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Higher Committee for Future Technology and Digital Economy

Sheikh Hamdan to chair Higher Committee for Future Technology and Digital Economy

The higher committee will help shape the future of AI by investing in the metaverse and establishing partnerships to boost Dubai’s digital economy

Payermax

How PayerMax empowers global merchants to achieve borderless growth

In an exclusive interview, Sianna Wu, SVP and managing director of MEA at PayerMax sheds light on how the company is helping global digital enterprises grow and scale outside of their geographical presence

Commscope Microsoft

Commscope, Microsoft join hands to transform industrial manufacturing

Commscope deploys its integrated CBRS network solution with Microsoft Azure private MEC to create agile factories and transform workforce efficiency

Bentley to launch NFT

Luxury automaker Bentley announces launch of exclusive, sustainable NFT

The NFT, which is being minted on Polygon, is scheduled for a September launch and limited to just 208 pieces

GBM Oman

GBM Oman appoints Mahmoud El Kordy as general manager

El Kordy joins from IBM Middle East and Africa where he held several sales and leadership positions across systems and big data and analytics

Hub71 legal

Abu Dhabi’s Hub71 and Clara partner to digitise startups’ legal needs

VC-backed Clara is digitising and automating startup legals, empowering founders to take control of their legal function and significantly reduce legal fees

Dubai Police - traffic fine

Dubai Police to release second NFT collection during Gitex 2022

The collection features 150 free digital assets that symbolise the force’s innovation, security and communication values

UAE companies Fuel

Fuel reimbursement expenses for UAE companies increase by 38% – report

Travel reimbursements have also seen steady month on month increase with peaks in May and June this year

G2 esports

First Bahrain-based female esports gamer joins G2 Esports team

Making her Tier 1 debut at just 16, Maryam has been showcasing her skills in online video games such as Fortnite since 2017

Injazat Martin

UAE-based Injazat appoints Martin Yates as chief technology officer

Yates will oversee the company’s new phase of expansion with an increased focus on sustainability, cybersecurity, next-generation cloud and applications

Facebook TikTok

Facebook changes users’ feeds to look more like TikTok

The main feed on Facebook will now be called ‘Home,’ and will be a place for people to discover new content

AI

What if artificial intelligence ever becomes sentient?

Bloomberg Opinion columnist, Tyler Cowen explores the implications….

Dubai Racing Club to launch a one-of-a-kind NFT artwork collection

Dubai Racing Club to launch NFT artwork collection

The NFT digital artwork collection has three categories – Dubai Sprinters, Hall of Fame and DWC Runners

Alshaya

Alshaya Group’s CISO on what to do in case of a security breach

Patrick Pitchappa, director – Information Security and Risk at Alshaya Group recommends organisations to follow these steps

Nigeria

Nigeria startup to expand electric vehicle use in African push

Metro Africa Xpress raised $31m last year to develop an EV market on the continent

Crypto Myths

Insights: It’s time to dispel these crypto myths and misconceptions

As with any new technology, some misconceptions remain over cryptocurrencies. Here are the three most common ones

Cupola

UAE-based Cupola rolls out AI-powered enterprise learning platform

The company has partnered with Avaya to custom-build an intelligent enterprise learning platform

Moro Hub SAS

SAS partners with Moro Hub to elevate AI-based industry solutions in Dubai

Moro Hub will be the service provider of cloud services for SAS catering to the business in Dubai

Delinea

Delinea, Authomize partner to enhance cloud identity security controls

The combined zero-trust authorisation approach to security improves customers’ identity security posture for cloud

Twitter

Twitter gets a win over Musk with trial fast-tracked for October

Twitter filed suit last week, requesting a September 19 start for the non-jury trial

Venture capitalists

Where venture capitalists are inclined to invest in the Middle East

With new innovations in DeFi, GameFi and infrastructure spaces, Cypher Capital looks forward to being part of large milestones for blockchain

Cybersecurity

Not just defensive: Cybersecurity as an enabler for business

The unavoidable disruption that businesses have experienced has pushed the security teams to make enablement a primary objective

Kyndryl

Here’s how Kyndryl is helping organisations reshape their digital strategies

With a new leader on board, Kyndryl aims to continue to invest in new capabilities and expand its partner ecosystem to help customers expedite their transformation journeys

CNNB Solutions

UAE e-commerce firm CNNB Solutions expands to Kuwait

The company supports brands with their e-commerce and direct-to-consumer strategies, to help them reach more customers

Motor

Motor launches electric car-sharing platform in the UAE

The platform aims to accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility in the UAE through flexible and convenient electric car-sharing

altcoins

Crypto altcoins lead push higher as Bitcoin jumps above $22,000

Ether jumped as much as 10.7 per cent on Tuesday in Asia, while Solana added 13 per cent and Polkadot about 7 per cent

Alinma Bank Saudi

Alinma Bank, Foodics sign strategic fintech partnership to empower SMBs in Saudi

The two brands will launch new products to enable small business owners to have full autonomy over their business decisions

Metaverse

Dubai’s new metaverse strategy to create 40,000 virtual jobs

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council launched the metaverse strategy on July 18

smart watch

Here are the factors you should consider when choosing a smartwatch

Ihab Salem explains the six main considerations for any user’s next smartwatch purchase

UAE satellites

UAE earmarks $820m to build satellites, fund space plan

The move will make it the first Arab country to develop a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites