Tech Arabia

Technology-oriented platform, tracking breakthroughs, innovations and related developments in Middle East and beyond.

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

.@DeepSecureLtd has announced a Gold Partnership agreement with @CNS_MiddleEast.

Under the terms of the agreement, CNS will integrate Deep Secure’s ground-breaking Threat Removal technology into the portfolio, across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Kuwait.

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

.@thalesgroup and @hub71ad have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support the UAE’s innovation and education ecosystem.

The strategic partnership aims to bring together expertise from the industrial world, with the dynamism of Abu Dhabi's global technology ecosystem.

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

Despite the global uncertainty caused by the pandemic, a start-up environment is taking shape in Iraq.

[Zawya @Zawya]

Tech Investors are gradually waking up to the potential of Iraq... https://t.co/kGVfrRsna7 via @Zawya #Iraq #MiddleEast #startup #investments #SME

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

A new $60 million venture capital fund in Bahrain will invest in 120 early-stage start-ups in the Middle East and North Africa, banking on the regional growth of tech and tech-enabled business in the post-coronavirus world.

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

Cairo-based financial wellness platform for employees called NowPay FinTech startup has raised $2.1m in seed funding round. The startup would utilise the fund to expand its team and reach in the MENA region.

https://t.co/EuXmiAxHdv

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

.@ooredoo has announced Qatar’s first 5G virtual hackathon to develop 5G and ICT innovation, and educate local institutions on Ooredoo’s 5G investment and market potential.

The event is set to host university students, industry professionals, startups, and Ooredoo employees.

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

US tech firms confirmed that Facebook was responsible for 94% of the 69 million child sex abuse. The social network said the changes are designed to improve user privacy on all of its platforms.

[Mike Elgan @MikeElgan]

Facebook is not only killing democracy, but they're also the main way child pornography is spread. https://t.co/stXs7DdBJJ

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

Ericsson's AI & Analytics Hub in Egypt has shipped its first Cognitive Software to be used by Ericsson customers worldwide to design and optimize networks.

The hub has accelerated the execution of Ericsson's focused strategy in Egypt by using AI and automation technologies.

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

.@500StartupsMENA foreign managing partners, Sharif El-Badawi and Hasan Haider launched a new venture capital fund, Plus Venture Capital (+VC), with a target fund size of $60 million.

https://t.co/yZ0mt9drkU

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

Egyptian Fintech, NowPay has raised $2.1 million in a seed funding round. The investment was led by Foundation Ventures and Endure Capital, alongside investors from the US, UAE, China, and Egypt.

[Startup Scene ME @startupsceneme]

Potential new markets are on the horizon.
https://t.co/pWwgg5cS19
#Startup #Egypt #MENA #Investment

[The Verge @verge]

Apple’s AirPods Pro are cheaper than ever today at Woot https://t.co/oBG33UqKWO

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

Egyptian tech startup Milango has raised a six-figure capital in seed investment to serve the closed communities, which lack access to wide variety of services, in the MENA region.

https://t.co/82najHYcPO

[Eurogamer @eurogamer]

Class-action lawsuit against Microsoft for alleged Xbox One controller "stick drift" now includes the Elite Series 2
https://t.co/CAsMxSwJ2n

[Andreas Staub @andi_staub]

How the #InternetOfThings is Building #SmartCities

#IoT #BigData #fintech #Insurtech #Health @ipfconline1 @charliehalkett @efipm @Fisher85M @jblefevre60 @insurtechforum @floriansemle @terence_mills @Paula_Piccard @CRudinschi @SabineVdL @Julez_Norton

https://t.co/26wU5xN3Fh

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

From voice-activated televisions to monitoring devices that automate lighting in offices, the technology that underpins the buildings we live and work in is changing.

[CNBC @CNBC]

How tech and intuitive design are changing physically-demanding workplaces https://t.co/KOXvVWBmYU

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

The consultancy PwC has acquired Dubai-based Tyconz’s enterprise division. Tyconz, a gold partner of software giant SAP, has an extensive regional base, with offices in Dubai, Riyadh, Doha, Beirut, Cairo, and Kuwait.

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

Apple is working on technology to keep details secure when authenticating the holder's identity wirelessly.

[AppleInsider @appleinsider]

Apple working on how to securely present electronic ID wirelessly
https://t.co/qWceUEYwu6

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

.@GameStop has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership agreement with Microsoft, further advancing its strategy to expand its physical and digital video game offerings, as well as enhance the company’s retail technology infrastructure.

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

ProtonMail CEO says Apple forced him to add in-app purchases, compares it to ‘mafia extortion’.

[Tech Arabia @TheTechArabiaa]

IBM is planning to spin off its managed infrastructure services unit as a separate public company.

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

IBM plans to spin off infrastructure services as a separate $19B business https://t.co/6R2kDAvnMg