Oracle throws its hat into the TikTok ring

New York: Oracle is weighing a potential bid for part of TikTok’s business, seeking to rival Microsoft Corp. in the race to acquire the viral video streaming app. The company controlled by billionaire Larry Ellison has made a preliminary approach to other parties, including the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, to partner with it in […]

A whole new world: How meeting apps changed the way we work, learn, live, die

DUBAI: The virus has forced upon us a kind of self-discovery, through a slow-motion shock of a new, bewildering reality. In the time of COVID, we’ve all realised: Working from home works. People can meet without meeting each other. The only limitation: the speed of your connection. This has forced a major rethink. Now, it’s remote […]

Mercedes-Benz may face German sales ban over technology patent verdict

Nokia Oyj won a court ruling in a patent dispute with Daimler AG, giving the Finnish company leverage in a long-running fight over mobile technology in automobiles. Daimler, owner of the Mercedes-Benz brand, violated Nokia’s mobile-technology patents, judges in Mannheim, Germany, said Tuesday. The ruling goes to the heart of how technology must be licensed […]

New law to regulate family-owned businesses in Dubai

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE on Wednesday issued Law No. (9) of 2020 regulating family-owned businesses in Dubai. By providing a clear legal framework for family ownership in the emirate, the new Law seeks to protect families’ wealth, enhance the contribution […]