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Saudi ACWA Power expands portfolio with $693m acquisitions in Bahrain, Kuwait

the financial - 21 February, 2025

RIYADH: Saudi utility giant ACWA Power has strengthened its portfolio by acquiring a $693 million stake in power generation and water desalination companies in...

India may hike GST on cigarettes, tobacco products after compensation cess ends: Report

the financial - 21 February, 2025

Currently, cigarettes and tobacco products attract a 28 percent GST, in addition to a compensation cess and other levies, taking the total indirect tax...

HP Telecom India, Swasth Foodtech IPOs open for subscription today

the financial - 21 February, 2025

On February 28, HP Telecom India will make its debut on the NSE Emerge, while the trading in Swasth Foodtech shares will commence on...

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Microsoft’s Bing, Edge to Avoid EU’s Digital Dominance Crackdown

the financial - 25 January, 2024

Microsoft Corp.’s Bing search engine, Edge web browser and Advertising services are set to be exempt from strict new European Union antitrust rules reining in Big...

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AI, Metaverse, chatbots: Workplace trends to watch for in 2024

the financial - 3 January, 2024

Every end-of-year working assumption is the same: Next year will be different. This is the eternal optimism of business and the never-ending story of...

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AI-powered technologies to dominate tech landscape

the financial - 29 December, 2023

Microsoft shares perspectives on the transformative trends that will shape the technology landscape in the region Sets of technologies that are empowered by artificial intelligence...

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DEWA and Microsoft explore enhancing cooperation

the financial - 29 December, 2023

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), welcomed a delegation from Microsoft, led by Ralph Haupter,...

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Communications and Information Technology Minister Briefed on stc Group’s Efforts to Support Future of Digital Economy

the financial - 29 December, 2023

Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha and his delegation paid a visit today to the stc Group's business accelerator,...

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UAE authority issues security alert for Apple users

the financial - 19 December, 2023

Apple users in the UAE are urged to update their systems to the latest versions to prevent a 'potential leakage of confidential information', the...

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Foxconn makes most of the world’s iPhones. Now its CEO wants to make EVs

the financial - 18 December, 2023

Certainly, Young Liu has heard the auto industry cliche that modern vehicles are “iPhones on wheels.” Cars and SUVs are packed with computer chips,...

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AI was the buzzword of 2023. What happens in 2024?

the financial - 18 December, 2023

AI is the buzzword du jour. The emerging industry has kept investors optimistic and stirred up market euphoria throughout 2023. Of all S&P 500 companies, 152...

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EU takes action against Elon Musk’s X over disinformation

the financial - 18 December, 2023

The European Union has formally announced it suspects X, previously known as Twitter, of breaching its rules in areas including countering illegal content and...

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Mohammed Bin Salman Nonprofit City, stc group Conclude Metathon Competition

the financial - 18 December, 2023

Mohammed Bin Salman Nonprofit City (Misk City), the world’s first nonprofit city, and stc group, an engine of digital transformation, announced today the conclusion...

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Dubai Grants Climate-based AYA Platform Conditional VARA License

the financial - 13 December, 2023

Dubai’s financial regulator, the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) has issued a conditional operating license to AYA Platform, a web3 launchpad subsidiary of Enjinstarter. In...

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI and Founder of Worldcoin

the financial - 13 December, 2023

Worldcoin, the crypto startup co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, announced a major expansion to its eye-scanning identity platform on Wednesday, including integrations with...

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Look: Inside Dubai’s solar park where thousands of panels generate electricity from the desert

the financial - 12 December, 2023

Miles and miles of solar panels dot Dubai's Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park — generating electricity right in the middle of the desert to...

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Meta rolls out end-to-end encryption for Facebook Messenger

the financial - 8 December, 2023

It means that no one other than the sender and the recipient — not even Meta — can decipher people’s messages Meta is rolling out...

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A logo of HSBC is seen on its headquarters at the financial Central district in Hong Kong, China

the financial - 6 December, 2023

HSBC (HSBA.L) has completed what it says is the world's first trial of a tool designed to protect highly sensitive financial data from cyber criminals seeking...

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China hopes Microsoft will play constructive role in China-US cooperation on AI

the financial - 6 December, 2023

China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met with Microsoft (MSFT.O) President Brad Smith on Wednesday, and exchanged views on Microsoft's development in China, Sino-US economic and trade...

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Protocol Village: QANPlatform for Quantum Resistance Raises $15M from Qatar’s MBK

the financial - 5 December, 2023

QANplatform, a layer-1 blockchain compatible with Ethereum's EVM standard that says it's quantum resistant, has signed a $15 million investment contract with MBK Holding, whose founder and chairman is Qatari Sheikh Mansoor...

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WhatsApp Rolling out View Once Photos, Videos Option for Desktop Apps

the financial - 28 November, 2023

The instant messaging platform WhatsApp is once again reportedly rolling out the ability to send view once photos and videos from desktop apps, a...

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Google to Drop Calendar App Support from Android Nougat 7

the financial - 28 November, 2023

Google Calendar, a popular app for organizing daily schedules, is set to stop supporting devices running on Android Nougat 7.The reason for dropping support...

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