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Flaws in smart car alarms exposed 3 million cars to hijack
Two smart alarm systems for cars have plugged critical security holes that put three million vehicles globally at risk of being hijacked, research by Pen Test Partners reveals. If exploited, the vulnerabilities would have enabled anyone to turn the alarm off, as well as track and unlock the car fitted with it. In some […]
Dubai one of the five leading cities in the world that uses smart tech to deliver positive experience for citizens
Dubai is among the top five cities in the world offering a positive experience for its population through smart technology, according to the latest Smart Cities Index. The index says the best cities offering a positive experience for its citizens include Singapore, London, New York, Dubai, Seoul and Barcelona. The study was developed for major […]
Start-ups in the UAE account for 88 percent of whole deal value of the region
UAE start-ups secured USD 31.36 million in investments which account for 88 percent of the whole deal value of the region. Local Services, Ecommerce & Financial Services are the top three industries accounting for 44 percent of the entire deal count. In addition, logistics (9.3 percent), software (7.1 percent), media (4.6 percent), education (4.6 percent) […]
Jean-Dominique Senard, Chairman of Renault, HirotoSaikawa, CEO of Nissan, Thierry Bollore, CEO of Renault and Osamu Masuko, CEO of Mitsubishi Motors, announce the intention to create a new Alliance operating board
Jean-Dominique Senard will act as Chairman of this new operating board of the Alliance, with the CEOs of Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi Motors also joining the board. The new Alliance operating board will drive the operational cooperation between Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi Motors and look for new ways to generate value for its respective shareholders […]
Hawkamah announces the appointment of Board Chairman Dr Ahmad Al Shaikh and a new Board member
–The HawkamahInstitute for Corporate Governance announced thatHE Dr Ahmad Al Shaikh has been elected as the Chairman of the Hawkamah Board, replacing outgoing Chairman HE Hamad Buamim.Alya Al Zarouni, Executive Vice President of Operations at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority, hasbeen appointed as a member of the Hawkamah Board. Commenting on the appointments, Dr […]
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Driving A Collective Vision Between Finance And Tech Is Key To Promote Gender Parity
, (AETOSWire): ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)brought together senior finance leaders from across the UAE to discuss the need to drive a collective vision when looking at women in finance and technology in order to close the gender gap. In line with the association’s historical commitment, ACCA was the first professional accountancy body […]
Huawei Mobile Services launches AppTouch for global carriersat Digital Game Conference 2019
Huawei Mobile Services has announced the launch of HUAWEI AppTouch -its new digital services platformto provide carriers with enhanced digital entertainment services such as games, videos and music. During the Digital Game Conference(DGC)2019 held in Dubai. Jervis Su Jie, Vice President of Huawei Mobile Services of Consumer Business Group, officially released HUAWEI AppTouch and provided […]
Digital healthcare platform Altibbiaccelerates operations to meet growing demand for quality healthcare in the Middle East
The MENA region’s first and largest digital health platformAltibbiis revolutionizing the delivery of healthcare and improving medical outcomesfor those who lack access to quality healthcare providersby managing up to 1,000 consultations a day through its growing network of registered and verified doctors. The company began with the launch of an extensive Arabic medical dictionary to […]
Make Mothers Day extra special with Anker
Mother’s Day is the perfect occasion to thank and celebrate our heroic mums who have loved and nurtured each member of the family unconditionally through good times and trying times. To ensure we stay in touch with our mothers through calls and make their lives easier, Anker introduces a selection of gadgets and accessories […]
Refinitiv MENA Financial Crime Survey Reports Increased Investment in Compliance Function and Growing Reliance on Regulatory Technology
Refinitiv today released the findings of its fifth MENA Financial Crime Report featuring new compliance and regulatory trends across the Middle East and North African markets. The findings featured five key themes including growing interest in technology, personal liability as a regulatory risk, increased anti bribery and corruption regulation activity, emergence of ambitious new compliance […]
AV-Comparatives recognizes ESET with enterprise and consumer cybersecurity awards
ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has been recognized with gold and silver awards in recent reports from AV-Comparatives, an independent testing organization.AV-Comparatives uses one of the largest sample collections worldwide to create a real-world environment for highly accurate testing. In its recent Summary Report 2018, which looked at 18 different vendors,ESET tookthe Gold Award […]
Dubai ranks first globally in attracting foreign direct investments (FDI) for artificial intelligence and robotics
Dubai ranked first globally in attracting foreign direct investments (FDIs) for artificial intelligence and robotics; while the UAE ranked sixth in the global Smart Service Index, surpassing the US, UK and South Korea. The Emirate has attracted from 2015 to 2018 $21.6 billion worth of FDI in high-end technology transfers, with the most from the […]
A Smarter Way to Fit Your Cyber Security to a Moving Cloud Perimeter
How many clouds does your enterprise use? On average, up to five is the answer from the recent RightScale 2018 State of the Cloud Report. The report also states that 81 percent of enterprises surveyed have a multi-cloud strategy. AWS, Azure, Google, and IBM are names that crop up the most frequently. However, if […]
Huawei reveals its toolkit for simpler digital transformation
Huawei, a leading global provider of ICT infrastructure and smart devices, showcased its portfolio of AI-driven products and solutions at the Gartner Symposium in Dubai. The solution provider’s digital platform combines pervasive connectivity, AI, cloud, storage, IoT and other emerging technologies to simplify digital transformation, ultimately helping organizations and governments meet the needs of citizens […]
Ericsson announces change to the Executive Team
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced that Rafiah Ibrahimwill leave her position as Senior Vice President and Head of Market Area Middle East & Africaand will take on a role as advisor to CEO Börje Ekholm. Rafiah Ibrahim, who has held her current positionsince April 01, 2017, will assume her new role effective August 31, 2019. […]
du Receives Middle East Telco Sector’s First-Ever Plain English Seal of Approval
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has achieved a first for the Middle East telecommunications industry by becoming the first telco in the region to receive the Crystal Mark certification from the Plain English Campaign.This seal of excellence recognises du’s commitment to customers by providing clearer, simplerinformation inEnglish across documents on all channels – […]
LG Artificial Intelligence makes life easier for Saudi women joining the workforce
For long, March has been associated with women and their rights and powers. The International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on 8 March. And some countries have dedicate the full month to women, recognizing their achievements and role in the society and advocating for their empowerment. Here in Saudi Arabia, the Government is committed […]
du Drives UAE’s Spirit of Innovation withPioneering IoT andAI Competition
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), is leading the UAE’s efforts to foster home-growninnovation and entrepreneurship with the launch of the first-ever IoT andAI Pioneers Competition.Giving youth an opportunity to spearhead the innovation initiatives established by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, […]
Turkish Cargo brings circus lions back to their natural habitat
The baby lion Nathan and the three lioness sisters Luca, Charlie and Kai had been used as circus animals.They livedin concrete and steel cages of 35 square meters in Ukraine under harsh conditions without direct sunlight and clean air, far away from their natural habitat. The lions were saved by the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization […]
Corporate innovation festival fuels startup growth across MENA region
“You have a government here who is willing and able to help you succeed” said Excellency Khalid Al Rumaihi (Bahrain), Chief Executive of the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) as part of his opening remarks at leading innovation festival Unbound Bahrain which took place in Manama, Bahrain this week. The event took place in conjunction […]
SWIFT launches DLT e-VotingPoC
SWIFT today announces aproof-of-concept (PoC) on e-Voting, using distributed ledger technology (DLT)to provide a more efficient and transparent management of the proxy voting process for shareholder meetings. SWIFTis conducting thePoC with leading securities software provider SLIB and the Singapore Exchange (SGX), along with Deutsche Bank, DBS, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank. The PoC will explore […]
Experience du Postpaid Power Plans with unlimited dataor 200 GB monthly for 12 months – with or without contract
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), today announced the launch of enhanced Postpaid Power Plans that offer a variety of benefits such as unlimited data or 200 GB – with or with or without contracts. du now offers 7 variants of the Postpaid Power Plans in total, with unlimited data – with or without […]