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Dubai Health Authority to adapt AI-powered remote patient monitoring tech

Dubai’s healthcare regulator announced earlier this week that it will be working on enhancing its MedTech capabilities, emphasizing AI-powered remote patient monitoring. The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is currently collaborating with homegrown startup Enpy – which specializes in medical artificial intelligence (AI) – to use its AI-powered device for remote patient monitoring. According to the […]

Biden faces steep challenges to reach renewable energy goals

President Joe Biden wants to change the way the U.S. uses energy by expanding renewables, but he will need to navigate a host of challenges — including the coronavirus pandemic and restoring hundreds of thousands of lost jobs — to get it done. The wind and solar industries have managed to grow despite a less-than-supportive […]

Zain tops CDP global index on climate change

Kuwait-based telecoms operator Zain Group has received the highest rank in MEA in the CDP global index on climate change exceeding the average for Asian markets, the company telecoms announced on Tuesday. Zain Group announced its inclusion in the global list of the CDP with an advanced rating in Management Scope ‘B’ for the Climate […]

KSA online food ordering to massively rise by 2026, report says

In a report released this week, the “Saudi Arabian Online Food Ordering and Delivery Market” was valued at $511.21 Million in 2020 and is forecast to grow at 10.05 percent CAGR during 2021 – 2026, according to Research and Markets. Even after the challenges of the pandemic, the market showed consistent growth. Going forwards, digitization, […]

Senate vetting Biden's choice for SEC head amid stock drama

President Joe Biden’s choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission is coming before a Senate panel for his confirmation hearing at a moment when a roiling stock-trading drama has spurred clamor for tighter regulation of Wall Street. Gary Gensler, a chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission during the Obama administration, has experience as […]

MTN faces rocky situation in Syria, hampering Middle East exit

South African operator MTN is facing a rocky situation in Syria, as the company was placed under a judicial guardianship following a court battle that went in favor of the country’s telecoms regulator. The Syrian Telecommunications and Post Regulatory Authority had previously accused the provider of mismanagement and violations of its licensing contract. According to […]

Huawei daughter back in Canada court in US extradition case

Lawyers for a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies were in court Monday arguing evidence should be introduced which would undermine the case to have their client extradited to the U.S. Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei’s founder and the company’s chief financial officer, at Vancouver’s airport in late 2018. The […]

AI panel urges US to boost tech skills amid China's rise

An artificial intelligence commission led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is urging the U.S. to boost its AI skills to counter China, including by pursuing “AI-enabled” weapons – something that Google itself has shied away from on ethical grounds. Schmidt and current executives from Google, Microsoft, Oracle and Amazon are among the 15 members […]