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Trump says he asked Apple's Cook to look into helping build 5G in U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump visited Texas plant of the company
SRTI Park, BASMA Group sign MoU to establish institute for transformational development, knowledge transfer
They will establish a state-of-the-art-institute that will be the first of its kind in the Middle East region to focus on transformational developmen
Private equity consortium to buy UK testing firm LGC from KKR
LGC provides measuring and testing services to the healthcare and affiliated markets and also liaisons with government bodies.
Interview: UAE-based car-sharing operator tapping $1.2bln Saudi market - CEO
Firm allocates $10mln towards Saudi expansion and plans to operate in Egypt, Turkey over next 2 years
Google bars elections ads from using political leanings, voter data
The move coincides with pressure on social media platforms
Fawry’s profit soars 48% in 9 months
Fawry for Banking Technology and Electronic Payments showed a 48% year-on-year profit hike during the first nine months of 2019.
Leonardo to build rotorcraft terminal at Dubai Expo site
Terminal to support development of network of point-to-point connections for both urban transfers, connections between cities
Agreement signed to boost Jordan youth employability through IT training
IT sector “receives great attention” from the foundation
New loyalty programme launched for Ahli Bank cardholders
The AhliRewards programme will allow the cardholders to avail discounts across various categories
Oman's NBC signs incubation deal with Smart Care International
NBC will provide Smart Care International with a variety of services
Insights
TikTok has escape route that Huawei lacks
TikTok may have fewer allies to lobby on its behalf, but its $75bln owner ByteDance could sell or spin its subsidiary off
UK Labour's broadband plan is free of most logic
Britain’s Labour party said it would nationalise telecoms provider BT’s fixed-line network to provide free full-fibre broadband for all
3D printing has major potential in oil and gas industry: report
The disruption in value chain means wider thinking, more in terms of digital manufacturing than 3D printing.
