2025 IT Security Predictions
Cloudflare, a leading connectivity cloud company recently published an Op-Ed by Grant Bourzikas, CSO, tackling IT security predictions for 2025Business
Fifth France-Arab Summit: Forging partnerships for a sustainable tomorrow
As the world grapples with uncertainty, the summit offers a much-needed space for cooperation and innovation, led by the Franco-Arab...Business Economy
China unveils new gaming curbs, sending tech stocks tumbling
Beijing first moved against the gaming sector in 2021 as part of a sprawling crackdown on big tech, including a...New draft restrictions published online by the regulator are aimed at limiting in-game purchases and compulsive playing behavior
Following the news, Tencent tanked more than 15 percent in Hong Kong while rival Netease was down more than 30 percent
Tesla launches Shanghai battery plant project
The project was announced in April after Tesla chief Elon Musk presented a vague but ambitious plan to investors to...The plant is expected to make 10,000 units of Tesla's Megapack batteries per year, and "break ground in the first quarter of 2024 and start production in the fourth quarter"
Tesla says its Megapacks are intended to store energy and stabilize supply for power grids, with each unit able to store more than 3 megawatt-hours of power
Nike shares tumble after cost cuts
Nike promised up to $2 billion in cost savings Thursday.Shares fell heavily in after-hours trading as Chief Financia officer described the environment as "highly promotional" during a conference call with analysts
Profits for the quarter ending November 30 jumped 19 percent to $1.6 billion, while revenues edged up one percent to $13.4 billion
44 large direct deals on IHC worth $1.205 bn at ADX Thursday
Abu Dhabi, UAE – A wave of 44 large direct deals swept over the International Holding Company (IHC) shares on...Large direct deals are trades that are executed outside the order book and do not affect the closing price of the relevant company's stock
They also do not affect the highest and lowest prices executed during the session and during the last 52 weeks
Angola departure a blow for OPEC+ as cartel tensions rise
Despite slashing oil production for months on end and announcing new cuts in late November, the Organization of the Petroleum...Prices are sitting at their lowest level in nearly six months despite the cartel's announcement in November to further cut output.
Angola is far from the first small country to quit the cartel. Indonesia left in 2009, Qatar in 2019 and Ecuador in 2020.
UAE consumer spending expected to rise by 5% in 2024: Mastercard report
Dubai, UAE -- Consumer spending in the UAE is expected to increase by 5 percent in 2024, while consumers and...Expansionary fiscal policy is set to continue to support growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the report said.
GCC’s strong push to grow its tourism sector have made the region one of the world’s fastest-growing destinations.
UAE central bank cash deposits up by 10.2% in Oct to $187 billion
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) said Thursday cash deposits surged to AED 687.2 billion...The Central Bank's cash aggregates statistics reveal a monthly increase of 0.19 percent, or AED 1.3 billion, compared to around AED 685.9 billion in September 2023.
During the first ten months of this year, cash deposits increased by 8.12 percent compared to about AED 635.6 billion at the end of last year, an increase of AED 51.6 billion.
Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries up $399 million in Oct 2023
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries reached $117.5 billion in October 2023, up $399 million month-on-month...The Kingdom kept the 17th place among the largest holders of US Treasuries for the month, Argaam reported.
Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $102.3 billion.
Sony PlayStation 5 sales cross 50 million units
Since releasing the first PlayStation in 1994, Sony has grown into a titan of console gaming, a market whose revenues...The PlayStation 5 was launched in November 2020 and its sales initially suffered because of widespread supply chain problems and a global chip shortage
PS5 reached the 50-million-unit milestone in almost the same period as its predecessor, the PS4, with Sony saying its flagship console enjoyed "strong momentum" in 2023
X users report global outage: monitoring site
With no way to post on X, social media users published updates about the outage on rivals including Facebook, Threads,...Reports of the platform's troubles began spiking just before 0600 GMT on monitoring site Downdetector
Timelines on the platform were emptied and no new posts visible, although the twitter.com site was available
