Dubai RTA awards US$95m contract to upgrade ticketing system
DUBAI, UAE - Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a contract to upgrade the existing nol (card-based ticketing...
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Digital payment platform Square to buy Afterpay for $29 billion
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Abu Dhabi’s 5G speed rates among three fastest in world
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Saudi public-private alliance to launch $15b tech fund
In order to advance the digital infrastructure in the kingdom, Saudi Arabia will launch a $15 billion technology fund in...
Saudi ICT infrastructure market set for 9% growth by 2030
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One out of every three cyberattacks in Bahrain hit corporates
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Remote monitoring, AI: New additions to RTA’s toolkit
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France’s Macron calls Israeli PM, urges him to look into spyware allegations
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Cyberattack ruled out in third Internet outage in two months
Another massive outage hits internet services on Thursday, July 22, affecting the websites of major companies across the globe.
Dubai RTA awards US$95m contract to upgrade ticketing system
DUBAI, UAE - Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a contract to upgrade the existing nol (card-based ticketing...
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US govt face Google in landmark antitrust lawsuit
Washington, US - A landmark case pitting the US government against Google over the dominance of the company's world-dominating search engine...
- "This case is about the future of the internet and whether Google will ever face meaningful competition in search," said Justice Department lawyer Kenneth Dintzer
- The US government launched its case against Google during the Trump administration and the suit carried over in the transition to President Joe Biden
How cyber scammers are trying to make AI tools pay
The two worlds of artificial intelligence and cybercrime are starting to collide, with cybercriminals trading tips in online forums on...
- With a recording of just few seconds of a person's voice, AI tools can produce an imitation capable of tricking employees or friends
- The FBI said it received 300,497 complaints about phishing scams last year, with losses suffered worth $52 million
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Saudi Arabia’s first social network Jaco attracts 1m users in 2 months
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: The supervisor of the Kingdom's first social network Jaco - Saudi entrepreneur Fahd Al-Shidi announced that the...
- The Saudi Arabian entrepreneur and supervisor of the project expressed confidence that Jaco will reach 5 million users by the end of the year.
- At the official launch ceremony of the Jaco application in Riyadh, the supervisor expressed happiness at the success of the social network.