UAE’s e& acquires $400m stake in Careem
UAE’s Emirates Telecommunications Group Company (e&) has announced the acquisition of a majority stake worth $400 million in the Careem super-app, owned by Uber. e& will become a majority investor alongside Uber who will still remain the whole owner of Careem. The move accelerates Careem’s plans towards becoming an “everything app” in the region. Currently, […]
Dubai reveals first partners in upcoming global metaverse event
The Dubai Metaverse Assembly will take place at the Museum of the Future and Emirates Towers, AREA 2071– and will run from September 28 to 29 The Dubai Metaverse assembly, organised by the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) is said to host the likes of the World Economic Forum, Meta, Mastercard, Emirates, and Accenture, among other […]
Digital Disruption in The Middle East
The Middle East is on the verge of a massive digital disruption. In the past decade, the cross-border data flow, connecting the Middle East to the rest of the world, has increased more than 150-fold. Several countries—including Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE are leading the digital consumer charge, with high smartphone-adoption rates and social-media use. […]
Is this the future of the internet?
Google Glass has been termed the future of business and many businesses are already making moves to get their services on the product and as more information has been released about the wearable computing device, the more questions are being asked. Fullscreen BEAM Friday, the first YouTube app for the high-tech glasses. With Fullscreen BEAM, […]