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Amazon UAE Uk

UAE Amazon customers can now order directly from Amazon UK

Prime members are eligible for free deliveries on orders above Dhs100, with the prices displayed being inclusive of all duties

Why digitisation matters

Tech Mahindra MD and CEO on digital transformation in a changing world

UAE’s first independent digital banking platform launched

Over 25,000 applicants pre-registered in the past two months to use the app

Celine Bremaud

How data and AI are transforming regional organisations in 2021

The people and organisations who adapted to the crisis the quickest did so with technology

Adaptive Learning: The driver for the schools of the future

Adaptive Learning uses AI to adjust educational content to students learning style and pace

Akshay Chopra, Vice-President, Head of Product Innovation and Design for CEMEA and Africa copy

How mobile network operators can drive the next wave of financial inclusion in MENA

Mobile network operators have direct access to a large customer base that includes the harder-to-reach segments of the underbanked and unbanked

Carrefour fulfiment centre

Video: Autonomous robots deployed in Carrefour fulfilment centre in Dubai

Claimed to be the first-of-its-kind facility in the Middle East, the centre is located at Carrefour in Ibn Battuta Mall

Asus ROG Flow X13 convertible gaming laptop now available in the UAE

The 13” convertible laptop features 360° hinge for various operational modes

Murshed Al Redaini

Power Letters 2021: Murshed Al Redaini, Group CEO, Yas Holding

Yas Holding’s education division companies deployed technology-based remote learning solutions for private and public sectors

Bitcoin jumps above $50,000 in recovery from latest rout

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are also driving growing interest from mainstream investors in Canada

Etihad Hub71

Etihad to become official partner of Abu Dhabi’s tech startup venture Hub71

Hub71, is a flagship initiative of Ghadan 21, Abu Dhabi’s accelerator programme for business in the capital

Wego launches rewards programme for MENA online shoppers

ShopCash app earns users instant cashback for online purchases at merchants across the region

Tencent Cloud to set up cloud data centre in Bahrain

The data centre will be the first in the MENA region and will go live by the end of 2021

UAE businesses set to digitalise in 2021 to unlock growth opportunities

With the UAE’s economy poised for recovery in 2021, Saphyte partners with businesses in the region to go digital and prepare to hijack growth opportunities

Riot Games Intel Arabian Cup lights up local gaming scene

More than 1,000 teams and 5,000 players from MENA took part over eight months

Private Aviation

Why the private aviation industry must adopt digitalisation

New technologies can lift private aviation as it navigates difficult period

Why regional e-commerce companies must prioritise sustainability

Rising demand for online shopping and time-definite deliveries is expected to weigh heavily on sustainability as urban density, air pollution and traffic congestion scale

How the region’s startup sector has kept ticking along

Despite challenges, the region’s startup ecosystem holds a promising outlook

Spotify to add 85 new markets with 1 billion people

Spotify is the largest paid music service in the world, and has become the single biggest source of revenue for the recording industry

Facebook announces $600,000 support for Lebanon SMBs

The #LoveLocal Campaign to boost SMBs affected by coronavirus and Port explosion

Dubai’s noon.com to launch Big Yellow Sale this weekend

The sale will run from February 25 until midnight on March 1

On-demand laundry service Laundryheap raises $3.5m in Series A funding round

Laundryheap is now operational in the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait

Fitbit brings Deepak Chopra’s mindful sessions to its wellness catalogue

Deepak Chopra will guide users through wellness techniques via audio and video sessions

science

Northern Ireland’s healthtech expertise to spur growth in the Middle East

Northern Ireland’s two main universities – Queens University Belfast and Ulster University – rank among the top 10 in the UK for bioscience research

Deals worth Dhs17.913bn signed by UAE Armed Forces at IDEX, NAVDEX

A total of 12 new deals worth Dhs5.589bn were signed with local and international companies on the third day of the exhibitions

UAE-based startup North Ladder secures $5m Series A funding

North Ladder is a trading platform for pre-owned luxury assets and electronics

Abu Dhabi-based Halcon rolls out UAE’s first air defence missile

Halcon’s SkyKnight was purposely designed to counter modern threats, providing early warning signals and precise surface-to-air intercept capabilities

Dubai Airport facial recognition technology

Dubai airport launches facial recognition technology to fast-track immigration process

Deployed at 122 smart gates at arrival and departure terminals, pre-registration is required to avail the service

Majid Al Futtaim taps IBM blockchain for food traceability at Carrefour stores

Entire history of the product will be readily available to customers in stores

Flat6Labs Bahrain graduates eight startups in latest funding cycle

Startups receive a total of $250,000 in investments, head to demo day