Technology MENA Edition

Dubai Ruler orders $3.81mln Ramadan bonus for taxi plate owners

real estate

Buying frenzy: UAE's Aldar villas sold out in 48 hours; Emaar sales hit $1.6bln in 3 months

The challenge of big tech finance

Uber, Lyft use rides to vaccines to get drivers, customers back on the platform

Auto industry rethinks cost-cutting playbook as COVID-19, chip shortages disrupt supply chains

Opinion - Sid Bhatia

Show your work! Why explainable AI is crucial for sustainable adoption

So-called "black-box AI" can lead to bad decisions, with little post-mortem capability that would allow stakeholders to determine points of failure. To generate trust in such systems, we must expose the path between data and actionable information or indeed action itself, as is the case in fully automated architectures

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cryptocurrency

Blockchain firm ConsenSys raises $65mln from J.P. Morgan, others

ConsenSys acquired JPMorgan's marquee blockchain unit, Quorum, in August last year

social media

Facebook oversight board widens scope to rule on content left up on platform

The board was created by Facebook Inc in response to criticism of its handling of problematic content

digital

Dubai Chamber achieves 100% smart transformation of core services

By the end of 2020, 99.26% of the services and 659,000 transactions processed by the Chamber were digital

fintech

Saudi fintech startup Prexle completes $670,000 seed round

The fintech provides POS services for retailers

transport

Egypt prepares for launching its 1st mobile notary public

Vehicles are equipped to work as mobile notary public, and can be operated in crowded places to support traditional offices

technology

Smart home market to hit $135bln by 2035: Accenture

Today’s smart products let people focus on other activities by operating with increased autonomy, like robot vacuums that clean the house or the aisles of the grocery store

technology

Telecom Egypt announces payout date of dividends

The company stated the dividend will be disbursed to the shareholders recorded on April 25

telecommunications

Tata and Bahrain Internet Exchange join hands to offer high-speed Internet connectivity

Tata Communications owns and operates the world’s only wholly owned subsea network that encircles the globe

cybersecurity

Biden makes nominations for top cyber posts - source

Easterly and Inglis are experienced cybersecurity experts

ipo

Events leading up to China's clamp down on Jack Ma's business empire

China's Ant Group, the fintech giant whose $37bln IPO was derailed by regulators days before it was due to list in November

Multimedia

Fiery end to SpaceX Starship test launches

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'Fortnite' maker Epic Games raises $1bln at $28.7bln valuation

E-commerce spending in UAE, Saudi Arabia set to surge this Ramadan

Bitcoin hits record before landmark Coinbase listing on Nasdaq

Telecom Egypt inks protocol of cooperation with Ora Developers

Saudi fintech startup Prexle completes $670,000 seed round

Saudi finance ministry launches e-portal for individual services

PIF’s Noon signs partnerships with Abu Dhabi’s Man City FC

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