In this Feb. 25, 2014 file photo, theSamsung Galaxy S5 is displayed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Leading tech companies are increasingly nudging consumers to use their own fingers, faces and eyes as digital key to unlock phones and other gadgets. But there are downsides: Hackers could still steal your fingerprint, or its digital representation. And police may have broader […]
Link to Fitch Ratings’ Report: 2017 Outlook: Middle East and North Africa Sovereigns 01 December 2016 Fitch Ratings-Hong Kong-30 November 2016: Persistent low oil prices will maintain economic pressure on the oil exporters of MENA, which together with limited fiscal reform and political risk, lead to a Negative Outlook for the region in 2017, Fitch Ratings says in a new report. With three of the 12 MENA […]
Just in time for winter, we’re getting our first look at Game of Thrones: Season 7. HBO’s “Coming in 2017” preview, which aired on TV and has not officially been posted online, debuted the first footage of Season 7 (via Watchers on the Wall). It’s fairly innocuous, but still an exciting tease of some changes that are already afoot. Check out screenshots of the three scenes featured below. […]
For a celebrity chef, sticking your name on the side of a restaurant in a city outside your hometown can be fraught with danger. How can you really ensure that the staff left behind can do your reputation justice? What will customers think when they enter a said chef’s restaurant to find him not in the kitchen? And how often must you return to keep up appearances? […]
Pursglove would soon learn, however, that navigating this offshore archipelago is not easy. In any given year, trillions of dollars sit safely in the offshore financial world, effectively stateless, protected by legions of well-compensated defenders and a tangle of laws deliberately designed to impede creditors and tax collectors. Even the United States government finds it challenging: A special Internal Revenue Service division known as the “wealth squad,” […]
Expect deep, moody, saturated shades to dominate in 2017 – paint brand Benjamin Moore has named Shadow, a rich shade of amethyst, as its colour of the year. “Allusive and enigmatic, Shadow is a master of ambience. It is a colour that calls to mind a past, yet it can also make a contemporary, colour-confident statement,” says Helen Mullett, international marketing director of Benjamin Moore Paints. “Shadow […]
Saudi Arabia is boosting the firepower of its sovereign wealth fund to accelerate deal-making and lessen the country’s dependence on oil. The Public Investment Fund is receiving a 100 billion-riyal ($27 billion) transfer from official reserves, according to a statement Wednesday on the SPA official news agency, increasing its existing assets by about 17 percent. The injection will help the fund diversify investments and revenues, it said. The […]
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A Cellebrite engineer explains the technology used to unlock smartphones and pull data It only takes a few seconds for an employee of one of the world’s leading hacking companies to take a locked smartphone and pull the data from it. Israeli firm Cellebrite’s technology provides a glimpse of a world of possibilities accessible to security agencies globally that worry privacy advocates. The company has contracts […]
If you’re looking to impress, there’s not many lunch venues as quirky, contemporary or romantic as DIFC’s Reflets par Pierre Gagnaire. The décor looks like something out of a children’s fantasy book – complete with shining chandeliers and pink/purple chair-backs and carpet – but perhaps this adds to its decadent demure. The staff are trained within an inch of their life (no bad thing) and seem genuinely […]
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By Henning Gloystein | SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Oil prices shot up more than 12 percent, smashing trading volume records, after producer club OPEC and Russia cut a deal to reduce output to drain a global supply glut, but analysts warned prices could recede as other producers stand by to fill the gap. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)agreed on Wednesday its first oil output reduction since […]
DUBAI // The UAE flag was raised after a minute’s silence in tribute to the country’s heroes, and Obaid Al Qasbi’s heart swelled with patriotism and pride. Mr Al Qasbi, 70, an Emirati from Dubai, watched along with hundreds of others as Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of State for Tolerance, hoisted the country’s flag at the Commemoration Day ceremony at Zayed University. “This day is one […]
ABU DHABI // Tickets have sold out for the band Coldplay’s New Year’s Eve concert within hours of going on sale, organisers said. Flash Entertainment said on Wednesday that all ticket categories for the December 31 show in Abu Dhabi sold out within hours, making it the fastest selling event in the company’s history. The British band’s show at du Arena on Yas Island is part of […]
This classic fragrance from 2010 gets a new brand ambassador of the comic book variety (Captain America’s Chris Evans is out, in comes the Joker himself, Jared Leto). Despite the change in faces, the fragrance itself remains unchanged. It’s a powerful mix of zesty lemon and cool lavender with a hint of spicy pepper. It’s bold but not overpowering, and certainly lends itself well to a night […]
The early idealism of the Internet was imagined as some great network that would somehow free the world’s oppressed people and lead to a grand utopian future. All the world’s information would be available at the touch of a button, greater participation in government by the people would be easy, and so on. None of this has happened or will happen. Instead, the American public […]
Credit: University of Manchester An enterprising researcher from The University of Manchester has developed a prototype tool that could help transform the lives of the blind and visually impaired. Vasileios Tsormpatzoudis has upgraded the white cane – which has been used as a mobility tool for centuries – by adding a low-cost embedded computer that functions in a similar way to a car parking sensor. PhD […]
30 November 2016 As Saudi Arabia looks to diversify its economy to retain global competitiveness, the 5th Annual Human Asset Management conference 2017 will bring together global HR leaders to address issues pertaining to local talent management and development. Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia approved its National Transformation Program and Saudi Vision 2030, making great headway in enhancing the Kingdom’s global competitiveness. Over the past four decades, […]
Photo Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, center, was greeted by fellow Fatah members on the second day of the Fatah party conference, in Ramallah, the West Bank, on Wednesday. Credit Majdi Mohammed/Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank — Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority that operates in the West Bank, proposed on Wednesday the creation of a temporary unity government along with Hamas, […]
To our complete shock, the Government Accountability Office has released a report blasting the Education Department’s understanding of basic mathematics and accounting concepts after finding the department drastically underestimated the costs of Obama’s student loan forgiveness programs. The 100-page report entitled “Federal Student Loans: Education Needs to Improve Its Income Driven Repayment Plan Budget Estimates” found that taxpayers could be on the hook for $137BN of student […]
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman underlined the kingdom’s intention to invest heavily in speeding up its diversification away from oil exports with the inauguration on Tuesday of a $35 billion mining and minerals processing complex. Riyadh has tried to reduce the economy’s reliance on oil for decades, but the challenge has become particularly urgent in the past couple of years as low prices have pushed state finances deep […]
PITTSBURGH // You probably don’t know his name, but you’ve almost certainly devoured his creation: two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions on a sesame seed bun. Michael James “Jim” Delligatti, the McDonald’s franchisee who created the Big Mac nearly 50 years ago and saw it become perhaps the best-known burger in the world, died on Monday at home in Pittsburgh. Delligatti, who according […]
WASHINGTON Two senior U.S. senators said on Wednesday they want to amend a law allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia over the Sept. 11 attacks to narrow the scope of possible lawsuits. Lindsey Graham and John McCain, two of the Republican party’s congressional foreign policy leaders, said they would introduce an amendment to the law so that a government could be sued only if it “knowingly” engages with […]
Image: AWS Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) CEO Andy Jassy has said his company will continue to focus on getting new products and services to market at speed, despite that resulting in lengthy delays for the majority of its 14 regions. “It’s always a trade-off when you’re launching these services,” Jassy told ZDNet. “Do you want to wait until you have the services available in our 14 regions […]
