As lawmakers, citizens, and company’s debate the use of facial recognition software in the U.S., tech giants in America and China have been busy hawking products to eager surveillance states abroad. …
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Dubai Future Council explores new technologies in philanthropy
DUBAI,29th May, 2019 (WAM) — The Dubai Council for the Future of Humanitarian Work held its first meeting to explore adopting the latest technologies in the humanitarian field and examine the current …
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US And Chinese Tech Giants Are Battling To Sell Facial Recognition Technology In The Middle East
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As a backlash against facial recognition technology grows in the US, a host of Chinese and American firms are competing to supply Dubai’s police force with biometric …
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4G Sim Card or Portable WIFI for Traveling in Dubai
Which is better? 4G Sim card or Portable WIFI for Traveling in Dubai? We were staying in Dubai for a couple of days recently as we were flying back from Cape Town to Kuala Lumpur with a layover in …
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Dubai Civil Defense adopts GIS mapping, shortens response time
Dubai Municipality and Dubai Civil Defence Department signed an MOU from remote locations using the latest 3D hologram communication technology. Dubai Civil Defence authorities in Dubai will now have …
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Dubai Internet City targets emerging markets
Dubai Internet City (DIC) is focusing on emerging markets such as India, China, Russia and Poland in order to attract more firms in to the technology free zone, a senior official said on Tuesday. “We …
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Smart Dubai & Dubai Health Authority Use AI to Save Lives
His Excellency Wesam Lootah, CEO of the Smart Dubai Government Establishment, emphasised the importance of Artificial Intelligence technology in providing effective tools to improve the lives of …
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More than half of UAE residents believe their devices are spying on them
“While 85 per cent of people [in the UAE] own a smartphone, 55 per cent believe the technology is spying on them,” YouGov said. Similarly, when it comes to a computer or laptop with a webcam, 57 per …
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Dubai retail giant inks Carrefour solar power deal in Jordan
Dubai-based retail giant Majid Al Futtaim has signed an agreement with Yellow Door Energy to bring solar power to Carrefour stores in Jordan. The 17-megawatt build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) wheeling …
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Innovation Centre at Dubai’s Dh50bn solar park nears completion
The largest single-site solar park in the world will have an expected capacity of 5,000 megawatts (MW) by 2030 The solar park is the largest single-site solar park in the world based on the …
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UAE- Empower: Artificial Intelligence pushes the district cooling sector forward
Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to accelerate the adoption of AI technology and its tools in all sectors. Empower stressed that it has adopted a solid approach …
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Dubai’s second annual Future Blockchain Summit showcases real-world implementation
We look forward to seeing how the UAE, and all smart cities, will be impacted by the way this technology is implemented.” The Middle East’s leading event for cross-industry blockchain learning and …
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DREP partners with BlockGemini to support Dubai’s 2020 Blockchain Strategy
DREP and BlockGemini aim to achieve mass adoption of blockchain technology in Dubai aligned with the Dubai 2020 Blockchain Strategy. To diversify the oil-based economy, the Dubai government and the …
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Winnow saves hotels $1.6m annually through food wastage technology
Winnow’s managing director Ignacio Ramirez said they have experienced a fast growth for the technology in the Middle East and has another 30 units in the pipeline. “Winnow launched in the Middle East …
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Flying taxi start-ups target Asia debut using European technology
The world’s first passenger-drone services may debut in Asia – but the technology behind these flying taxis will … while governments in Singapore and territories including Dubai are enthusiastically …
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Most UAE residents think smartphones are spying on them
While 15 percent of UAE residents use security cameras … followed by social isolation due to excessive use of technology (35 percent), and human interactions being replaced by artificial …
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Pro Act Technology broadens its portfolio in UAE offering world-class managed security services
Pro Act Technology has announced the expansion of its portfolio with the addition of new suite of Managed Security Services (MSS). Supporting organisations with a broad range of solutions in the …
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