Salesforce’s Mohammed Alkhotani on how AI agents and digital labour are reshaping work and productivity in the Middle East
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AB Majlis podcast: AI companionships could lead to social isolation, warns Marisa Peer
The growing prevalence of AI companionships, could lead to profound psychological challenges, particularly for younger generations
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Now is the time for women to lead the digital revolution
The current economy has opened up a world of opportunities in the digital space – and women can seize them to thrive more than before
China
China’s digital economy rose to $6.3 trillion in 2021
The added value of digital economies in 47 countries around the world reached $38.1 trillion in 2021, an increase of 15.6 percent year-on-year
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Majority of Middle East’s business professionals ‘ready to use’ metaverse for work: Report
The survey which was conducted among 15,000 respondents across the Middle East, North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia regions, also showed some “regional differences”
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Burj Khalifa is now in the metaverse
A fully replicated digital twin of the iconic skyscraper on the metaverse allows users to have the full experience with 360-degree views of the city
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Dubai in the metaverse: How the UAE will take advantage of a $30 trillion market
Dubai has already announced a new Metaverse Strategy to be headed by the emirate’s Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
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Businesses need to be as proactive about cyber defenses as they are about the ongoing digital revolution: experts
Cases of intrusions, data breaches, ransomware, defacement, phishing, and fraud have risen as organisations become increasingly reliant on technology, experts said during an EIBFS webinar
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Meta, formerly Facebook, to start testing tools to sell digital assets for upcoming metaverse
Using the latest tools, certain users within Meta’s virtual reality social media platform, Horizon Worlds, can sell accessories or offer paid access to the specialised digital spaces they have built
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Mobile app SpinVid secures $400,000 funding to help grassroots DJs and producers create music video content
The combination of animations – including classic spinning vinyl graphics – and fully customisable music editing tools makes SpinVid easy for new artists to connect with their digital audience and promote their own work
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UAE’s first store management platform Dukkantek secures $5.2 million funding in its seed round
The cloud-hosted software allows business owners to keep track of transactions, monitor sales, calculate VAT, generate reports, and calculate profit margin. Additionally, its cloud inventory management (IM) helps track stock, manage stock value, organise the inventory, manage fast-moving products, and generate reports for analysis
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Global C-suites need to “come to terms with” digital culture, digital infra, and digital-first businesses
Survey respondents voiced the need for global C-suites to come to terms with what a digital culture, digital infrastructure and digital-first means to an organisation
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Cybersecurity failure is a serious risk, but the tide can turn
Barriers to entry need to be increased by collectively raising the standards of cybersecurity or malicious activities will outpace societies’ ability to prevent them
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How the metaverse is posing new ethical challenges
New technologies have always demanded societal conversations and the metaverse is no different, with its ethical implications being put into question now more than ever
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One in four people will spend an hour a day in the metaverse by 2026: Report
Gartner revealed that by 2026, 25 percent of people will spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse
Cybersecurity
Staying safe on the internet requires greater awareness, education
We spoke to security experts who shared top tips and advice on how users can make the Internet a little bit safer for themselves and for everyone
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2022 and beyond: technologies that will reinvent our digital future
With 65 percent of GDP estimated to be digital this year, this influx of data presents opportunities and challenges for businesses in the MERAT region as success depends on their capabilities to harness it
