London, United Kingdom -- Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools may soon "covertly influence" users' decision making in a new commercial frontier called the "intention economy", University of Cambridge researchers warned in a paper published Monday. The research argues the potentially "lucrative yet troubling" marketplace emerging for "digital signals of intent" could,...

Dubai, UAE--Total spending using international cards in the UAE witnessed a growth of more than 25% during the year 2023. J.K. Khalil, General Manager, MENA East, Mastercard, told Emirates News Agency (WAM) that digital payments continue to experience remarkable growth in the UAE, with more users and companies opting for...

iPhone users can download alternative app stores.

Washington, US--Google has warned users against trying to obtain its Cold generative artificial intelligence (AI) model from external sources currently available on the Internet and confirms in an official statement that the copies are spyware that will expose users to danger. Google continues to work on Bard tools, which are...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-- The gaming industry has witnessed exponential growth in Saudi Arabia with an average revenue per paying user touching $270 as compared to $181 in MENA. With the game live streaming market poised to an annual growth rate (CAGR 2023-2027) of 10.08% in Saudi Arabia, esports is gaining...

Dubai, UAE-- Around 9.1 million people visited the UAE’s Government Unified Digital Platform, U.AE, from the start of 2023 until the end of June. According to the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), the jump in the average number of pages viewed was 3.52%, compared to the same period...

Dubai, UAE-- Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has reported a 10 percent increase in revenues for 2022 to $953 million from its digital channels. The company has also recorded 814 million digital transactions up from 676 million in 2021, a 20 percent growth rate. The company also reported a...

DUBAI, UAE - Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority Mattar Al Tayer said that RTA recorded 814 million digital transactions in 2022. “In 2022 RTA recorded 814 million digital transactions up from 676 million in 2021, reflecting a robust growth rate...

The decision was made "to address extreme levels of data scraping" and "system manipulation" by third-party platforms, Musk said in a tweet Saturday afternoon, as some users quickly hit their limits. The company is limiting verified accounts to reading 10,000 tweets a day and non-verified users are limited to reading...

Nearly 25 percent of respondents believe educational institutions should avoid the use of AI platforms, and many feel creative writers should also ignore them.

Although its subscriber base has swelled by 12 million users, Disney+ has seen its operating losses touch $1.47 billion for the July to September period. The number of people subscribing to Disney+ reached 164.2 million people, more than 161 million estimated by Factset, a data company.

Nir Zicherman, Spotify's Vice President and Global Head of Audiobooks and Gated Content said it's a starting point to expand availability to other markets, and build relationships with publishing houses and expand the selection of titles.

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced the launch of a new corporate website with various interactive digital services in promoting financial stability and meeting the aspirations of the consumers.

Listed on the New York Stock Exchange for just under nine years, Twitter has posted a net loss every year, except 2018 and 2019 when it made a profit of just over $1 billion.

Founder Mark Zuckerburg has told investors that people have a lot of choices for how they want to spend their time and Apps like TikTok were growing very quickly.

Frances Haugen, the former Facebook engineer who leaked a trove of internal documents to international media, is due to speak on the opening night.

Facebook did not provide details on the cause or scope of the problems, which caused users to flock to Twitter to voice frustration.

Visitors to Dubai’s Expo 2020 will be required to buy a 50-page booklet, passport, that would keep tabs of an individual’s visits and hold a unique number as well as passport-size photo and personal details.

The company caved in to demands for gender equity space on social media site Arabic verbs and adjectives have both masculine and feminine forms Caving in to demands of female users for more gender-equity space on social media, Twitter on Wednesday unveiled a new version that allows Arabic language users...