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Data centres and sustainability Kevin Hagen is the VP - Environmental Social & Governance Strategy, Iron Mountain

Clean Energy: The key to economic and environmental resilience

As businesses face both mounting energy costs and pressure to conduct more sustainable operations, renewable energy should take centre stage as we fight to conserve our resources and economies

UAE's digital economy

UAE’s digital economy to reach $140bn in 2031: Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy

The chamber’s plans include attracting 300 digital startups and 100 tech experts to Dubai by 2024

Fintech

Fintech 2023: The year of digital transformation

As we look towards 2023, several key trends are set to redefine the fintech space

Security

Insights: Embedding cyber resilience is key to a security strategy

Being cyber resilient ensures an organisation’s ability to mitigate damage, recover and continue business processes in the face of an adverse cyber event

Sony

Sony unveils two 4K IP-based pan-tilt-zoom cameras

Highlights of the cameras include image quality with automation, flexibility of IP, powerful zoom, remote control, and easy configuration and operation

SAS

How SAS is empowering customers to transform data into intelligence

Data and analytics can help organisations create competitive advantages and drive innovation

HPE

Women in tech: Muna Issa, sales director – High Velocity, UK, Ireland, MEA at HPE

Aspiring women leaders shouldn’t compare their journeys to others and should focus on their strengths and capabilities

HP

Hands-on review: HP Smart Tank 790 printer

The printer is designed to assist small businesses print sustainably and cost effectively

DEWA's virtual employee Rammas

Rammas, DEWA’s virtual employee, addresses 6.8 million enquiries since 2017

Rammas provides information on 200 services and features, which include managing supply, bill payment channels and general tips on sustainability, among others

workplace

Three digital platforms that will define the workplace of 2023

Workforces across the region continue to fine-tune their ambitions, outlooks and expectations

IBM

IBM to cut about 3,900 workers, still hiring in ‘higher growth’ areas

The company’s current headcount is 260,000

Microsoft networking issues take down Outlook and Teams

Customers reported difficulties across multiple regions in accessing Microsoft 365 services, including email and videoconferencing tools

Aramco's venture arm invests $14m in Japanese drone tech firm

Aramco’s venture capital arm invests $14m in Japanese drone tech firm

Terra Drone is the first Asian startup to raise funding from Wa’ed Ventures

Talabat

In pics: Talabat opens new regional HQ in Dubai 

With over 100,000 square feet in space, the headquarters houses almost 2,000 employees

UAE's Edge Group invests $14m in tech company High Lander

UAE’s Edge Group invests $14m in tech company High Lander

Edge aims to utilise High Lander’s Universal UTM solution in autonomous operations management

Saudi Mastercard

Saudi National Bank partners with Mastercard, SEF to transform esports

The three entities will explore and develop innovative financial products and offerings that create added value and enhance gamers’ experience

spotify

Spotify seen cutting staff as soon as this week to cut costs

The music streaming giant has about 9,800 employees, according to its third-quarter earnings report

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Saudi management consultancy TAM receives CMA approval for IPO

The consultancy will list shares on Tadawul’s Nomu-Parallel Market

Gamers

Division’s co-founders’ on how brands are engaging with gamers in a structured way

Rather than working with one content creator or gamer over a period of time, Division allows any brand to deploy a campaign at scale

Apple

Apple to expand smart-home lineup

The brand is working on a slate of devices, including new displays and a faster TV set-top box, after relaunching its larger HomePod speaker

SentinelOne

SentinelOne expands Middle East and Africa operations with new Dubai office

The facility serves a number of functions including acting as an environment for the brand to showcase its cybersecurity solutions

Schneider - Aveva

Schneider Electric completes acquisition of Aveva

Aveva’s software drives efficiency and reduces costs for over 20,000 customers worldwide, offering a digital twin for the whole asset lifecycle from engineering to operations

Crypto Oasis

UAE: Crypto Oasis lists over 1,650 blockchain firms by Q4 2022

More than 8,300 individuals currently work in organisations in the crypto, blockchain, metaverse and Web3 ecosystem of the UAE

Microsoft

Microsoft plans 10,000 job cuts, will take $1.2bn charge

The layoffs come as the software giant said it’s seeing customers exercise caution, with some parts of the world in recession

Mubadala Investment Capital invests in fintech Tabby's Series C round

Mubadala Investment Capital invests in fintech Tabby’s Series C round

The funds will be used to expand Tabby’s product line and support the company’s growing operations

Metaverse

Everdome’s metaverse announces a new stage of hyper-realistic adventure

Jezero Spaceport is the next step in the space travel which includes a Martian civilisation experience

Saudi

Saudi 2.0: Digital technologies underpinning the kingdom’s economic landscape

The kingdom’s objective is to become a more prosperous economy, whereby Saudi is ranked among the top 15 economies worldwide by 2030

e& enterprise

UAE’s etisalat by e& named strongest Middle Eastern brand

Tech giant Amazon regained top spot from Apple to become the world’s most valuable brand

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Apple unveils faster, more powerful MacBook Pro

The battery life on the MacBook Pro is now up to 22 hours — the longest battery life ever in a Mac

Masdar city and AWS sign partnership

Masdar City, Amazon Web Services to help UAE startups scale operations

Startups will have access to technical support and architectural guidance from AWS Cloud support engineers, as well as technical and business training delivered by AWS experts