DUBAI: Whether it is rewarding dieters with gold, offering lucrative cash prizes to fitness enthusiasts or introducing “biggest-loser” competitions for slimmers, the UAE has led the way in encouraging …
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How Dubai is striving to ensure artificial intelligence is ‘ethical’
Smart Dubai, a government office helping to transform the city into the “happiest” on earth through technology, has been working on its own ethical constitution to ensure itself and its private sector …
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Union National Bank continues to play its part in the success of the UAE’s banking sector
As the economy of the United Arab Emirates continues to diversify away from its longstanding reliance on oil, the country’s financial services sector is becoming an ever-more important engine for grow…
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Dubai police training on flying motorbikes ahead of planned 2020 launch
Police in Dubai have begun training on hoverbikes in the hope that they can help first responder units reach areas that would otherwise be difficult to reach. The futuristic vehicles are intended …
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Dubai offers sweet deal to Kenyan techies
Kenyan technology innovators keen on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence (AI) are being offered a sweet deal by the Dubai government. As part of its efforts to attract investors …
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Video: Dubai Police take to the skies on ‘flying motorcycle’
First deliveries are due next year. pic.twitter.com/PgZneIkbPt – Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) November 4, 2018 Download the Microsoft News app for your Android or iPhone device and get news & …
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Dubai Rents And Property Prices Set To Fall Again
Property prices and rents are expected to take a dive in Dubai before the end of the year. Property consultants are forecasting both will drop by up to 5% by December, after the number of properties c…
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Time to rent or buy property in the UAE?
Should I continue to rent a property or buy? It is the million-dirham question playing on the minds of expatriates in the UAE. Many people arrive in the Emirates thinking they will do a two to …
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AccorHotels adds serviced-apartment development to Dubai portfolio
The Mövenpick Hotel Apartments Downtown Dubai is the brand’s sixth property in the emirate. With 244 units that range from rooms to fully equipped one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, the property …
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Dubai Police start training on flying motorbikes
(CNN) – The flying motorbike is back in Dubai — and you could see the police riding one in the not-too-distant future. A year after California-based startup Hoversurf showcased its hoverbike at tech …
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New UAE award encourages e-vehicle innovation
A new award constituted by the UAE is expected to lead innovations in this direction, especially in battery capacity, wireless charging and related aspects, a top official said here on Wednesday.
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Tech spending in the UAE could touch Dh60b by year-end
Dubai: The UAE is seeing increased spending in technology helped in large part by the digital transformation. The information and communication technology (ICT) spend could rise to $16.38 billion …
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UAE’s gold shoppers stack up on bars to beat VAT
Dubai: Gold shoppers in the UAE were picking up 10-and 20-gram bars in “record” numbers this week and making full use of their VAT-free status. On November 5 alone, more than 2 tonnes of gold …
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Abu Dhabi Bourse Issues Cryptocurrency Thought Paper
Abi Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) on Tuesday issued a paper on crypto and distributed ledger infrastructure, Emirates News Agency reported … and stakeholders.” Abu Dhabi is witnessing …
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Dubai court rejects ex-wife’s claim to seize superyacht Luna
On Wednesday, in a verdict obtained by Gulf News, Dubai Court ruled that it was “dismissing the case and orders the claimant to pay the expenses and Dh1,000 as attorney fees.” The court …
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Dubai Police officers begin training on hover bike
Dubai’s police force is training to use hover bikes for emergencies in the not too distant future. CNN reports that HoverSurf, which partnered with Dubai Police to display a branded version of …
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Dubai Police ‘starts training’ on flying bikes, eyes 2020 launch
Dubai Police has reportedly started training officers to use a flying motorbike that was first showcased at the tech exhibition GITEX in 2017. According to CNN, California-based startup Hoversurf has …
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