Meryl Streep brought politics back to Hollywood at the Golden Globes on Sunday evening with a powerful acceptance speech that excoriated Donald Trump and his mocking of a disabled reporter during the election campaign. Ms Streep, Hollywood’s most decorated and revered actress with three Oscar wins, was accepting the Cecile B DeMille award for lifetime achievement when she tore into Mr Trump. In front of a primetime audience […]
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 […]
Leading suppliers see a significant rise in inquiries for ESLs from regional retailers 08 January 2017 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs) are entering the region with a big promise of saving on both operations and energy costs in the retail sector. A global forecast report by market research firm Knowledge Sourcing Intelligence, revealed that global market for Electronic Shelf Label Market will grow from […]
Mere weeks after Waymo became a company independent from Google’s X, it has already released an updated version of its automated driving system. The technology, which was announced Jan. 8 at the on-going North American International Auto Show, will hit the roads onboard a fleet of Chrysler Pacifica minivans. Latest Waymo Improvements The new development came from John Krafcik, Waymo’s CEO and involves two important points. The first is […]
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 […]
Yes, Red Hat’s forthcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.9 will come with stability and security improvements. That’s not the real news. The big story is it supports the next generation of cloud-native applications through an updated Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 base image. The next version of RHEL 6.9 focuses on containers and the cloud. I’ve said it before. I’ll say it again. Red Hat’s foundation […]
UK taxpayers are facing a £24bn bill for decommissioning oil and gasfields in the North Sea — threatening to wipe out remaining tax revenues from an industry that has been among the Treasury’s most reliable cash cows for the past four decades. The new estimates show how the North Sea oil industry risks becoming a net drain on UK resources as it enters its sunset years and […]
The iPhone 7 – 10 years after the release of the first iPhone, Apple is under pressure to come up with a new wonder The smartphone continues to change the world a decade after the debut of the iPhone, even as Apple is under pressure to come up with a new wonder. The iPhone—introduced by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007—set the stage for […]
Showcase for Business Opportunities in Waste Management Sector, More Than 100 New Products and Services 08 January 2017 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Leading international experts will share practical experience to create a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable environment, at the fourth EcoWASTE conference and exhibition to be held from 16 to 19 January as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). Hosted by Masdar in […]
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All of the podcasts below are easily acquired by clicking ‘subscribe’ on iTunes or on Stitcher or any other podcast-delivery platform. New episodes are automatically downloaded, ready for listening Revisionist History With the tagline “because sometimes the past deserves a second chance”, author Malcolm Gladwell visits moments and episodes from history, looking at stories or ideas that might have been misunderstood or overlooked – there’s always a […]
The unveiled Fiat Chrysler Portal Concept car during the Fiat Chrysler press conference at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES2017) in Las Vegas The car of the future doesn’t just want to drive you. It wants to know you. The automotive technology showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show over the past week was in part about self-driving vehicles, but also about personalizing the driving experience. Artificial […]
In October 1938, the one-hour adaptation of H G Wells’s The War of the Worlds, directed by Orson Welles, was broadcast on CBS Radio in the United States. A story of aliens invading rural New Jersey rendered as news broadcasts and authentic-sounding updates, it was a little too convincing. There are legends of panic in the streets, mass hysteria and heart attacks. That may have been the […]
We are already witnessing the emergence of a digital divide: by 2020, every business will be either a digital predator or digital prey, according to Forrester Research. Digital disruptors are driving change everywhere, including in the Middle East, with people watching entertainment on Netflix, booking rides through Careem, and finding places to stay via Airbnb. However, according to a recent Forbes article, as many as 84 percent […]
CNET/CBS Interactive Samsung on Saturday released iOS apps for its Gear S2, Gear S3, and Gear Fit2, for the first time making the Tizen-based smartwatches compatible with Apple’s mobile platform. When the Gear wearables are paired with iOS using Bluetooth, Samsung’s apps manage and monitor features and applications installed through Gear Appstore. “While features and functions will vary by device, iOS users will be able to enjoy […]
Social cards — images designed for specifically for social media — aren’t new. News organizations have been using them to create content and promote their journalism for awhile now. So when Marketplace’s Nishat Kurwa took on the idea of social cards for the L.A.-based public media organization, she combined the concepts of distributed content and social promotion. And, kind of by accident, she started tackling another challenge: Culture. […]
HELSINKI HMD Global, the Finnish company that owns the rights to use Nokia’s brand on mobile phones, announced on Sunday its first smartphone, targeted for Chinese users with a price of 1,699 yuan ($246). The launch marks the first new smartphone carrying the iconic handset name since 2014 when Nokia Oyj (NOKIA.HE) chose to sell its entire handset unit to Microsoft (MSFT.O). The new device, Nokia 6, […]
Tod Nielsen FinancialForce, an enterprise resource planning company, built on Salesforce’s platform named Tod Nielsen CEO. The move is notable given that Nielsen was CEO of Heroku, which was acquired by Salesforce in 2011. Nielsen was also chief operating officer at VMware. Simply put, Nielsen knows the platform game and now is expected to boost growth for FinancialForce. The company said it is approaching a $100 million […]
This year will doubtless throw up even more global-scale curveballs than the tumultuous previous 12 months. But whatever happens, at least there’s solace to seek from some tantalising fresh metal due to roll out between now and the end of December. Here are seven debutants we’re keenly anticipating. newslide Alfa Romeo Stelvio The Italian serpent brand is the latest to join the SUV horde, but its new […]
Dubai Social media has become a window to the world and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai has reached a special landmark by attracting 15 million online followers. With accounts across several different platforms, Sheikh Mohammed is now considered one of the top five most influential global political leaders. In 2016 alone, Sheikh Mohammed’s followers on LinkedIn doubled to […]
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 5 January 2017 Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of news and information for professional markets and the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), will co-host the 11th MENA Regulatory Summit on February 5th & 6th in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Held under the patronage of the UAE Minister of Economy, H.E Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, the summit will debate key challenges that […]
Alexa made its debut as the heart of the Amazon Echo—a family of internet-connected speakers that answer questions, run apps, and let people get weather reports or order goods on Amazon Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa is emerging as one of the big winners at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, cropping up in TVs, cars, fridges—you name it—in what may signal a breakthrough moment for the smart technology. […]
Facebook has appointed former NBC and CNN anchor Campbell Brown to oversee its sometimes-strained relationship with the news industry, as the platform faces criticism for its role in the US presidential election. Campbell Brown, who hosted her own show on CNN until 2010, wrote in a post on Facebook that she will join its news partnerships team this month, charged with helping journalists work more effectively with […]
Dubai, UAE, 6 January 2017 Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) held a press conference in Oman to promote the 3rd Emirates Energy Award (EEA 2017) that will be held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai under the theme ‘Innovative Solutions for Clean Energy’. The press conference held at Grand […]
