Dubai is ready to host GITEX, the first global in-person tech event in the new normal

Dubai is ready to host the first global in-person tech event, GITEX, with over 1,200 exhibitors and 60+ countries at Dubai World Trade Centre, 6-10 December. Here is more on how Dubai is proving to be a significant catalyst for imperative networking events, vital factors in accelerating the revival of the economy. #GITEX #TechnologyWeek #BusinessDubai […]

Amnesty asks EU to block Google-Fitbit deal over human rights risks

London: Amnesty International has asked the European Union (EU) competition regulator to block Googles $2.1 billion acquisition of wearable maker Fitbit citing human rights risks. In a strongly-worded letter, the human rights NGO said that Google is “incentivised to merge and aggregate data across its different platforms” as a consequence of its surveillance-based business model. “The […]

Saudi Telecom’s CEO quits after two years

Dubai: Saudi Telecom Co., the biggest mobile operator in the Middle East, said its chief executive officer resigned after just over two years in the role. Nasser Al Nasser is leaving STC, as the company is known, due to personal circumstances and will remain in his role until March 28, the company said in a […]