Ground breaking Dubai start-up, Desert Control, set to re-engineer desert farming techniques

The World Economic Forum has named AgTech and green tech company, Desert Control, one of the Top 100 Arab start-ups, helping shape the 4th Industrial Revolution with tech that could revolutionise farming in arid lands. Managing Director, Atle Idland, talks about food tech innovation; how Dubai supports its start-ups; and how NanoClay (LNC), a mixture […]

Du 2019 profit slips as mobile prepaid revenue slumps

Dubai: Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du) on Tuesday reported a 1.3 per cent slip in full-year net profit, hurt by a decline in mobile prepaid and handset sales, along with higher investments to roll-out 5G faster. Du cited the declines to the pressure on mobile prepaid revenues, which was adversely impacted by pricing, competition and […]

Sharp remains faithful to the spirit of “Sincerity and Creativity”

In 1915, Sharp founder Tokuji Hayakawa invented the innovative twist-type Hayakawa Mechanical Pencil, which was later, dubbed the Sharp Pencil and is the origin of the brand’s corporate name. Since that time, an attitude of giving sincere thought to the people who use a product and of harnessing originality and creativity in the pursuit of […]