Category: Biz Tech

GeorgeThe novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has halted activity across the globe. Businesses are closed, flights cancelled, people are required to stay at home, social distancing is the new norm, and widespread fear of contracting the virus is rampant. Sadly, scammers continue to take advantage of people in numerous ways during these complicated times, including using the coronavirus pandemic to develop new schemes to line their pockets. The fraudsters take advantage of any situation that might trick their victims

At 13, teens are less demanding on content they post online. We turned to a practicing psychologist and psychotherapist Irina Pavlovskaya to better understand the nature of this phenomenon:“13 years is the age of the formation of the Self-Concept.” It seems to the teenager that others constantly observe and evaluate him, and therefore he want to attract more attention, having established themselves, even through shocking, riot, protest and peremptoriness. These reactions of emancipation, opposition and compensation, characteristic of adolescence, give

By Lucky La Riccia Digital technologies are transforming industries worldwide. With 5G being deployed across the region, service providers increasingly recognize the new business opportunities that digital transformation of the enterprise market will bring. However, to successfully address these opportunities and accelerate longer-term growth, they need to extend their focus from traditional revenue streams to center on digitalizing targeted industries. While leading service providers in the region are already taking steps to look beyond connectivity and focusing on a few specific industries,

By Andrew BrindedIn 1991, the renowned technology journalist Stewart Alsop made a famously wrong forecast. “I predict that the last mainframe will be unplugged on March 15, 1996,” he wrote. But 23 years later, the mainframe is still going strong.For me, this underlines why it’s a myth that IT is a fast-moving sector in which revolutionary changes occur at lightning speed. The R&D side of tech is certainly dynamic and often disruptive, but because of technological complexity, cost of change,

Reuters:Sources: Netflix is in talks with Network18, the media unit of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, to establish a multiyear content creation partnership  —  NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. video streaming company Netflix is in talks with Viacom18, part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance …

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:UK Competition and Markets Authority, the country's antitrust watchdog, launches an investigation into Facebook's acquisition of Giphy  —  Facebook wants to be the go-to platform for all of your social needs, but a big move it made last month to take ownership in the world of GIFs …

Lee Fang / The Intercept:Sources: Facebook internally showcased a feature for its Workplace chat product that allowed administrators to remove and block trending topics like “unionize”  —  During an internal presentation at Facebook on Wednesday, the company debuted features for Facebook Workplace …

Mike Butcher / TechCrunch:IQM, which makes hardware for quantum computers, raises €15M from the EIC Accelerator program and a €3.3M grant from the Business Finland government agency  —  IQM Finland Oy (IQM), a European startup which makes hardware for quantum computers, has raised a €15M equity investment round …

Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:Internet Archive to close its National Emergency Library, which offers free, unrestricted access to ebooks, on June 16, after lawsuit from four major publishers  —  Online library asks publishers to “call off their costly assault.”  —  The Internet Archive has ended its National Emergency Library programs …

|By Arabian Post Staff| Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), popularly known as du,  announced the resignation of its chief financial officer, Amer Kazim, who is leaving to take up a position with a Dubai government-owned organization. Amer Kazim will remain with EITC till the end of the first quarter of 2019 to ensure a smooth handover of responsibilities and to supervise the full year 2018 financial results. Mohamed Al Hussaini, Chairman, EITC, said: “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would

This 9A0-385 exam leads to the Adobe Experience Manager 6 Architect certification. It assesses the knowledge and skills of a candidate in helping clients realize the value in the Adobe solutions. This test is ideal for individuals who have current or previous experience working as Adobe Experience Manager Business Practitioners. Someone with this job title should be able to do the following:Organize digital assets of guide developers on the integration needed to meet business objectives Create business requirement documents

/By Daniel Markuson/The Tor browser is a powerful free tool for browsing the internet anonymously that also unlocks a portion of the deep web in the form of .onion addresses. If you own or are looking to create a website, you may want to learn how to create a .onion site to protect yourself and your visitors. What is a .onion domain and how does it work A .onion domain is the address of a website that can only be accessed through

|By Anand Vardhan|Shaikha Hind Al Qassimi, member of the royal family of Sharjah, is a multifaceted personality with an enviable record as a painter, publisher and fashion designer. She has set up a number of businesses that reflect her interests, among them a fashion house that showcases exquisitely designed abayas, which combine luxurious functionality and style.Her signature brand, ‘House Of Hend’ retails in several countries in the GCC and Europe. It reflects her creative and design interests and her passion

|By Arabian Post Staff| TV is the most popular news medium in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, a recent study by the Northwestern University in Qatar has revealed that. When asked about how they stay informed about the latest news in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and United Arab Emirates, more than 75% of nationals reported watching television each day rather than relying on online sources.Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and CEO of APO Group says:

|By Arabian Post Staff| Following commercialisation in the 1990s, today metal 3D printing has established itself as an attractive manufacturing solution for prototyping and beyond. Metal printer manufacturers and materials suppliers are poised to capitalise on this unmet demand, with the 3D printing metals market to be worth $12B in 2028. This rapid growth is analysed and implications evaluated in the latest market intelligence report from IDTechEx Research, 3D Printing Metals 2018-2028: Technology and Market Analysis.Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) remains the

|By Arabian Post Staff| The GSMA announced the appointment of Laxmi Akkaraju as Chief Strategy Officer. Ms. Akkaraju, who was most recently Senior Vice President, Global Delivery at EVRY, will join the GSMA effective 1 September and will report to GSMA Director General Mats Granryd. As Chief Strategy Officer, Ms. Akkaraju will work with the GSMA’s operator members in identifying opportunities that will advance the development of the mobile communications industry.Ms. Akkaraju joins the GSMA from EVRY, a leading IT company

FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX)  announced that the worldwide operations of its TNT Express subsidiary have been significantly affected due to the infiltration of an information system virus. While TNT Express operations and communications systems have been disrupted, no data breach is known to have occurred. The operations of all other FedEx companies are unaffected and services are being provided under normal terms and conditions.Remediation steps and contingency plans are being implemented as quickly as possible. TNT Express domestic country and

AMD has announced that it will be releasing several new Ryzen processors later this year. This year's entries will include a series of laptop-focused chips, a high-end desktop chip called Threadripper, and a budget CPU that will be simply called Ryzen 3. Threadripper As of late, AMD has found some success by positioning itself as a more affordable alternative to the likes of Intel and Nvidia, but the Threadripper is a clear sign that the company hasn't abandoned the hardcore gaming market. While based on the

Predictive analytics and machine learning are two technologies we're hearing a lot about these days. But do they actually present real opportunities for business value? For Flexi-Van Leasing, one of the largest chassis providers in North