The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said it has achieved cost savings of $2 billion over the past five years by leveraging advanced technologies and digitalisation to enhance drilling efficiencies and …
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Giant solar power station in SPACE could generate energy for Britain
The British prototype, called CASSIOPeiA, is expected to cost between £10-15billion. It is likely to be a mile high, about twice the height of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, and weigh 2,000 tons.
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Saudi Arabia’s New Initiative to Provide 60,000 Free Wi-Fi Hotspots Across the Kingdom
By Sarah Zuhair Since technology is a fundamental pillar in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, the kingdom is heavily investing in boosting its ICT sector. Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information …
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UAE announces 10 Year Golden Visa to Certain Professional Resident Expatriates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) to begin granting a 10 year Golden visa to expatriates with some professions or to those who has specialized degrees, h …
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Call drops? Update you iPhone iOS, here’s how and why
DUBAI: If you use an iPhone 6S (or later versions), better check … FaceTime just disconnects and sends me back to the Home Screen. I thought it was a wifi issue but usually when that happens it …
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UAE- Dewa CEO reviews construction of new HQ
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has inspected the construction at Dewa’s new headquarters, Al-Shera’a (Arabic for sail), in Al Jadaf.
Al …
Dubai SME, HPE boosts innovation attraction programme
The IAP seeks to enhance the emirate’s position as a global hub for innovative technologies and solutions. The programme, designed and implemented by Dubai SME, aims to attract more than 25,000 …
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Special bus begins journey to reach blood donors across Dubai
A blood donation bus powered by smart technology has been launched in Dubai. The environment-friendly bus will travel across Dubai to reach blood donors at locations convenient for them, the Dubai …
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Merits and demerits of short- and long-term rentals in UAE
There are two options for accommodation in the UAE – long-term or short-term. In the UAE, short-term is anything that is less than one year (with option to keep renewing) and long-term is above a year …
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UAE Tech Podcast: 3D Printing, STEM & Jacky’s Business Solutions
A couple of years ago there was a big buzz around 3D printing. Many Tech analysts suggested a future in which we’d all be ‘print-publishing’ consumer it …
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Aster Hospitals UAE gets IoT-ready with new network management system
Growing patient expectations, the increasing influx of healthcare IoT devices and a disconnect among various systems has led Aster Hospitals in the UAE to deploy software-defined network …
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UAE- 75% of ME experts say AI will generate value for organisations
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not yet giving a big bottom-line boost to most companies, despite a majority of experts saying that they are confident in its potential, a new study by the Boston …
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Dubai comes up with a new model of excellence
The 2020 Dubai Government Excellence Programme is the first such … government priorities, data and technology, leadership, health and safety, human capital and communications.
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Giant solar power station in SPACE could generate energy for Britain: Scientists could build a multi-billion pound satellite to match output of a nuclear plant… and there’s …
The British prototype, called CASSIOPeiA, is expected to cost between £10-15billion. It is likely to be a mile high, about twice the height of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, and weigh 2,000 tons.
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14 thoughts after my first flight in Emirates’ game-changer first class
What’s at the top of your travel bucket list… Going on a safari? Seeing the Northern Lights? For me, it’s neither. Ever since Emirates launched the “game-changer” first-class suite on nine of its …
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Samzuga Hope Alive Center Dubai partners with Imo Govt for free solar energy training
Days after announcing his partnership with Nigerian Government to offer free medical treatment and to alleviate unemployment..
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Trump Administration Clears First-Ever Sale of Armed Drones and F-35 Fighters to the UAE
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that the Trump Administration “notified Congress of proposed [United Arab Emirates] purchases of F-35 fighter aircraft, MQ-9B UAS, and munitions worth $23.
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