Just in:
ADEX deepens export push for manufacturers
// Elon Musk will probably get his $86 Billion. Real challenge starts after
// UiPath gains Dubai cloud security clearance
// Sarath bets on AI infrastructure growth
// .bit expands role in Web3 identity
// TrendAI™ Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing
// npm worm exploits hidden build trigger
// Innio’s Nasdaq debut taps AI power rush
// UiPath gains Dubai cloud security clearance
// Malicious uploads expose agent skill scanners
// FAB backs water finance drive
// Dubai streamlines SME launch path for founders
// MMC Port weighs private stake sale
// Microsoft brings AI agents to office badges
// Bitcoin sell-off tests institutional faith
// Infostealers reshape phishing threat landscape
// House vote sharpens Trump Iran rift
// Amazon tightens grip on Bond games
// Cardano sell-off deepens as governance strains bite
// Dan turns to Tomac amid budget squeeze
//
News related to
ARABIAN POST SPECIAL
10 things to do today: Have some fun with the Yalla Laughs crew, see the art exhibition Nowherescapes, and more
Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for January 12, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun.newslideAbu DhabiComedy showHave some fun with the Yalla Laughs crew, featuring top local and regional comedians including headliner Maher “Jokah” Barwany, Akshay Ahuja, Colin Armstrong, Rushdi Rafeek and MC Jon Boulton (pictured). Tonight, 8pm, free entry, [...]
Sabah leaders grief the passing of Adenan – The Borneo Post
Musa and Adenan KOTA KINABALU: Sabah leaders have expressed their sadness at the passing of Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem. They also paid tribute to the late Adenan whom they described as a good leader who was an inspiration to the people of Sabah and Sarawak. Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman in a statement said Malaysia had lost a good man [...]
Talk: Sue Fulton Thinks Equal Rights Make the Military Stronger
Photo Sue Fulton Credit Andrew T. Warman for The New York Times You were a member of the first co-ed class at West Point, then you served in the Army for five and a half years, but it’s safe to say that you’ve spent more time on a different battle: fighting for civil rights within the military. Do you think there are any similarities between what drew [...]
Abu Dhabi’s SeaWorld park move invites animal lovers’ wrath
|ARABIAN POST SPECIAL| Abu Dhabi’s much-fancied plan to set up the first SeaWorld marine life park outside the US on the Yas Island has run into a controversy, with the animal cause organisation PETA shooting off a letter of appeal to Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority to scrap the project.The theme park is set to be run by Miral Asset Management, which is the development arm […]
Middle East bucks trend of falling smartphone sales
|By Arabian Post Staff| Although smartphone sales growth rate is slowing down worldwide, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is witnessing an increase in sales.Smartphone shipment to the MENA region reached 171.2 million in 2016, up from 157.5 million, according to Statista.com – a global portal of statistics that collects information from 18,000 sources.This also means that the Middle East mobile market is increasingly turning […]
Feature: Neanderthals Were People, Too
To an outsider, it looked preposterous. The archaeologists were cataloging and storing absolutely everything, treating this physical material as though it were digital information — JPEGs of itself. And yet they couldn’t afford not to: Everything a Neanderthal came into contact with was a valuable clue. (In 28 years of excavations here, archaeologists have yet to find a fossil of an actual Neanderthal.) “This is like putting [...]Advertisements
Director J A Bayona hopes for monster success with new film A Monster Calls
"I think that, somehow, we overprotect children," says A Monster Calls director J A Bayona. "This is a story that was written for kids and helps them deal with complicated emotions."Adapted from a book by Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls tells the story of a boy (Lewis MacDougall) trying to cope with the news his mother (Felicity Jones) has cancer. To make matters worse, he has to spend [...]
Middle East helps power McLaren supercar sales to record
The Middle East has given McLaren Automotive, the British manufacturer of luxury sports and supercars, good reason to get revved up with sales soaring last year.Its Middle East, Africa and central and South America region grew by an impressive 69 per cent last year, as the company posted another record year of sales growth.From offices in Dubai, McLaren has expanded into Abu Dhabi. "We continue to develop [...]
How The Post and Courier covered the Dylann Roof trial
On Tuesday morning, as they have for so many mornings now, Glenn Smith, Jennifer Berry Hawes and Abigail Darlington walked into Charleston's District Court at 85 Broad Street with the tools they would need to tell the story. Hawes brought her 8.5-by-11-inch yellow notebook and whatever pen she had grabbed from the newsroom. Smith came ready to liveblog with his laptop and phone. Darlington planned to catch [...]
Microsoft tries to soothe regulators and critics with new privacy controls
To address criticism from regulators and public policy groups, Microsoft is making some changes in its privacy practices.Of all the body blows Microsoft has absorbed in the past 18 months over Windows 10, the criticisms of its privacy policies have to sting the most.Last summer, the French National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) issued a formal notice against Microsoft, ordering that the company "stop collecting excessive data and [...]
American Destroyer Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Boats
Photo The United States guided missile destroyer Mahan in the Mediterranean in 2013. Credit Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob D. Moore/U.S. Navy, via Reuters WASHINGTON — In a vivid illustration of the tensions between the United States and Iran, an American Navy warship fired warning shots at Iranian boats that were racing toward it near the Strait of Hormuz, Defense Department officials said on Monday.The episode [...]
Lack of rain hits farmers across the UAE hard
As the country’s devout come together in mosques to pray for rain on Tuesday morning, farmers across the UAE have said they have been forced to stop planting crops and in some case abandon their plots of land altogether due to a lack of water.Mohammad Al Darmaki, a farmer from Kalba, said the problem has gotten so bad he has stopped working on his land. He said [...]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Is a Wildly Popular Fascist – The Nation.
Most Popular1Donald Trump Is Not Too Big to Fail2Courageous House Progressives Raise ‘Justice and Fairness’ Objections to Certifying Trump3Sherrod Brown Is the First Senator to Say ‘No’ to Jeff Sessions4This Monday, Join Protests Across the Country to Block Trump’s Climate-Denying Cabinet Picks5Why Workers Everywhere Should Be Scared by Kentucky’s Assault on Unions A Fascist Original Having said that, Duterte is nevertheless an original sort of fascist personality.8 [...]
Packers 38, Giants 13: Giants Bare Their Chests and Get Exposed by the Packers
Here’s what the next round of the N.F.L. playoffs looks like.The Giants dominated most of the first half, but they managed only two field goals by Robbie Gould before Rodgers invigorated the bundled-up crowd with two touchdowns in the final three minutes. The second was spectacular, a 42-yard heave to Randall Cobb that six Giants in the end zone failed to knock down as time ran out [...]
Are hipster beards just a trend or here to stay in the UAE?
Blow-dry bars are not the only booming business models in the world of hair and beauty. With the global appeal of beards, new barbershop concepts are also gaining popularity in the Middle East, where male clients are often just as particular about their appearance as women are. Nidal Rafiq Malaeb has been a barber for 15 years, and works at the new 1847 VIP Room in Jumeirah [...]
Google patches severe Android boot mode vulnerability
Symantec Google has resolved a dangerous Android vulnerability which allowed attackers to reboot Nexus devices into custom boot modes, leading to spying and remote attacks.Patched as part of Google's January Android security bulletin, the flaw, CVE-2016-8467, grants cyberattackers the ability to use PC malware or malicious chargers to reboot a Nexus 6 or 6P device and implement a special boot configuration, or boot mode, which instructs Android [...]
Robots show their 'personality' at big tech show
Mayfield Robotics chief executive Michael Beebe unveils the Kuri robot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, on January 6, 2017 Professor Einstein rolls his eyes, sticks out his tongue, and can give a simple explanation of the theory of relativity. With his lifelike rubbery "skin" and bushy mustache, he can almost make you forget he's a robot. The Einstein robot is among dozens roaming the [...]
Does the iPhone still matter? Huawei, not Apple, now drives the mobile conversation
Image: ZDNet Anniversaries are opportunities to reflect on what has come before, and to imagine what may transpire in the future. For some, an anniversary is a time for reconfirmation and reaffirmation of beliefs; for others, it is an opportunity to acknowledge the past and to move on. This weekend, industry analysts and volume buyers are returning from CES in Las Vegas, having just seen the multitude [...]
UAE foundation to clear debts of over 300 patients
A UAE-based humanitarian and charitable foundation will pay off the debts of over 300 patients. The Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Humanitarian and Scientific Foundation announcement follows UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan declaration of 2017 as the “Year of Giving”, state news agency, WAM, reported. “The foundation helps patients suffering from thalassemia, supports specialised medical institutions and provides humanitarian and charitable services [...]
4 Die as Palestinian Rams Truck Into Israeli Soldiers in Jerusalem
“This is part of the same pattern inspired by Islamic State, by ISIS, that we saw first in France, then in Germany and now in Jerusalem. This is part of the same ongoing battle against this global scourge of the new terrorism,” he added. Continue reading the main story Mr. Netanyahu has often made the comparison between local attacks against Israelis and those in the rest of [...]
Malware uses denial-of-service attack in attempt to crash Macs
The malware opens emails until the system crashes. Image: Malwarebytes A tech support scam is targeting Mac users with unusual malware which tries to crash the system then encourages the victim to call a phony Apple support number in order to get the system restored to normal.Victims are infected with the malware via a malicious email or by visiting a specially registered scam website. Cybersecurity researchers at [...]
Googling prescriptive analytics: YouTube recommendations and the analytics continuum
Descriptive analytics -- looking into what has happened in the past -- is commoditized. Traditional BI, reports, and dashboards are well understood and used in one way or another across a wide spectrum of organizations to keep an eye on their operations.Predictive analytics -- trying to predict what will happen in the future -- is in the limelight. Today many organizations are scrambling to utilize predictive models [...]
