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Central banks announce cooperation on digital currencies
The central banks of Britain, the euro zone, Japan, Sweden and Switzerland will share experiences in a new group headed by former European Central Bank official Benoit Coeure
Emaar partners with Xiaomi for ‘Emaar Smart Home’
The MoU positions Emaar as the first developer outside of China to enter into a strategic partnership with Xiaomi for a smart home experience
Iran asks U.S., France for equipment to download downed plane's black boxes
Canada, Ukraine and other nations who had citizens on the flight have asked Iran to send the flight data and voice recorders to experts abroad for analysis
2020 trends for Middle East security market: Genetec
Development of machine learning, facial recognition systems for wider acceptance will continue this year
Hong Kong’s card payments may top 1bln transaction in 2020 -GlobalData
Asian country’s payment card market is largely driven by credit and charge cards which accounted for 67.9% of the total card payment value in 2019
Bahrain poised to become major hub for technology and innovation
Policy changes to increase transparency, protect investors, align with international standards and modernise access to Bahrain’s capital markets have yielded measurable results
Apple's Cook says global corporate tax system must be overhauled
Apple CEO optimistic OECD will agree fair tax reforms
Abu Dhbai's Hub71 launches programme to assist startups with AI tech, cloud services
Hub71’s Microsoft Reactor programme will be a centre for technical learning and knowledge-sharing
Honeywell, Etisalat Misr team up to deploy advanced tech at Egypt's new smart city
They will build a city operations centre, deliver citizen services
GO reveals accumulated losses
Go’s disclosure comes according to market rules as accumulated losses exceeded 50% of capital.
Insights
Holding: EU may spoil FBI bid to hack Apple phones
One big shift is the European Union’s implementation of strict limits on the flow of personal data across its borders
Trade deal no panacea for rocky U.S. relations with China
Washington is increasingly alarmed about the security implications of Chinese technology
In next war, soldiers will leave their smartphones at home: Peter Apps
Communications revolution – and the vast sea of data it produces – has made surveillance much easier