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Trump announces launch of his very own social media site

Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s launching a new media company with its own social media platform. Trump says his goal in launching the Trump Media & Technology Group and its “Truth Social” app is to […]

Russian Humanoid Robot interacts with GITEX visitors

Russian autonomous robot company, Promobot, brought to life various humanistic creatures during GITEX week, including a human-form robot. Its objective lies in serving customers by responding to any inquiry passers might have after interacting with it. The humanoid robot took care of the event’s visitor navigation while providing information about its parent company and its […]

NDS medical robot navigates GITEX visitors' digital experience

South Korean IT service provider, NDS, demonstrated in its booth its latest robot. Throughout its GITEX appearance, NDS revealed that its robot is developed to accommodate airports, events, and different industries’ needs. In its booth, the robot helped the tech trade show visitors navigate the event with its diversified aspects, including company stands, in addition […]

Facebook to refurbish its image with a rebrand

Facebook announced on Tuesday plans to rebrand its image by changing its name to mirror the tech giant’s recent emphasis on creating its metaverse, according to The Verge.  Mark Zuckerberg is planning to change the social networking company’s name, with the new label will be announced next week at the company’s annual Connect conference on October […]

Facilitating lives with Get You Go Robot

The Northern European company, Get You Go, based in Latvia, is one of the many startups that stamped its presence during Dubai’s tech fête. Specializing in operational solutions, Get You Go displayed a robot that not only entertained people during the event but holds a much deeper functionality than what meets the eye. A small […]

Novi, Facebook digital wallet sirens regulatory warning

Facebook launched on Tuesday its own digital wallet Novi to support decentralized currencies in collaboration with Coinbase and was faced with an urge from U.S. senators and lawmakers to cease the wallet’s pilot release, effective immediately.  One notion Facebook’s six-hour outage proved to us: the magnitude of our reliance on just one company. Facebook made […]

Energy crunch hits global recovery as winter approaches

Power shortages are turning out streetlights and shutting down factories in China. The poor in Brazil are choosing between paying for food or electricity. German corn and wheat farmers can’t find fertilizer, made using natural gas. And fears are rising that Europe will have to ration electricity if it’s a cold winter. The world is […]

As Bitcoin goes mainstream, Wall Street looks to cash in

Love cryptocurrencies or hate the very idea of them, they’re becoming more mainstream by the day. Cryptocurrencies have surged so much that their total value has reached nearly $2.5 trillion, rivaling the world’s most valuable company, Apple, and have amassed more than 200 million users. At that size, it’s simply too big for the financial […]

GITEX Tech Week, day 3: Announcements buzz the event floor

The third day of GITEX Tech Week 2021 was one full of announcements; many companies had waited until everyone was immersed into the action to get them fired up with their innovations and news. Ceremonies, statements, new releases, partnerships, and the like reciting exciting opportunities opened up in the world of tech. Be they local, […]