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Twitch: 4.4 million GCC gaming fans watched Arabic channels in 2020

Number of streams in Arabic increased by 221% from February to May peak

UAE businesses keen to embrace hybrid cloud: report

Only 15 per cent of UAE businesses use legacy data centre-only environments

Mastercard preps contactless technology for quantum era

Ecos specification will ensure that contactless technology is future-proofed

Why most AI projects fail

AI can be a game-changer but should be approached with caution

Gregor Amon, co-founder of Hotel Data Cloud

The SME Story: Gregor Amon, Co-founder of Hotel Data Cloud

The Hotel Data Cloud platform ensures that hotels’ information and pictures are updated across all travel websites, travel agent databases and points of sale

DGA

Saudi Arabia attracts record $152m in startup funding in 2020

Saudi startup ecosystem was the fastest growing in MENA, Magnitt report shows

Help AG appoints new country director for Saudi Arabia

Help AG’s new cybersecurity operations centre to launch in Riyadh in 2021

Infor appoints new head of Middle East and Africa region

Amel Gardner will be responsible for overall business and customer growth in the region

Dubai cybersecurity firm spiderSilk closes $2.25m funding round

Proceeds will be used to expand the firm’s geographic footprint across the MENA region

Cover story: How regional companies can get digital transformation right

Digital transformation has now become ubiquitous – not just for IT teams, but for executives across all organisations

Electric cars get first battery that can charge in 5 minutes

The lithium-ion samples were produced by StoreDot’s strategic partner in China

Kaspersky targets connected car makers with new cybersecurity tool

Increase in connected cars sees rise in automotive-related attacks

Digital Economy: UAE consumers to pivot away from cash – report

Young and digitally savvy populations across the Middle East and Africa region are key to long-term growth outlook

Cysiv expands SOC-as-a-service operations to Middle East and Africa

Cysiv acquired and re-branded Cairo-based SOC services firm SecureMisr in 2020

UAE-based P2P app Ziina joins Y-Combinator accelerator programme

Ziina also announces new seed funding from US and MENA venture capital funds

Energy firm Engie partners with Abu Dhabi on tech-driven sustainability project

Blue Carbon project seeks to rehabilitate Abu Dhabi’s mangrove habitats using drones

Ecommerce

UAE is 13th best country in the world to launch an online business: study

UAE ranked best for mobile internet speed, internet penetration and corporate tax

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai

Sheikh Mohammed launches DEWA’s space programme and Hatta tourism projects

The Space-D programme will include the launch a main satellite with the latest imaging and communication technologies

Citi UAE expects to triple assets under management to $15bn by 2025

Bank plans to quadruple wealth clients in five years

DGA

UAE-based BIOS Middle East expands to Saudi Arabia with two cloud data centres

The cloud data centres built on the VMware cloud stack

Over $1bn piled into MENA-based startups in 2020

The UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia accounted for 68 per cent of the total deals disclosed in 2020

Fitbit users in UAE exceeded Dubai Fitness Challenge goals by 23%

Users averaged 37 active minutes per day for the duration of the challenge

Bahrain

Bahrain achieves nationwide 5G coverage

Bahrain ICT sector accounts for nearly 3% of national GDP

smart city

Powering smart cities in the GCC

Abu Dhabi has teamed up with tech firms to power its smart ambitions

Power Letters 2021: Ethan Xue, President, OPPO MEA

The Covid-19 pandemic forced a revitalisation of OPPO’s capabilities

Binance

Digital transformation: What are the key challenges that regional banks continue to face?

Digitisation is underway and accelerating in the Middle East – but what are the key technologies being deployed?

Five strategies for regional firms to grow their online business

From creating a mobile friendly platform to leveraging the power of social media, an online business can use several means to boost its presence

Here’s how you can future-proof your business

Covid-19 won’t be our last crisis: How IT leaders can prepare for the next big one

Fortinet to offer free cybersecurity training till end of 2021

More than 800,000 people have registered since April 2020

UAE-based Badiri Academy to open-source content

Content to include courses, workshop material and research papers