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Worries about the future of youth football are mounting as evidence of long-term cognitive dangers of playing the game grows. Continue reading the main story For years, the sport’s top officials have played down the science and insisted that tackle football could be played safely. Neurologists have found a degenerative brain disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, in an alarming number of former football players, and last year the […]

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co (EITC), the holding company for UAE phone service provider du, will launch Virgin Mobile as a new brand in the country, EITC’s chief executive Osman Sultan said on Tuesday. EITC will have full ownership, management and operation of the Virgin Mobile brand in the country, Sultan told a news conference, adding that services under the brand would start “within weeks” and focus on […]

BD 1.2 million (US$3.2 million) net profit for the three months ending 31 December, 2016 BD 4.3 million 2016 profit as customer base nears one million milestone BD 1.2 million (US$3.2 million) net profit for the three months ending 31 December, 2016 Manama – 31 January, 2016 Zain Bahrain (Ticker: ZAINBH), a telecom innovator focused on enhancing customer experience, reported a 22% surge in its customer […]

The UAE’s embassy in the US has reassured Emiratis planning to travel to the US that the new executive order on immigration does not apply to them. In a post on Instagram, Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the US, said he has been in contact with the relevant authorities in the US and receives assurances that UAE citizens should feel safe to continue with any planned […]

Apple has reportedly sold more iPhone 7 Plus models than the iPhone 7 during the 2016 December quarter. The company is expected to release its financial results for the fourth quarter soon and analysts estimate that the company has managed to sell 78 million iPhones in the December quarter. This is a 4 percent increase in sales, when compared to the same period in 2015.    The trend is an unusual […]

The two main investment priorities of the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) this year are technology and infrastructure, the sovereign wealth fund’s chairman Anas al-Saleh told Reuters on Monday. Saleh, who is also finance minister, said the KIA’s technology portfolio was small but growing. At the same time, it is cautious about valuations, he added. The KIA is one of the world’s biggest sovereign funds with assets estimated […]

Spam emails work, cybercriminals are discovering. Image: iStock In all walks of life, there are those who believe that the old ways are the best. It appears that despite involvement in a technologically advanced, constantly evolving arena, cyberattackers are increasingly turning back to the same tactics which worked for them at the start of the decade. The payloads might have changed, but cybercriminals are turning back to […]

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The great Trump reflation story, which points to strong equities, weak bonds and a highly valued dollar, is by now thoroughly entrenched in the minds of global investors. Not without reason. But when conviction is near-universal in markets it makes sense to ponder what investors might be missing. For my money the most likely flaw in this narrative relates to the cost of protectionist policies. There is […]

Being a time-saver and convenience at a click, the application has earned itself a growing number of tech-savvy customers since its launch in October 2016. 31 January 2017 Ajman, UAE – Reiterating their commitment towards providing seamless consumer experiences ranging from state-of-art pipeline and water treatment solutions to facilitating remote interactions with its customers, Ajman Sewerage Private Company Limited (ASPCL) announced strong growth in user-base for its […]

A Saudi prince reportedly booked out an entire row on passenger aircraft to transport his falcons back home. A picture posted on social media website Reddit shows what’s believed to be 80 falcons sitting on platforms placed on seating in the centre row of an aircraft. Each of the falcons, who have their wings tied so as to prevent movement, appear to be taking up one seat […]

Credit: Tel Aviv University The handwritten signature is still the most widely accepted biometric used to verify a person’s identity. Banks, corporations, and government bodies rely on the human eye and digital devices such as tablets or smart pens to capture, analyse, and verify people’s autographs. New software developed by researchers at Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev now enables smartwatches, currently worn by […]

Solarkraftwerk Waldpolenz, the first Solar 40-MW CdTe PV Array installed by JUWI Group in Brandis, Germany. Credit: JUWI Group Homes with solar panels do not require on-site storage to reap the biggest economic and environmental benefits of solar energy, according to research from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. In fact, storing solar energy for nighttime use actually increases both energy […]

The growth of electronic trading in fixed income has always been driven by efficiency, but we’ll begin to see data science and analytics fuel new levels of smart trading this year. Marketplaces such as Tradeweb have spent the last 15 to 20 years building out infrastructure to digitise these businesses and organise their trading activity through more streamlined workflows and trading protocols. Yet, even now, a significant […]

An insatiable appetite for mobile apps among the UAE’s tech savvy millennials is fuelling the growth of UAE technology start-ups, says Fahad Al Bannai, CEO of axiom telecom. “What we are witnessing now is a lifestyle evolution, one in which errands are transforming into services, all with the help of mobile apps,” says Al Bannai. “And in the UAE, where app developers are widely available, and entrepreneurship […]

“Singapore companies are confident of their ability to detect a sophisticated cyber attack,” read an enthusiastic press release earlier this month. “80 percent of the Singapore respondents share that sentiment, surpassing the global average of 50 percent.” On face value, that sounds like a big thumbs-up for doing business in Singapore. But let’s dig down into this. First, though, some background. The press release was from the […]

In response to the federal government’s draft guidelines for its Smart Cities and Suburbs Program, Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ) has called for greater clarity around what constitutes as “innovative” and for the government to present outcomes that are more tangible than “improving liveability”. The council, which launched in Australia and New Zealand mid-2016, insisted that greater “transparency”, “specificity”, and stronger wording is needed to […]

UAE prime minister Sheikh Mohammed has approved a cabinet decree that will see Russian citizens granted an entry visa at all entry points to the county. The visa will allow citizens of the Russian Federation an entry visa for 30 days for the first time, renewable one time only for another 30 days, as per UAE regulations. The decree is hoped to develop economic and tourism ties […]

The Meizu M5 Note is a nice looking Android phone. Released on December 6th 2016, it has a smaller form factor than the fast and sleek M3 Max that I reviewed last year. The M3 Max has a 6 inch HD display, whereas the M5 note has a 5.5 inch HD display at 1920 x 1080 resolution. Its dimensions are 153.6mm x 75.8mm, It weighs 175g, and […]

An expert explains why connecting with others and building trust will be so important to the workplace in the coming Smart Machine Age. (via WSJ)

An off-duty policeman was shot dead in Bahrain on Sunday in what the interior ministry called a “terrorist act,” state news agency BNA reported. The shooting follows increased unrest in the Sunni Muslim-ruled kingdom after the execution this month of three Shi’ites convicted of killing three policemen in a bomb attack in 2014. “The Interior Ministry mourns with great sadness and sorrow the martyr Lieutenant Hisham Hassan […]

The goal for Starship Technologies robots is to carry about nine kilograms of goods within a radius of three kilometres for $1 or less The robots of the future will be coming soon, rolling along at a lumbering pace with those goods you just ordered. The six-wheeled, knee-high robots from startup Starship Technologies are part of a new wave of automated systems taking aim at the “last […]

There’s a strong tendency in storage to go for the one-size-fits-all approach. Nobody wants to manage two systems when one will do. But you need to understand exactly what your use case requires – and ensure the critical success factors are well implemented. That’s the case with RAID arrays and archiving. Until about 5 years ago, you had two choices for enterprise archives: tape silos or RAID […]

Almost 2,500 people and firms identified from Panama Papers – Cyprus Mail Cyprus Mail By continuing to use the Cyprus Mail, you agree to the use of cookies. more information Accept The cookie settings on this website are set to “allow cookies” to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click […]

A machine-learning program uses land-use and amenities data to predict public transport use in Singapore, report experts. (via WSJ)

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