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OpenAI enters Google-dominated search market with SearchGPT

The company plans to integrate the best features from the search tool into ChatGPT in the future

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Europe welcomes Middle East money but some deals face headwinds

Investors from the Middle East bring cash and expertise to such projects

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What the region’s data centres can learn from UAE’s Olympic swim team

On average, a single large data centre generates enough heat energy to warm approximately 100 Olympic-sized swimming pools for an entire month

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Dubai to host Games of the Future 2025

Dubai will play host to thousands of world-class athletes and esports competitors from as many as 100 countries, as part of national and multinational teams

Abu Dhabi to launch 3 high-tech ventures_ ATRC meeting highlights

Abu Dhabi to launch 3 key tech ventures: ATRC meeting highlights

The initiatives will focus on transforming data security in the quantum era, enhancing smart autonomous mobility, and advancing Agritech with robotic technologies

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Abu Dhabi launches biometric smart travel project at Zayed International Airport

The project is expected to enhance operational performance, reduce infrastructure costs, and effectively combat fraud and forgery in identification documents

Al-Futtaim's Hasan Nergiz on BYD's popularity in UAE, Saudi Arabia

Al-Futtaim’s Hasan Nergiz on BYD’s popularity in UAE, Saudi Arabia

The MD of Al-Futtaim Electric Mobility Company shares that EV maker BYD’s SEAL, SONG PLUS and HAN models are very popular in the UAE and Saudi Arabia

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Core42, Qualcomm launch Compass 2.0 to advance AI solutions

The platform, which soft-launched in January, has successfully processed approximately 150 billion tokens since its inception

Saudi Arabia is a key growth market, says Honeywell exec Phil Daniell

Saudi Arabia is a key growth market, says Honeywell’s Phil Daniell

The VP and GM of Honeywell Building Automation (META) delves into the company’s expansion strategy in Saudi Arabia, including the opening of its new facility in Dhahran

CrowdStrike outage sparks investor, customer rethink

CrowdStrike chaos could prompt rethink among investors, customers

The company’s stock fell more than 11 per cent on Friday after an outage disrupted operations across multiple industries

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World’s ‘biggest IT fail’ in numbers: Billions lost, millions of devices impacted, thousands of flights hit

The outage affected major companies including Amazon, Delta Airlines, Bank of America, and Visa among others

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8.5 million Microsoft devices were hit by CrowdStrike outage

Software giant Microsoft has outlined how big Friday’s outage was, but the company maintains that only 1 per cent of all its devices were impacted

Global outage: CrowdStrike update likely skipped checks, experts say

CrowdStrike released information to fix affected systems, but experts said getting them back online would take time

Global smartphone shipments Increase 6.5% in Q2 2024: IDC report

Smartphone shipments rose 6.5% in Q2 2024, says IDC

Samsung secured the top position in Q2 2024 with an 18.9 per cent share of shipments, driven by a strategic focus on its flagship models and a robust AI strategy

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6 of the biggest tech outages in recent years

Even as the world reels from the Microsoft outage, here’s a look at some outages that have taken down major systems, in recent years

Expert warns: Days needed to recover from Microsoft, CrowdStrike outage

The global cyber outage has affected operations in different sectors internationally including at Spanish airports, US airlines and Australian media and banks

CrowdStrike CEO: “This is not a security incident or cyberattack”

CrowdStrike’s share price fell over 3 per cent in trade on the NASDAQ amid a ‘blue screen of death outage’

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Microsoft lays blame at CrowdStrike’s door for global outage

Microsoft’s cloud unit said it was currently investigating potential options its customers can take for mitigation

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Latest: UAE’s MoFA says services back on after Microsoft outage

The TDRA warned users of the global IT outage and said it is closely monitoring the developing situation

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LSEG platform suffers widespread downtime, trading hit

During Asian trading hours, LSEG said its news services were experiencing a global technical issue that prevented news from being published on its platform

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Airports, flights hit by global Microsoft outage

The Germany capital city airport’s halt in operations comes as carriers, media companies, banks and telecoms firms around the world report system outages

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Microsoft global outage: Major banks, airlines and media impacted

Microsoft attributed the error to a recent update from CrowdStrike

WO-RK, the new co-working space at Burjamn Metro opens Launch Image Co-Spaces

Great reasons to go to WO-RK@Burjuman Metro

The newly-opened co-working space, situated within the bustling Burjuman metro station, offers accessible, affordable workspaces to entrepreneurs

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AI Appreciation Day: The Path forward for GenAI

Transparency is essential for AI applications, as it enables users to comprehend how AI systems reach their conclusions

MISS AI MOROCCO

Morocco’s Kenza Layli is world’s first Miss AI in virtual beauty pageant

The creators of Kenza Layli aimed to present her as a symbol of a strong and modern Moroccan woman

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Tech CEOs, markets react to Trump shooting

World leaders, US politicians, and tech CEOs condemned the shooting, while some including Tesla chief Elon Musk declared support for Trump in the upcoming elections

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Samsung’s Fadi Abu Shamat on how AI is enhancing mobile experiences

The senior director and head of Mobile eXperience says Samsung AI’s integration – from its Galaxy S series to its recent roll-out across the new Galaxy Z series and latest wearables – is just the beginning

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Samsung AI: New Galaxy Z Fold6, Flip6 take foldables into the future

Powered by Samsung AI, the latest Samsung Galaxy Z series is taking mobile experiences to the next level

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7 ways to use LinkedIn’s AI tools to help in job hunting

LinkedIn has a suite of tools that leverage AI to aide job seekers and recruiters make the perfect match

Core42, AIREV unveil OnDemand AI operating system image: Getty IMages/ For illustrative purposes

Core42, AIREV unveil OnDemand AI operating system

OnDemand’s blend of advanced infrastructure and innovative AI solutions aims to transform AI application development and deployment, both regionally and globally