SEOUL The head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, denies all charges against him, his lawyer said on Thursday, at the start of what the special prosecutor said could be the “trial of the century” amid a political scandal that has rocked the country. Lee has been charged with bribery, embezzlement and other offences in a corruption scandal that has already led to the impeachment […]
|By Matein Khalid| Janet Yellen confirmed the Wall Street consensus that the Federal Reserve will raise its overnight borrowing (Fed Funds) rate at the March FOMC. Wage growth, inflation, crude oil, asset prices, economic data momentum and Trump’s fiscal stimulus all reinforce the dual mandate logic of a rate hike. Only a really awful February non-farm payroll shock (consensus is 200,000 jobs) will avert a rate hike […]
First teased in 2016, the latest version of Microsoft’s Visual Studio has been released on March 7 as a digital download. The company describes its latest integrated development environment as a “faster and more responsive IDE from startup to shutdown.” Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is used to develop programs for Windows, as well as web apps, websites, mobile apps, and web services. It supports HTML, JavaScript, and CSS […]
DUBAI, UAE, March 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Over 1,300 IT and security stakeholders gathered in Riyadh to advance discussions on collaboration, standardization and a unified approach to mitigate cyber threats. Under the endorsement of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the National Cyber Security Center NCSC, representative of Ministry of Interior, in partnership with Naseba organized the 2nd International […]
Are you a woman who feels like you are always interrupted by a man? Well, there’s now an app that will prove just how much a user gets “manterrupted.” Inspired by none other than President Donald Trump, Woman Interrupted is the app that lets users know the rates in which men cut off and overpower women while they are speaking. Launched this week in celebration of International […]
(Image: CNET) Alphabet’s Nest is developing a cheaper version of the flagship Nest thermostat as well as a new set of home security products, according to Bloomberg. The cheaper Nest thermostat, which could retail for under $200, is said to have cheaper components and could lack the metal edges found on the current $249 model. The cheaper version could launch by next year. See also: Key leaders […]
The highly publicised bout between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Britain’s Amir Khan is unlikely to take place in the UAE, according to Los Angeles Times This month, promoter Bob Arum told ESPN that he met with Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz to discuss a possible deal with an “unnamed investment group” who are keen to bring the fight to the UAE, with Yahoo Sports suggesting May […]
Apple says it is working fast to fix vulnerabilities in the iPhone and other products after WikiLeaks released material said to show the Central Intelligence Agency was stockpiling malware to break into devices. “While our initial analysis indicates that many of the issues leaked were already patched in the latest iOS [operating system for iPhones and iPads], we will continue work to rapidly address any identified vulnerabilities,” […]
Nvidia has now unveiled the latest generation of the Jetson platform for edge-of-network devices, dubbed the TX2, which is capable of doing a handful of things, including powering commercial drones, factory robots, and smart cameras. The credit card-sized platform comes with the “embedded AI supercomputer” Jetson TX2, which is able to power 4K drones that use up only about 7.5 watts of power. Video drones with the TX2 […]
Salesforce has built in its Einstein artificial intelligence platform and the upshot is that the move appears to be a smart way to grow organically and hit its revenue growth targets. special feature How to Implement AI and Machine Learning The next wave of IT innovation will be powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning. We look at the ways companies can take advantage of it and […]
Providing Innovative Financing Solutions to Buyers Interested In Purchasing Residential Units Muscat, March 08, 2017 Sohar Islamic, Bank Sohar’s Islamic Banking Window signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Mass Housing, a developer of integrated housing communities, to provide preferential Shari’ah Compliant financing solutions to potential Omani’s buyers for purchasing residential units in the upcoming Areej project – phase 2 located in Muscat. The purpose of […]
Dubai is planning to set up a new One Day Court in an effort to speed up the legal process in the country. The initiative is part of penal order law No 1 of 2017 which was approved on Tuesday by Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, state news agency WAM reported. Under the law, the One Day Court […]
By Jennifer Ablan | NEW YORK NEW YORK Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive officer at DoubleLine Capital, said on Tuesday he expects the Federal Reserve to begin a campaign this month of “old school” sequential interest rate hikes until “something breaks,” such as a U.S. recession. Gundlach, who oversees more than $101 billion at Los Angeles-based DoubleLine, said U.S. economic data support a rate increase as soon as […]
Google Cloud on Tuesday unveiled a series of steps it’s taking to strengthen its partner program, such as simplifying requirements, creating new partner incentives, and introducing new partner specializations — along with a new collection of partners recognized in those areas. “Google Cloud partners are essential to our commitment to help enterprises innovate faster, scale smarter and stay secure,” Bertrand Yansouni, VP of Google’s Global Partner Sales […]
The inner workings of the CIA’s cyber-espionage operations were at risk of being laid bare on Tuesday, after WikiLeaks published what it claimed was the first part of a large trove of documents detailing the US agency’s techniques for hacking into smartphones, internet-connected TVs and other devices. The documents purported to reveal a stockpile of malware used by the CIA to break into some of today’s most […]
WASHINGTON WikiLeaks said on Tuesday it had obtained a top-secret trove of hacking tools used by the CIA to break into phones, communication apps and other electronic devices, and released documents related to those programs. If verified, the information would amount to yet another stunning breach of classified material stolen in recent years from U.S. intelligence agencies. WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy organization led by Julian Assange, said its […]
DUBAI // The emirate’s private schools are getting together to share their expertise and help raise standards. Educators from 58 schools in Dubai have taken part in the Knowledge and Human Development Authority-led Abundance Group project to promote good practice. “Research shows that what works best to improve teaching and learning across a whole education sector is collaboration between schools and teachers,” said Abdulla Al Karam, director […]
GoldenEye ransomware targets human resources departments because they’re used to opening emails and attachments from unknown sources. Image: Ali Donzanti What is a ransomware attack? Cybercriminals didn’t use to be so obvious. If hackers infiltrated your corporate network, they would do everything possible to avoid detection. It was in their best interests not to alert a victim that they’d fallen victim to cybercrime. But now, if you […]
Credit: iStock/xavierarnau Michael Siminovitch, director of the California Lighting Technology Center at UC Davis, wasn’t looking for enlightenment when he wandered into a Buddhist temple in Thailand a few years ago. He was touring Thailand as a distinguished visiting professor at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi’s school of architecture. He’d never been to a temple in his life. The temple was a highly crafted, architectural marvel, […]
Samsung is one of the few companies which is known for making its own apps for their devices. These apps include its own calendar, e-mail and the company even has its own app store! The South Korean company has also been pre-loading its devices, which include both smartphones and tablets, with ots own web browser for some time. However, in most cases, users prefer to use other […]
A healthy and active sex life could be behind a happy and productive worker. Sex And Work Findings of a new study which involved 159 married employees surveyed everyday over a two-week period revealed that those who had sex tend to engage themselves in their tasks at work and more likely to enjoy their job the next day. Based on the study’s findings, researcher Keith Leavitt, from […]
We aren’t the world. The most talked-about brands of Mobile World Congress are almost entirely irrelevant to Americans. Some of that doesn’t matter, but the reasons for it are worth talking about. During the world’s biggest mobile conference, everybody was super excited about the Nokia 3310. I found the whole hullaballoo perplexing. But circa 2000, everybody in the UK owned this phone, and they have […]
The LG Stylo Plus 2 which was launched in April 2016 has been spotted on a benchmarking site running the Android 7.0 Nougat update, suggesting that it could arrive soon. A week ago the news of the LG smartphone receiving the Android update was in the air after network carrier T-Mobile confirmed that the LG Stylo Plus 2 would be getting the Android 7.0 Nougat update. However, later the network […]
Bingqing Wei and colleagues are working to build a better lithium-sulfur battery. Credit: Kathy F. Atkinson/University of Delaware Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are the power behind most modern portable electronics, including cell phones, tablets, laptops, fitness trackers, and smart watches. However, their energy density—that is, the amount of energy stored within a given amount of physical space, or mass—will need to be improved for these batteries to see […]
