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Payit

UAE’s Payit partners with Platx for WhatsApp payments in the region

Merchants who enroll for this service can simply provide their WhatsApp enabled mobile numbers to their customers

Cybercrime

The rising cost of cybercrime: Why businesses must invest in cybersecurity

Battling cybercrime is a multifront war, and modern-day DDoS attacks are complex, multi-vector, and dynamic

MSI - LAPTOP

CITC unveils gaming performance by Saudi Arabia’s telecom service providers

Game mode report reveals that Zain and STC shared the first place for quarterly performance

Bitcoin drops after posting biggest weekly gain in three months

The declines put Bitcoin back in the top end of a $30,000 to $40,000 trading range

ESI Digital 2021

Esports conference ESI Digital is back with its 2021 summer edition

Over 400 participants are expected to be a part of the virtual event, which will feature over 60 speakers representing over 100 nations

Gartner manufacturing

Gartner identifies top five business trends in manufacturing for 2021

Top trends include digital and product experience, data monetisation and ecosystem partnerships

Addmind

UAE-based Anghami partners with Addmind to launch an entertainment ‘Lab’

Anghami Lab to be available in major cities starting in Dubai and Riyadh

Masdar City Abu Dhabi

New tech in Abu Dhabi will extract commercial quantities of water from air

The project will be run by Aquovum, in partnership with Masdar and Khalifa University of Science and Technology

food tech

Dubai hospitality group announces the launch of two new food tech startups

Working with entrepreneurs of the future, the company looks to further expand its regional expertise in the food tech sector in the next 5 years

Patrcik Tillieux_CEO_ OSN

Five minutes with Patrick Tillieux, CEO of OSN

Over the last 18 months, OSN have produced new content, launched a revamped platform, forged new partnerships and entered new markets

How best should HR respond to AI-driven changes

Even while technologies replace some jobs, they are creating new work opportunities in corresponding industries

Responsible AI

The path to responsible AI

Hundreds of billions of dollars in commercial AI revenue is expected to flow to the Middle East by 2030, and contribute heavily to double-digit GDP growth

Slack

Salesforce completes acquisition of Slack Technologies

Slack will continue to be led by CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield

POCO X3 GT

Poco X3 GT launched in the UAE

The smartphone is available in all stores starting July 29

enterprises

Why constant change must be the new normal for enterprises

While the new breed of business that has emerged from the pandemic recognises its ability to be more agile, it must not take its eye off the issues at hand

UAE organisations

Three ways in which digitalisation will drive economic value for UAE organisations

According to 2020 Deloitte survey, digitally mature companies were three times more likely to report annual net revenue growth

Etisalat

Etisalat Digital unveils cloud-based electronic medical record platform in UAE

The business unit head of Etisalat supports UAE’s strategic initiative in unifying patient records.

Saad Toma

Saad Toma appointed as general manager for IBM Middle East and Africa

Toma brings 30 years of experience at IBM, working across multiple geographies

Home security

Weaponised operational tech to harm or kill humans: Gartner

Organisations can reduce risk by implementing a security control framework

Hasib Khan - Founder - Udrive

Dubai based Udrive closes $5m funding round

The company has empowered over 250,000 UAE members to complete over 1.4 million trips

collaboration solutions

Etisalat unveils a suite of collaboration solutions in UAE

Businesses to achieve higher productivity and workforce efficiency

Help AG

Help AG launches managed advanced web application firewall service

The service provides security teams with round-the-clock proactive defense no matter where the end user is located

Financial services

Financial services organisations at forefront of global digital transformation push

F5’s 7th SOAS report sheds new light on sector’s progress and ambitions

Snapchat

Snapchat introduces 3D Bitmoji to enhance digital avatars

The new profiles also will showcase an expanded Snapcode menu for easy profile access

UAE consumers

UAE consumers claim brands have one shot to impress them

Ninety-one per cent of UAE consumers say their expectations of digital services have increased since the start of 2020

Crossborder alliances: What does the future hold for the regional cleantech sector

Asher Fredman, CEO of Gulf-Israel Green Ventures, discusses all thing sustainable with Gulf Business in the aftermath of the Abraham Accords

Abu Dhabi Hub71

Abu Dhabi’s Hub71 to endorse tech entrepreneurs for golden residency visas

Recipients of the five-year visas can also sponsor their families and up to three executive directors

Bitcoin surges amid short covering, speculation over Amazon plan

Bitcoin remains some $27,000 off its mid-April high of almost $65,000

Sophos

Sophos acquires Braintrace to strengthen its adaptive cybersecurity ecosystem

Third Party event data from firewalls, proxies, VPNs, and other sources will be collected and forwarded using Braintrace’s technology

Fenix

Fenix launches 10-minute grocery delivery service in Abu Dhabi

Initially the service is available in Reem Island with free delivery and no minimum order