About 40 years back, R2D2 projected a pleading hologram of Princess Leia in real time during a pivotal scene in Star Wars.
We are still waiting for a similar technology to make its way into consumer devices, but rumour has it that 5G technology could potentially do it.
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AB Crossfire: Should income taxes be introduced in the UAE?
In the first episode, Spencer Lodge, serial entrepreneur and chairman of Blue Sky Thinking Group and Dani Kurdy, Business Development Manager at ADJC debate about whether income taxes should be introduced in the GCC or not.
AB Crossfire: Will automation take away our jobs?
One-third of the US workforce and between 400 million and 800 million individuals globally could be out of a job by 2030 due to automation.
AB Crossfire: Will cryptocurrency replace fiat in the near future?
Amidst concerns over volatility, regulations and the absence of a unified legislation, will cryptocurrency go mainstream and replace fiat in the near future?
AB Crossfire: are banks in the UAE supporting SMEs?
Debate discusses how small and medium sized companies in the UAE fare in relation to access to funding
AB Crossfire: Is advertising dead?
Advertising is dead. Advertising is dying. We’ve been hearing this since the 90s with the arrival of the internet when everyone was sure that TV spots were going to disappear.
AB Crossfire: Traditional TV vs online streaming – what does the future hold
Is internet killing the video star? Amanda Turnbull from Discovery Communications and Maaz Sheikh from Starzplay discuss the future of television viewing.
Video: What is better videos or podcasts?
On the fourth episode of the series, Hussam El Hage, host of the podcast Let’s Take It Online, and Karen Osman, author of The Perfect Lie and Presenter of the video series Karen’s Bookshelf debate on why they think their respective medium works better globally and in the region.
ABTV Crossfire debate: Does bias in artificial intelligence exist?
In the latest episode of our new online weekly debate series we looked at one of the pressing topic of 21st century business: artificial intelligence
Video: Does bias in artificial intelligence exist?
A black person is less likely than a white person to pay off their loan on time. A person called John will make a better programmer than Mary. These aren’t our opinions at all, but in fact, are decisions made by Artificial Intelligence in the recent past.
ABTV Crossfire debate: Is the UAE’s influencer market oversaturated?
In the latest episode of our new online weekly debate series we looked at the divisive issue of influencers
Video: Is influencer marketing worth the investment?
According to a survey carried out by BPG Orange and YouGov, 71 percent of those surveyed said their purchasing decisions are affected by the content posted by influencers.
Video: Are the GCC’s recruitment practices outdated?
ABTV, the online television arm of Arabian Business aspires to become a media lab that fosters experimentation of ideas and carries out journalism differently.