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By Michel Rose and Ingrid Melander | PARIS PARIS Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron clashed over their vision of France’s future, the euro and ways of fighting terrorism in an ill-tempered televised debate on Wednesday before Sunday’s run-off vote for the presidency. The two went into the debate with opinion polls showing Macron, 39, with a strong lead of 20 percentage points over […]

Digitization identified as key for region to retain leadership in global logistics landscape Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 4 2017  Supply chain optimization took center stage at the ninth GPCA Supply Chain Conference, which took place between 2-4 May 2017 at the Rosewood Hotel in Abu Dhabi. During the event, speakers highlighted logistical efficiency as a top industry priority in the GCC as traditional supply chains across […]

Sign up to receive FirstFT by email here The Federal Reserve said it believed the recent slowdown in US growth was likely to prove temporary as it stayed on course for a further increase in short-term interest rates as soon as June. The US central bank kept its target range for the federal funds rate at 0.75 per cent to 1 per cent following its latest two-day meeting. In […]

What were you thinking Microsoft? The company’s just-released Surface Laptop is meant to challenge Chromebooks, but at a starting price of $999, who the heck will buy it? It sure won’t be schools, which Chromebook dominates now. Windows 10 S and Surface Laptops are neither Chrome OS or Chromebook killers. They’re another pair of Microsoft mistakes. Sure, there have been premium-priced Chromebooks. I own two of them, […]

Etihad Airways said on Tuesday it was disappointed that despite its significant investments in Alitalia, the Italian airline had entered extraordinary administration. Shareholders in Alitalia voted unanimously to place the company into “extraordinary administration” as efforts continue to find a buyer and stave off liquidation for the troubled airline. The move follows last week’s rejection by staff of a restructuring and refinancing plan based on hefty job […]

Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2 Director: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan Three stars The Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel’s flawed team of intergalactic heroes, are back for more of the irreverent action that helped turn one of Marvel’s more obscure properties into a massive box-office hit in 2014. They are, in a way, anti-Marvel – sometimes dishonest, often objectionable and […]

In its bid to make the United Arab Emirates city the “safest electronic city in the world,” the Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC) is looking to expand its Emirati-only workforce by 50 percent this year. The centre, which has a budget of millions of dollars, monitors and researches potential electronic incidents that may affect governmental institutes. To do that, the relatively new center, established in 2014, is […]

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ITFC and ITC sign partnership agreement on project implemenation in Djibouti and Algeria 03 May 2017 Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group and the International Trade Centre  (ITC), will work together to implement joint projects and strengthen the competitives of SMEs in IsDB member countries. This was disclosed during an official visit by Arancha Gonzalez, Exective Director of ITC, to the President […]

The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair completed its 27th edition on Tuesday. On the surface the event did what it was designed to do. Thousands of books were sold, literary awards were handed out, a new publishing house was announced, publishing deals were signed and authors’ works were snapped up in languages ranging from Chinese to Turkish. But it is only when you spend a serious amount […]

When Northwestern University’s men’s basketball team finally made it to the NCAA’s “March Madness” for the first time this year, it was validation of the growth of its basketball program. Now another part of the school is saying it doesn’t need a traditional stamp of approval when it comes to validating success. Call it the Fleetwood Mac, or “Go Your Own Way” notion of academic self-approval. The […]

The walled garden of iOS is more difficult to compromise than the famously open source Android platform. Image: iStock While most people are aware of the malicious threats targeting their computers, many still don’t realise that their mobile devices are an increasingly lucrative a target for cybercriminals. The main way smartphones are attacked is though apps, often ones which pose as innocent and useful but actually aim […]

As the United States adapts to the presidency of Donald Trump and faces rising tensions abroad, Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders will descend on Omaha, Nebraska this weekend seeking reassurance, from Warren Buffett. The weekend known as “Woodstock for Capitalists” is unique in corporate America, a celebration of the billionaire’s image and success at a conglomerate whose businesses range from Geico insurance to the BNSF railroad to See’s […]

According to recent polling by Elabe, he would take 65 per cent of the vote in a second-round run-off against Le Pen.   It is expected that Macron – a centrist – should be able to attract a wider spectrum of second-round voters than Le Pen, pulling in left-leaning voters from Hamon and Mélenchon as well as those leaning to the right that voted Fillon in the […]

Two years ago, our “Collaborative Security Approach” proposed a way of tackling Internet security issues based on the fundamental properties of the Internet and the voluntary cooperation and collaboration that’s been prominent throughout the Internet’s history. In this post, let us look at each of the five key Collaborative Security characteristics as they apply to security of the Internet of Things (IoT). Fostering Confidence and Protecting Opportunities. […]

LONDON In his first day as a newspaper editor, former finance minister George Osborne taunted British leader Theresa May over her snap election strategy and “unrealistic” Brexit stance. Carrying a bundle of newspapers as he arrived at the offices of the Evening Standard, London’s daily metropolitan newspaper, Osborne said his editorship would provide “the straight facts and the informed analysis”. Osborne, 45, was dismissed last year as […]

For nearly two months, American International Group Inc (AIG.N) has planned to replace its chief executive but a successor has yet to be named, creating a void that has fueled investor concern about the insurance company’s future. AIG reports its first-quarter earnings on Wednesday and analysts and investors said they want to know more about AIG’s succession plans. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock announced on March 9 […]

Since the iPad arrived in 2010, the role of the PC has been greatly scrutinized. Is it a dying form factor? Is it something consumers no longer need? Is the smartphone the only device people will use someday? Will the tablet kill the PC? The debate is relevant because it helps businesses decide where to focus their resources. Clearly, the smartphone is many people’s primary […]

Before comedian Hasan Minhaj got up to poke fun at the assembled White House press corps last night, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein got up to celebrate it. The legendary Watergate duo gave a speech evoking their investigative reporting of the Nixon administration and calling on the current generation of journalists to practice careful, thorough and relentless reporting on the current White House. Below are their remarks, […]

Late on Friday afternoon, the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police waltzed out in front of the microphones and admitted that his agency had misused the metadata that the nation’s telecommunication companies are forced to store. It was a stunning admission. The nation had barely made it a fortnight since the deadline for telcos to have their data retention systems in place had passed, yet here was […]

A union representing 1,200 U.S. air maintenance workers at United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) turned up pressure on the company on Sunday to settle a three-year contract dispute, saying it would seek clearance to strike. The union is taking its grievances directly to UPS shareholders, running as an advertisement an open letter to David Abney, the company’s chief executive, ahead of a Thursday shareholders meeting. The letter, which has […]

Many discussions of digital transformation focus on marketing metrics such as page views, clicks, and even mentions in the press. Although marketing is important, this limited and unsophisticated view ignores underlying issues such as improving business speed, agility, and responsiveness to customers. Only by rethinking business models can we meaningfully gain benefit from digital transformation in departments across the company including operations, supply chain, manufacturing, and customer […]

To understand the dynamics of Pakistani politics, one needs to watch the popular drama series Game of Thrones. Based on George R R Martin’s series of novels A Song of Ice and Fire this drama serial focuses on the moves and conspiracies to win power games. I am sure if the writer or director sees Pakistan’s version of Game of Thrones they would forget their own drama series. […]

Authored by Paul Craig Roberts, Not everyone likes to hear about the threat of nuclear war. Some find refuge in denial and say that nuclear war is impossible because it makes no sense. Unfortunately, humankind has a long record of doing things that make no sense. In previous posts in recent years I have pointed out both written documents and changes in US war doctrine that indicate […]

ABU DHABI // Driving behaviour needs to change if laws are to be effective in improving safety and compliance, according to the experts. Robert Hodges, a driver education and road safety expert, said new laws are beneficial but they will be workable only if motorists are willing to adapt their driving to them. “The underlying problem, which continues to exist, is that the authorities need to change […]

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