🖨 Survey: Technologies Do Attract Talent //
According to a new study published by Freshworks, good technologies and tools at workplace become increasingly important. 69 per cent of Middle East line of business leaders expressed the need for good technology to win the war for talent, and 79 per cent recognise that high-calibre employees will consider looking for a new employer if their current job does not provide access to the tools, technology, or information they need to do their jobs well.
Meanwhile 56 per cent of employees said their company could probably dissuade them from finding a new job if they invested in automation. Technologies that enable or support hybrid and remote working are also viewed favourably by Middle East and Africaemployees with 51 per cent saying such solutions have increased their happiness at work.
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According to a new study published by Freshworks, good technologies and tools at workplace become increasingly important. 69 per cent of Middle East line of business leaders expressed the need for good technology to win the war for talent, and 79 per cent recognise that high-calibre employees will consider looking for a new employer if their current job does not provide access to the tools, technology, or information they need to do their jobs well.
Meanwhile 56 per cent of employees said their company could probably dissuade them from finding a new job if they invested in automation. Technologies that enable or support hybrid and remote working are also viewed favourably by Middle East and Africaemployees with 51 per cent saying such solutions have increased their happiness at work.
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😱 Feel Free to Trade Fee-Free //
Binance.US has removed trading fees for Bitcoin spot market trades for all users and without trading volume requirements.
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Binance.US has removed trading fees for Bitcoin spot market trades for all users and without trading volume requirements.
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Fee-Free Bitcoin Trading is Here
Binance.US CEO hopes the company's pricing model would see broader industry adoption over time.
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🖼 Ubiquitous NFTs //
Meta has announced testing NFT in Instagram Stories using its augmented reality platform Spark AR.
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Meta has announced testing NFT in Instagram Stories using its augmented reality platform Spark AR.
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Meta Set to Start Testing NFTs in Instagram Stories
Meta released digital collectibles in May specifically to allow users to share NFTs on Instagram.
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👨⚖️ The Judge Will Help //
US District Judge James Boasberg has written to officials in the British Virgin Islands regarding Telegram to determine whether competition exists between Telegram and Meta platforms.
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US District Judge James Boasberg has written to officials in the British Virgin Islands regarding Telegram to determine whether competition exists between Telegram and Meta platforms.
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Antitrust Judge Upholds Meta's Data Request from TikTok, WeChat, Telegram
Similar letters have been sent to China’s Ministry of Justice regarding the TikTok and WeChat apps.
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📸 From GIFs on VK to NFT on TON //
In an interview with Durov's Code, Ellen Scheidlin, a well-known digital artist, talked about her life, her plans to launch the first NFT collection based on TON and hew attitude towards NFT. We also talked about life in Dubai: why the city inspires and alienates at the same time.
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In an interview with Durov's Code, Ellen Scheidlin, a well-known digital artist, talked about her life, her plans to launch the first NFT collection based on TON and hew attitude towards NFT. We also talked about life in Dubai: why the city inspires and alienates at the same time.
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Interview with Ellen Sheidlin: from GIFs on VK to NFT on TON
Ellen Sheidlin, a renowned artist, creates paintings, photographs, sculptures and installations. Her uniquely styled works are watched by millions, she has created projects for some of the world's biggest brands, and now even plans to launch the first NFT…
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📱 Tracking Your Phones //
Google reports that Apple and Android smartphones have been hacked by Italian spyware.
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Google reports that Apple and Android smartphones have been hacked by Italian spyware.
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Italian Spyware Helps Hack Apple and Android Phones
Google's report on RCS Lab comes at a time when European and US regulators are discussing potential new rules for the sale and import of spyware.
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🤥 Honest Response //
Between July 2018 and April 2022, Meta earned at least $30.3 million from advertising networks that it removed from its own platforms for coordinated inauthentic behaviour (CIB).
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Between July 2018 and April 2022, Meta earned at least $30.3 million from advertising networks that it removed from its own platforms for coordinated inauthentic behaviour (CIB).
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Meta Makes Money on Advertising from Fake Accounts
The company banned accounts promoting misinformation, spam or propaganda, holding the money made from advertising.
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🚙 Wanna Have a Royal Ride? //
Member of the Abu Dhabi royal family has unveiled an EV his company is making together with Japanese firms.
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Member of the Abu Dhabi royal family has unveiled an EV his company is making together with Japanese firms.
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Japanese Automatic Taxi
In September the company plans to hold a much bigger event at Dubai World Trade Center.
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🤓 Apple VR Headset May be Launched in 2023 //
Apple is likely to announce its long-rumored mixed-reality headset as soon as January 2023, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has reiterated.
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Apple is likely to announce its long-rumored mixed-reality headset as soon as January 2023, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has reiterated.
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Apple May Unveil its AR/VR Headset in January 2023
Kuo describes Apple's headset as a "game-changer" for the augmented-reality and virtual-reality market.
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🚝 Back on Track //
Etihad Rail first passenger train station will be built in the of Fujairah city, in Sakamkam area.
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Etihad Rail first passenger train station will be built in the of Fujairah city, in Sakamkam area.
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First Etihad Rail Station to Be in Fujairah
Etihad Rail will connect 11 cities and regions in the UAE from Al Sila to Fujairah, including Al Ruwais, Al Mirfa, Dubai, Sharjah, Al Dhaid, and Abu Dhabi.
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🤔 Is That Your Face? //
Dall-E introduces new safety measures only to create new ethics problems.
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Dall-E introduces new safety measures only to create new ethics problems.
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Is This Face Fake?
users are now allowed to share realistic face photos created by the system after developers put in place safeguards designed to prevent the creation of deepfake images.
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🛰 Timely Update //
The Mars Express spacecraft circling Mars will receive a Windows 98 update.
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The Mars Express spacecraft circling Mars will receive a Windows 98 update.
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The Mars Express Spacecraft to Get a Windows 98 Update
The instrument on its board uses low-frequency radio waves reflected off Mars' surface to search for water and study the Red Planet's atmosphere.
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🎮 Let's Play Videos by AI? //
Open AI experts have developed Video PreTraining method, allowing a neural network to learn to play Minecraft on its own.
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Open AI experts have developed Video PreTraining method, allowing a neural network to learn to play Minecraft on its own.
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Experts at OpenAI Trained a Neural Network to Play Minecraft
The neural network has been trained on 70 000 hours of various game videos.
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🤖 Wanna Install Supercomputer in Your Head? //
Chinese researchers trained a new AI model based on the latest Sunway supercomputer with 174 trillion parameters, rivalling the number of synapses in the brain for the first time.
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Chinese researchers trained a new AI model based on the latest Sunway supercomputer with 174 trillion parameters, rivalling the number of synapses in the brain for the first time.
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A New AI Can Rival Human Brain
The Chinese team used the Sunway machine to train the AI model with 174 trillion parameters, rivalling the number of synapses in the brain for the first time.
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😮 Sounds Like a Threat to Tesla //
In April, Mercedes announced its EV prototype traveled 1000 km on a single charge. Now, the company says it can cover 1200 km.
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In April, Mercedes announced its EV prototype traveled 1000 km on a single charge. Now, the company says it can cover 1200 km.
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Mercedes EV Sets New Record
The new record was set on a trip that started in Stuttgart and ended at the Silverstone race track in the UK.
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🌝 Israel Invests in Climatech //
The Israeli government approved a comprehensive program estimated at approximately $880 million to promote technological innovation in the field of climate change.
The programme includes doubling the number of start-up companies engaged in climate-tech from 55 companies in 2021 to 110 companies by 2026 as well as establishing 10 Israeli venture capital funds that specialize in climate technologies by the same year.
In the concluding report authored by the Israeli Energy Minister, Environmental Protection Minister and the Innovation Minister, they stated that Israel is not realizing its full potential in the field of climatech due to market failures. Israel is considered to be one of the last places among OECD member countries when it comes to registering environmental patents.
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The Israeli government approved a comprehensive program estimated at approximately $880 million to promote technological innovation in the field of climate change.
The programme includes doubling the number of start-up companies engaged in climate-tech from 55 companies in 2021 to 110 companies by 2026 as well as establishing 10 Israeli venture capital funds that specialize in climate technologies by the same year.
In the concluding report authored by the Israeli Energy Minister, Environmental Protection Minister and the Innovation Minister, they stated that Israel is not realizing its full potential in the field of climatech due to market failures. Israel is considered to be one of the last places among OECD member countries when it comes to registering environmental patents.
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🍏 It Rains Apple New Products //
According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple’s set to release a bunch of new devices between this fall and the beginning of 2023.
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According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple’s set to release a bunch of new devices between this fall and the beginning of 2023.
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Apple to Launch a Flood of New Products
This reportedly includes four iPhone 14 devices, a set of new iPads, three Apple Watches, several M2 / M3-upgraded Macs and more
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〽️ Dubai Launches Smart Electricity System //
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority launched an Automatic Smart Grid Restoration System (ASGR), the first of its kind in the MENA region.
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority launched an Automatic Smart Grid Restoration System (ASGR), the first of its kind in the MENA region.
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DEWA Launches a Unique System in Dubai
In cause of a crash ASGR locates the fault in the power network, isolates it, and automatically restores the service.
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💎 TON Mining Ended //
TON givers accounts are empty. This means, that on the night of June 28, mining of Toncoin was officially completed. Now a new age lies agead: mining will be replaced by TON staking.
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TON givers accounts are empty. This means, that on the night of June 28, mining of Toncoin was officially completed. Now a new age lies agead: mining will be replaced by TON staking.
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TON Mining Ended
Thus, mining in the TON network has finally ended after almost 2 years. The first opportunity to mine in this network appeared on July 6, 2020.
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👁🗨 Is Robinhood for Sale? //
According to a report from Bloomberg, Cryptocurrency exchange FTX is considering buying Robinhood, a famous trading platform.
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According to a report from Bloomberg, Cryptocurrency exchange FTX is considering buying Robinhood, a famous trading platform.
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FTX Looks into Buying Robinhood
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried denied any plans to acquire Robinhood.
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