Washington, US - "Concrete safeguards" for government use of artificial intelligence were announced by the White House on Thursday, as it vowed they would serve as a model for "global action." "When government agencies use AI tools, we will now require them to verify that those tools do not endanger the...

Brussels, Belgium - The European Union's 27 member states on Friday approved landmark rules on reining in artificial intelligence, passing a key last hurdle after tough negotiations to the very end. Brussels first proposed an AI law in 2021 but spent most of last year racing to greenlight the draft text after...

Beijing, China - Chinese state-backed experts have found a way to identify people who use Apple's encrypted AirDrop messaging service, according to the Beijing municipal government. AirDrop allows users to send content to Apple devices in close proximity without an internet connection, encoded so they cannot be viewed by other people....

Brussels, Belgium - The EU, racing to regulate the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence, said on Tuesday it has started a preliminary study of Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar investment in ChatGPT developer OpenAI to see if it could be a disguised merger. The early-level examination is "checking whether Microsoft's investment in OpenAI might...

Paris, France - Google has begun limiting third-party cookies for some users of its Chrome web browser, a first step towards eventually abandoning the files that have raised privacy concerns. Google, which announced in 2020 that it planned to get rid of cookies, said fully eliminating third-party cookies could only happen...

Seoul, South Korea - Microsoft has seized the websites of a Vietnam-based group it alleges sold millions of fake accounts to cybercriminals who used them for ransomware attacks, identity theft and other scams around the world. The group, identified by Microsoft as Storm-1152, developed sophisticated tools to defeat the US tech giant's...

Brussels, Belgium - The EU demanded on Thursday that Apple and Google provide more details on how they identified risks concerning their respective software hubs, the App Store and Google Play. The request for information is the first step in a process begun under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), but...

Brussels, Belgium - Tech giants Meta and TikTok are contesting the scope of an EU law that from March will set new rules on competition in the digital marketplace. The European Commission has designated 22 big online companies as "core platform services" to be subject to additional scrutiny and obligations under...

Amman, Jordan - The UAE Cyber Security Council discussed cybersecurity in the inaugural Jordan Cyber Security Summit 2023, known as DOT Cyber Summit 2023. The DOT Cyber Summit 2023 explored issues related to cyber policies and strategies, international issues related to cyber risks and threats faced by countries. This includes...

New York, US - The generative AI platform ChatGPT can now fetch data directly from the internet and gather up-to-date information in real-time, its creator OpenAI said, in a major milestone for the software. Until now, ChatGPT's responses to user queries were based on a vast database, which did not contain...

Paris, France - Irish regulators on Friday handed out a 345-million-euro ($369-million) fine to TikTok over data breaches, part of a battle between the European Union and big tech firms on issues from tax avoidance and hate speech to data privacy and monopolistic practices. Here is a summary of the tussles...

Washington, US - A landmark case pitting the US government against Google over the dominance of the company's world-dominating search engine began in a Washington courtroom on Tuesday. "This case is about the future of the internet and whether Google will ever face meaningful competition in search," said Justice Department lawyer...

The European Commission, the EU's powerful antitrust body, named 22 "core platform" services belonging to five US tech behemoths identified as "gatekeepers" -- Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft -- and China's ByteDance. The services included Apple's App Store; Meta's Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp; Google's YouTube video platform and...

NEW DELHI, INDIA - Breakneck development of artificial intelligence risked repeating mistakes made by the tech industry at the start of the social media era, Microsoft president Brad Smith told a business forum on Friday. Rapid advancements in AI have stoked global alarm over the technology's potential for disinformation, misuse and...

Paris, France - The world's wealthiest nations must urgently prepare for the impact of an imminent "AI revolution" that will change jobs, create new ones and make others disappear, the OECD said Tuesday. The rapid development of artificial intelligence -- with tools that can generate essays, create images and even pass...

Dubai, UAE - A program that enables companies to access innovative and affordable cybersecurity solutions was introduced at a workshop on cyber security organized by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce. The special one-year package, jointly developed by Dubai Chambers and Mastercard, is designed to support companies in evaluating and improving...

London, United Kingdom - British cyber security firm Darktrace on Wednesday warned that artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT may have increased the sophistication of phishing scams. Content creation bot ChatGPT, Silicon Valley's latest app sensation, was launched by Microsoft-backed start-up OpenAI in November. "Darktrace does not believe that ChatGPT has yet lowered...

Many governments refuse to acknowledge that they ordered any interference in communications, and sometimes put pressure on telecommunications companies to prevent them from revealing why communications are blocked.

Qatar participated in the forum as a golden strategic partner, where it reviewed its strategy in the field of digital transformation.

Apple said it is working on enabling iPhones to more precisely locate AirTags to help people find any planted without their consent

Digital Dubai and Dubai Police will strengthen their partnership and collaborate towards achieving strategic goals in cybersecurity.

The parties will jointly establish a Cybersecurity Center of Excellence to deliver talent training that addresses the cybersecurity capacity-building needs.

Companies holding the license will be able to work within a stimulating environment at the DIFC Innovation Hub.

The MoU is the latest in a series of strategic partnership agreements signed by ADX as part of its strategy for growth, announced at the beginning of 2021.

The fresh investments are said to be in line with Vision 2030, which aims to diversify the economy of Saudi Arabia, lessening its dependence on oil.

The growth of low-code tools, heightened by digital transformation, is expected to bring about general employee upskilling across several industries in the region.

Companies are hemorrhaging millions of dollars to ongoing ransomware raids, with threat actors further weaponizing the attacks.

Cyberattacks in the Middle East hit record levels in 2021. Reports suggest that malware, distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks, ransomware, and other common threat vectors grew by double digits in 2021, with the government, private, oil and gas, telecom, and healthcare and finance sectors being the most affected.

The display of technology like the life-size model Dream Chaser ship at the CES tech show is a sharp signal that the commercial space era is upon us. Experts see a path for companies to power an unprecedented era of rapid advances.

It has become the first US company to reach that valuation.

Multiple companies — including Amazon, BMW, and Microsoft — reduced or canceled their attendance as Covid-19 case numbers broke records, but organizers said safety protocols were in place for thousands of expected attendees. But some experts urged caution and daily testing, as not all attendees can be counted on to...

Several countries in the region have already formed AI policies to support their national goals after this technology demonstrated its ability to serve in several areas.

US authorities have asked telecom operators AT&T and Verizon to delay their 5G rollout for up to two weeks. The rollout had already been postponed earlier amid uncertainty about interference with vital flight-safety equipment.

Google, Lenovo, and Intel are the latest global tech companies to bow out of the January 2022 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

ODL uses XRP for instant, low-cost cross-border payments.

This Jordanian firm is being praised for Arabic mobile games.

Internal documents seem to support the accusations.

The Minecraft virtual world has been created especially for this occasion, with a special view on helping teachers educate students.

DEWA CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer and Ireland’s Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Robert Troy discussed ways to develop ties especially in digital technology and industry, besides other areas of common interest.

Mobile phone users in the Gulf country are currently allowed to use the internet-enabled video and audio calls only through BOTIM app.

Data analysts are already helping businesses set marketing strategies, explains Jadd Elliot Dib, founder and CEO of Pangaea X.

Office 365 has been renamed Microsoft 365, and will be available on Windows PCs, Apple’s Mac machines, and mobile platforms, from October 5, which is when Microsoft will also start the rollout of the Windows 11 OS. For families and households of up to six people, Microsoft 365 Family will...

Expo 2020 Dubai has launched its official visitor app and a business-focused app.

The CBUAE has in a study found that central bank digital currencies can substantially improve international trade payments.

The bank has effectively sounded the death knell for digital currencies in China.

BitOasis offers over 15 digital assets to trade against the dirham.

Its inventor said this paint was used to cover a roof area of about 1,000 square feet, it could give get a cooling power of 10 kilowatts, which is more powerful than the central air conditioners used by most houses.

This would include monitoring visitors for safety from the moment of their arrival to the UAE until they reach the exhibition site.

This cooperation builds on a 2017 MoU between Honeywell and Aramco to explore the benefits of Honeywell's Industrial Internet of Things offering.

FB was recently accused of breaching WhatsApp users’ privacy.