by inbusiness Polling stations have opened this morning for the German elections. And while the most recent polls had suggested a third of the electorate was still undecided about who to vote for, today will reveal whether the candidate’s last-minute campaigning has paid off. Angela Merkel is widely predicted to be re-elected chancellor in what…
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Cisco Introduces Transformational Systems Management Platform and Strategy for UCS and HyperFlex
by Sharon Divan Dubai, UAE – – Cisco today unveiled Cisco Intersight,™ a management and automation platform for Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) and Cisco HyperFlex™ Systems, marking the start of a multi-year strategic program to provide customers with clear IT advantages that support their competitive business goals. Cisco Intersight simplifies data center operations…
Diversions as busy roundabout near Education City demolished
by inbusiness Ashghal has started work this week on converting Al Luqta roundabout near Education City into a multi-level intersection. Diversions are already in place at the junction of Al Beday St. and Makkah St. while construction is underway. The temporary road layout is expected to be in place for at least the next 18…
DHL Express Geared For More Growth
by inbusiness Geoff Walsh, Senior VP and Country Manager, DHL Express UAE talks to InBusiness.ae about the continuous success DHL has been building in the UAE for over four decades. How is DHL’s performance in the Middle East compared to other regions? DHL Express was the 1st express logistics provider in the UAE and we…
NMC Healthcare wins ‘Brand of the Year 2017’ by Superbrands
by Sharon Divan Dubai, UAE: Superbrands, the independent authority and arbiter of branding, announced that ‘NMC Healthcare’ has won the coveted ‘Brand of the Year’ award at the 13th annual Superbrands tribute event, which was held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dubai Festival City. Sixty-four leading brands from the UAE were awarded Superbrands status and…
Traders are making huge bets that the Toys R Us bankruptcy will crush one of its main suppliers (MAT)
by inbusiness Toys R Us isn’t a public company, but its bankruptcy filing two days ago is already sending shockwaves through the stock market. Feeling the heat is Mattel, the retailer responsible for the wildly popular Barbie and Hot Wheels brands, as well as one of Toys R Us’ most important suppliers. The company’s stock…
North Korea may finally be embracing a more consumer-friendly culture — here’s what people are buying
Wong Maye-E/AP Tensions between North Korea and the US continue to rise, and the US State Department’s ban on travel to North Korea is being implemented this weekend. Still, there are signs that cultural changes are slowly starting to take root in the hermit kingdom. There are only three billboards up in the capital city of Pyongyang, and there…
Amazon is reportedly working on smart glasses
by inbusiness David Ryder / Stringer / Getty Images As the augmented reality (AR) market prepares to catch a second wind thanks to Apple and Facebook, another tech titan may be preparing to jump in: Amazon.com. The e-commerce giant is now reportedly working on a set of Alexa-powered smart glasses that could be used as a foundation for an…
Duolingo’s Tinycards comes to Android
The popular language learning service Duolingo today announced that Tinycards, it flashcards app, is now available on Android. Tinycards, which marked Duolingo’s first foray beyond its flagship language learning service, launched as an iOS-only app in 2016 and came to the web in 2017. Read More
ServiceNow Brings Machine Learning to Everyday Work With Launch of Intelligent Automation Engine™
ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) recently announced machine learning capabilities to tackle some of the biggest problems in IT today. With ServiceNow Intelligent Automation Engine, companies can now prevent outages before they happen, automatically categorize and route incidents, predict future performance and benchmark performance against IT peers. Capability will also bring machine learning to ServiceNow cloud services…
This chart shows the 17 US companies with the biggest piles of cash
American companies are hoarding cash like crazy. In the second quarter of 2017, twenty-four of the largest American companies are holding on to a whopping $1.01 trillion in cash reserves, up 1.63% from the first quarter, according to analysis of second quarter earnings reports by Bank of America. Of the $1.01 trillion, just over 80%…
Millennials have very different spending habits than their parents
Reuters Millennials are using less credit than their parents did when they were younger, according to TransUnion. But two categories are different: personal and auto loans. Millennials’ needs are not vastly different from those of the generation before them at their age, but modern technology offers a huge opportunity to lenders. Millennials are using credit…
Essential, the New Startup of Android Creator Andy Rubin, Just Made a Huge Privacy Slip-Up
There’s a lot of excitement around Andy Rubin’s new smartphone company, Essential–the Android creator has the pedigree, more than $300 million in funding, and a $700 phone to sell. However, Essential, which has been taking preorders for its new handset, just made a big slip-up. Earlier this week, it shared the personal details of dozens…
ERICSSON CAPTURES CRUCIAL STEPS TO PREPARE FOR A WORLD POWERED BY IoT – InBusiness
by inbusiness 15 billion Internet of Things (IoT) connections worldwide by 2021 IoT to address global challenges including climate change and fast urbanization Ericsson is showcasing its latest solutions in the Internet of Things (IoT) space during IoTX, the biggest IoT event in the Middle East powered by GITEX, between March 29 and 31 at…
A pitiful Labor Day box office ends a historically awful summer movie season
Lionsgate We’ve been leading up to a big crash at the box office this summer and that’s just what happened over the Labor Day weekend. For years now studios have all gone on break over the long holiday weekend, as most audiences skip the theaters and instead venture on vacations or the beach. But this…
HBO’s ‘Insecure’ has the hottest music on TV — we talked to the guy who puts it together
HBO HBO’s original series “Insecure,” known for its humorous portrayal of life in LA, has been quietly gaining recognition as a beacon of hot tracks. The series has a popular Spotify playlist that contains season one and two’s soundtrack, with new songs added weekly as season two progresses — the playlist is currently at 137…
Hurricane Harvey’s Massive Flooding Also Destroyed Hundreds of Thousands of Cars
Hurricane Harvey’s massive flooding has displaced tens of thousands of people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes across southeast Texas and Louisiana. Now, Wired reports Harvey’s devastating path has also left as many people without cars. Insurance companies have received at least 100,000 claims for cars impacted by Harvey, according to Wired. Seventy-five percent…
Red Hat and Microsoft Simplify Containers to Help Enterprises Accelerate to the Hybrid Cloud
DUBAI, UAE, 3rd September, 2017 – Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq “MSFT”) and Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT) today announced an expansion of the two companies’ alliance with plans for new initiatives aimed at enabling enterprises to more easily adopt containers. This includes native support for Windows Server containers on Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat OpenShift Dedicated…
Universal Basic Income Could Grow the U.S. Economy by an Extra 12.5%
A team of economists from the left-leaning Roosevelt Institute conclude in a new research study that implementing a guaranteed income of $1,000 a month for all Americans would accelerate U.S. economic growth by an additional 12.56% over eight years if it were financed by increased federal debt. If the same program were financed by increased…
This is the new, cheaper Nest Thermostat
The rumor mill has been buzzing for a while now about a new, more affordable Nest Thermostat — and sure enough: it’s now official. They’re calling it the Nest Thermostat E. As rumored, they’ve shaved off a good chunk of the price tag; whereas the original Nest Learning Thermostat will continue to sell for $250,…