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All About Cybercrime in Dubai in a Nutshell

One of the greatest rates of regional digital adoption may be seen in the United Arab Emirate (UAE), but consequently, has seen a proportional increase of cybercrime in Dubai and the surrounding areas. The World Digital Report 2021 provided information on 43 nations’ web-based lifestyles in 2020, including the UAE. In the past year, UAE […]

The Future of Grocery Shopping and Amazon Fresh

It has been over two years since Amazon made up its mind to change the future of grocery shopping and opened up its first Amazon Fresh store.  Now, they have shifted into high gear and opened up dozens of stores across the U.S., continually expanding into new cities.   Most recently an Amazon fresh grocery store […]

UAE VoIP Ban: Everything you Need to Know 

Anyone with friends in Dubai or Abu Dhabi knows about the UAE VoIP ban. You have probably tried calling your friends or family on WhatsApp, Viber, Skype, or the like only to hear them say something along the lines of “Wait, let me turn on the VPN.”   Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP, also called IP […]

Visa Tokens Overtake Payments Giant's Physical Cards in Circulation

Payments giant Visa Inc said on Wednesday it has issued over 4 billion network tokens worldwide through its security technology Visa Token Service (VTS), outpacing the total number of its physical cards in circulation. VTS replaces 16-digit Visa account numbers with a token that only Visa can unlock, protecting the underlying account information. “Without exposing […]

Founder of China's Huawei Urges Focus on Cash Flow, Survival in Downturn - Media

The founder of China’s Huawei Technologies has told employees the company must shift its focus from pursuing scale to ensuring profits and cash flow as the global economy enters a long period of recession, media reported on Tuesday. “With survival the main principle, marginal businesses will be shrunken and closed, and the chill will be […]

Drones Will Soon Energize Dubai's Food Industry

In the 1990s, the internet took the world by storm and vitalized the e-commerce industry. A couple of decades later, drones are set to elevate the food industry. Interest in Drone technology is surging in UAE, and Dubai is pioneering it, so how are drones used in the Dubai food industry? Can Drones Deliver Food? […]

Process Analytical Technology: Reshaping the Pharmaceutical Industry

Process analytical technology initiative was created in 2004 by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), aiming to decrease public health risks associated with manufacturing pharmaceutical products. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the pharmaceutical industry has seen immense demand, leading to unprecedented production. A better understanding of the production process at every level proved necessary to achieve […]

Telcos Revolutionizing the UAE Telecom Market

We frequently ponder what the future will bring. The Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Dubai, H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has stated: “Anyone who thinks that the world after COVID-19 would be the same as the one before it, is mistaken.” Change is […]

AppLovin Offers to Buy Video Game Software Maker Unity in $17.5 Billion Deal

Gaming software company AppLovin Corp made an offer on Tuesday to buy its peer video game software maker Unity Software Inc in a $17.54 billion all-stock deal, threatening to derail Unity’s announced plan to acquire AppLovin’s smaller competitor ironSource. AppLovin has offered $58.85 for each Unity share, which represents a premium of 18 percent to […]