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With many of the biggest tech giants poised to report earnings in the next two weeks, investors are bracing for mostly bad news
Gulf Business recently visited Amazon’s largest delivery station in Abu Dhabi to get the details
Significant numbers of employees are moving from tech firms like Amazon.com and Microsoft to fintech companies
The 4,700sqm delivery station is the second largest in the country and provides same-day and next-day deliveries to customers
The programme aims to establish more than 30 new startups and create hundreds of job opportunities during the first three years
In the report, online shoppers were surveyed, to understand their shopping behaviour, including how they are using Amazon and Noon
ValU has a current post-money valuation $235m
The multiyear agreements are intended to upgrade the company’s current system of hosting and maintaining software applications
Microsoft Defender will include support for Google Cloud starting Wednesday, three months after adding support for Amazon’s products
The surge in Amazon’s stock price came after sales in its cloud computing business beat Wall Street estimates
Amazon accounted for 20 per cent of a record 31.1 gigawatts of clean power capacity bought by corporations in 2021
This will be UAE’s and Saudi Arabia’s first educational esports league
Alexa will offer UAE and Saudi Arabia customers localised language experience in Khaleeji Arabic as well as in English
Amazon has also opened bookings for range of new Echo devices in the UAE, which will start shipping on December 14
The tech giant is working on the initiatives at its Lab126 division, which created hit products like the original Echo and the Alexa voice assistant
The company is seeking 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft, as well as crews to fly them
The investments from the Public Investment Fund and others will be used to upgrade infrastructure and help speed up deliveries
The company plans to create career opportunities across the technology, analytics, and supply chain spaces, among others
As organisations across the MENA region march ahead with technology-centric transformations, we profile 10 senior executives from global technology firms with a substantial presence in the region, and who play an influential role in the regional tech industry
Involving your customer in your product-development cycle is a strong start
The declines put Bitcoin back in the top end of a $30,000 to $40,000 trading range
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
Bitcoin remains some $27,000 off its mid-April high of almost $65,000
The mission caps a landmark month for space-tourism ventures
Investment to create over 1,500 additional jobs across Saudi Arabia
Businesses must focus on better hiring policies, promote equitable progress and provide leadership support
He will hand day-to-day control to Andy Jassy, his longtime head of Amazon Web Services
The Seattle-based company had previously said workers could stay home until early 2021
Fadi Khater, founder and managing partner of digital marketing agency Netizency, provides an overview of social media trends in the region
The regional office is located in Dubai, with Paul Hart appointed as managing director for the MENA region
