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Bahrain eyes becoming innovative hub for startups in GCC- EDB
Bahrain's government is currently working on a raft of policies to prop up startups and help them build ecosystem
Qualcomm to file suits in Chinese courts to ban sales of iPhone XS and XR: FT
The case, brought by Qualcomm, is part of a global patent dispute between the two U.S. companies that includes dozens of lawsuits.
Google launches Thai AI project to screen for diabetic eye disease
Push by big tech companies to show the social benefits of new AI technologies
Apple to build new $1bln campus in Texas
Apple plans to create 20,000 jobs by 2023
Finablr's UAE Exchange, Ripple to begin blockchain payments by Q1
UAE Exchange and U.S. startup Ripple plan to launch cross-border remittances to Asia via blockchain by the first quarter of 2019
UAE rated most advanced Mena country for online shopping
According to Euromonitor International figures, UAE's e-commerce landscape is worth $12bln during 2018
France's Orange partners with Amazon over voice assistant technology
Under the partnership, requests to buy products online or a service offered by Amazon could be made via Djingo
UAE, Saudi Arabia using fintech for cross-border settlements
UAE and Saudi Arabia have started using fintech for cross-border settlements, including a digital currency which they jointly developed for that purpose
First virtual school launched in Saudi Jazan's Sabya
The move was part of the ministry’s efforts to adopt digital technology in the education sector
Cybersecurity has enhanced Saudi Arabia’s national security
Saudi Arabia is the most targeted country in the Middle East, particularly the Kingdom’s oil, infrastructure and telecommunications sectors
Insights
Big Tech has a mission in U.S. flyover country
Tech bosses say they want to create opportunities for Americans
Google finds Congress still searching for a clue
A grilling of Google chief Sundar Pichai revealed that Congress is still searching for a clue
The next worry for U.S. stocks: shrinking profit forecasts
Investors wonder whether share prices adequately reflect risks of slower profit growth.
