s how cross realities will shape omnichannel marketing

With the blurring of lines between virtual and physical realities, there is a need to address the concerns of XR consumers, says Nicolet Pienaar

Web 3.0

Web 3.0: The future of Internet

Web 3.0 will mimic and replicate real – world experiences and interactions better, says Harold S. Dickenson Jr, experiential creative director at Kanousei

insurance

Ford announces Lincoln Star electric SUV concept

The automobile manufacturer plans to introduce four new EVs into its Lincoln lineup by 2026