Elemental’s design concept for the Art Mill Qatar Musems An old flour mill that sits off of Qatar’s Corniche will soon be redesigned into an art gallery and cultural center with the help of Chilean firm Elemental, officials have announced. The Santiago-based architecture group is the winner of a two-year long design contest held by Qatar…
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Here are 13 of the most wheelchair and stroller-friendly places in Qatar
Here are 13 of the most wheelchair and stroller-friendly places in Qatar May 12, 2017 by inbusiness Photo of Al Khor Park for illustrative purposes only. Bijan Choudhury/Flickr Though people with disabilities in Qatar have long struggled to access many venues across the country, the situation has been improving in recent years. This week, more than a dozen…
Business and IT Disconnected Over IoT, Creating Widely Disparate Adoption Rates across EMEA: Aruba Study
by Vernon Saldanha The internet of things (IoT) market remains fragmented in EMEA stemming from a disconnect between IT and business departments over what IoT is and how it should be used. This is according to a new survey of 1,400 business and IT leaders from 11 countries in Europe and the Middle East. Findings…
Carbon Black to Showcase Next Generation Endpoint Security at GISEC 2017
Carbon Black, the leader in next-generation endpoint security, today announced its participation in the Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC 2017) for the third consecutive year, which will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 21st to 23rd May 2017. The company will showcase its latest endpoint protection, detection and response solutions…
Festival City’s IMAGINE show with Panasonic Projectors receives second Guinness World Record
Dubai Festival City, Intercontinental and Panasonic representatives receive the Guinness World Record at the public launch of IMAGINE’s new show, ‘A Child’s Dream’ Guinness World Records recognised IMAGINE, the latest multimedia attraction in Dubai, for the World’s Largest Permanent Projection Mapping after a three-month successful run, using over 60 Panasonic projectors covering approximately 4857 m2…
Networking app for skilled refugees wins first prize at NYU Abu Dhabi International Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World 2017
by Anisa Khan Hiat, an application designed to connect skilled refugees and the local community in an easy-to-use gig economy platform has won top honors at NYU Abu Dhabi’s 7th Annual International Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World. The application was designed by a team of six students who were mentored by Islam…
NYU Abu Dhabi to host the 2017 Annual International Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World
NYU Abu Dhabi to host the 2017 Annual International Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World by Anisa Khan Three day programming marathon set to take place April 14 – 16 Aspiring hackers from across the globe are set to gather at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) between April 14 – 16 for the 7th…
Kangpe is a mobile service connecting Africa to healthcare
Healthcare in Africa might conjure up an image of some physician working in a remote village via Doctors without Borders but mobile technology is rapidly changing the entire continent and Y Combinator startup Kangpe Health aims to cash in by providing Africans with a platform to contact doctors remotely through their mobile devices. People access…
Will You Be Part of the Next Tech Revolution?
One of the most important, and underappreciated, aspects of investing in the technology sector is the need for a ‘critical mass’ in order to truly make change and, just as important, big profits. Just because an idea sounds revolutionary, it doesn’t mean it makes for a great investment right now. A couple of ‘hot’ industries…
Weekly Roundup: Intel buys Mobileye for $15.3B, Uber’s navigation for drivers improves
This week four people were accused of hacking at least 500 million Yahoo accounts, Spotify partnered with Waze and Intel bought computer vision company Mobileye. These are the top stories of the week, and you can also get this post as a weekly newsletter in your inbox, if you prefer. 1. The U.S. Department of…
You Can Now Use Amazon’s Alexa From Your iPhone
Amazon’s voice-based digital assistant, Alexa, is now available through Apple mobile devices. The retail giant has embedded Alexa into its iOS app, Amazon said Thursday. People with Amazon’s app on their iPhone and iPads can use their voices to ask Alexa questions, check the weather, and order batteries directly from Amazon’s online store. Amazon did…
Alibaba Branches Out Into Mobile Gaming with $145 Million Investment
Chinese technology giant Alibaba is investing 1 billion yuan ($145 million) in mobile gaming distribution, a new area for chairman Jack Ma´s expanding digital empire. The Hangzhou-based company will be using the funds to work with mobile gaming firms to take games developed in China to an international audience, CNBC reports. Bridging the gap between…
Niantic Labs Taps Wearable Startup to Boost Popular Ingress Game
Canadian wearable technology startup Mighty Cast unveiled a programmable wristband on Thursday that Pokemon Go developer Niantic is using to add features to its augmented reality online game Ingress. The small Montreal-based company is hoping the hackable aspect of its Nex Evolution device will set it apart from the likes of Fitbit’s fitness-focused band and…
GM will begin testing and building self-driving cars in Michigan
by inbusiness GM is going to start building its next generation of self-driving vehicles at the Michigan plant where it builds its Chevrolet Bolt, the company’s CEO Mary Barra announced Thursday. It will also be testing vehicles on public roads in metro Detroit, GM said. GM is already testing self-driving vehicles using autonomous systems created by…
The Power of C: Connect. Collaborate. Create
The Accenture Digital Connected Hackathon was held internationally in collaboration with Expo 2020 Dubai, and in the UAE in partnership with Etisalat Digital. The event took place in Dubai and seven other cities in Europe and the Middle East simultaneously: Rome, London, Madrid, Amsterdam, Dortmund, Prague, Istanbul and Dubai. This international collaboration between Accenture Digital,…
Here are eMarketer’s definitive guides to the future of digital media
BII The future of media is rapidly evolving right before our very eyes. Digital is taking over the world, and the generational shift is in full swing as millennials and Generation X age up and smartphones, computers, and tablets become their primary tools for media…
Fitbit (FIT) Q3 Earnings Beat, Revenues Match Estimates
Fitbit, Inc. FIT reported third-quarter 2016 adjusted earnings (excluding all one-time items but including stock-based compensation) of 13 cents per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 11 cents. However, the fourth quarter guidance was lower than analysts’ expectations, which sent shares down 1.9%. In the quarter, 60% of the activations came from new…
Acunetix educates GITEX visitors on web app vulnerability services
Acunetix, a company specialising in web application vulnerability scanning, is exhibiting alongside Bulwark at this years GITEX Technology Week, following the recent distribution agreement between the two firms. Damian Fearnley, Regional Sales Manager, EMEA, Acunetix, outlined the company’s main focuses at the exhibition this year. “One of our goals is to educate the market and…
Researchers to explore ‘hidden secrets’ under Qatar’s waters
A new-five year project to better understand Qatar’s marine life and uncover its “hidden secrets” is set to begin in a few months, researchers have announced. The endeavor is being spearheaded by Qatar Museums and Qatar University, with help from Canada’s York University and Italy’s culture ministry. It is unique in that most historical research…
dmg events acquires EMS PTY South Africa – InBusiness
by inbusiness One of the world’s leading event companies, dmg events, has announced the acquisition of Exhibition Management Services PTY Ltd (EMS) – headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. dmg events, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Daily Mail & General Trust plc (DMGT, www.dmgt.com), an international portfolio of digital, information, media and events businesses….