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Oracle wins deal for TikTok’s US operations

A deal between ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, and Oracle will look more like a corporate restructuring than an outright sale, sources said

A CISOs guide to cybersecurity planning in 2020 and beyond

Fortinet CISOs Renee Tarun, Joe Robertson, and Courtney Radke share their advice on cybersecurity planning for the remainder of 2020 and beyond—including where to start, what to prioritise, and what to expect moving forward

Huawei new smartwatch lineup available in UAE from this month

Health and fitness products in high demand due to Covid-19

Latest Bose ‘Frame’ wearables launched in the UAE

Frames Tempo, Tenor and Soprano deliver sound from eyewear and not earphones

Why blockchain is worth the hype

Ramy AlDamati, founder, TrustyCrypto and CTO at GloryThink Group talks to Gulf Business all things blockchain

BinDawood acquisition

BinDawood said to seek as much as $580m from Saudi IPO

BinDawood plans to sell 22.86 million shares through a book-building process

Abu Dhabi Group 42 (G42)

Abu Dhabi’s Group 42 becomes first UAE company to announce international office in Israel

The new office will be led by a team of experts from both countries and will focus on healthcare and Covid-19 diagnostic solutions

Abu Dhabi esports team faces off against top teams in international sim race

Fans can follow the action for free at a Starz Play Arabia

Vivo launches global mobile photography competition

Winners to be entered in international photography competitions

Home security

Cyber criminals take aim at Linux-based workstations and servers

Kaspersky researchers have identified threat actors developing more Linux-focused tools

Saudi-backed Tesla rival Lucid Motors unveils four electric vehicle models

The flagship Lucid Air EV will start at just under $80,000

Uber-app

Uber commits $800m to electrify taxi fleet

All cars on Uber platform will be electric vehicles by 2040

Apple iPhone SE

Apple online launch event set for September 15

Apple expected to launch 5G iPhone devices, new Apple Watch and latest iPad

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Dubai’s Emirates enters into agreement with Huawei

There are over half-a-million downloads already of the Emirates app from Huawei’s AppGallery

Saudi Arabia gaming market valued at $837m in 2019: study

UAE is the 35th largest gaming market in the world for revenue

Abu Dhabi-based twofour54 launches gaming training and development centre

Twofour54 teams up with games publishing platform Unity Technologies

Venture capital investment in fintech remains steady; M&A activity recedes – report

The EMEA region witnessed $4.6bn in fintech investment in the first half of 2020

GCC countries eye multi-billion AI opportunity

Regional artificial intelligence centre of excellence proposed

Pure Harvest

UAE’s Pure Harvest to open $30m facility in Kuwait to supply retailer Sultan Center

The farm will supply many varieties of tomatoes, vine crops, leafy greens and berries and is expected to open next year

How digital transformation enabled Al Salam Bank Bahrain to weather the Covid-19 storm

Rafik Nayed, group CEO, Al Salam Bank Bahrain, discusses the bank’s digital strategy in the Covid era with Gulf Business

Tpay Mobile to develop in-app purchases platform for Huawei in MEA

Direct Carrier Billing offers Huawei users to pay for apps and services through their mobile phone number

BMW LVL Up Academy

BMW Middle East to organise esports training sessions throughout September

The series provides esports enthusiasts and casual gamers an opportunity to learn different aspects of gaming from professionals in a private one-on-one setting

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RTA begins using machine learning in planning bus routes in Dubai

The RTA aims to revamp 158 routes used by 2,158 buses in Dubai

UAE-based insurer Daman deploys Covid-19 AI bot with Microsoft

The Daman Health Bot offers general medical information and recommendations for Covid-19

Cloud security training gets boost in the GCC

SANS Institute avails cloud security and certification training courses for the region

Dubai Economy facilitates partnerships between Emirates Cooperative Society, fulfilment partners to ease online shopping

The fulfilment partners will showcase up to 4,000 products of Emirates Cooperative Society, as well as deliver them to customers within 60-90 minute from the time of purchase

How adaptive data centres have risen through the ranks

With rapid growth in data volumes, data centres have also evolved to offer flexible options to a wide range of customers and industries

enterprises

How digitally mature regional firms are leveraging technology to capitalise on greater opportunities

The technology, consumer and financial sectors boasted the highest proportion of entities that are digitally most mature

How video conferencing app Zoom achieved peak awareness in the UAE

Video conferencing app Zoom is looking to address security concerns as UAE users top one million

AstroLabs eases business set-up in Saudi Arabia with new portal

Setupinsaudi.com lists a setup process and information on requirements