Wednesday! Here's the morning news:
// GITEX plans to hold its first Africa event in Morocco in 2023
https://kod.ae/0210
// NASA has officially called the DART mission a success
https://kod.ae/0211
📊 TON: $1,26 | BTC: $19,1K
// GITEX plans to hold its first Africa event in Morocco in 2023
https://kod.ae/0210
// NASA has officially called the DART mission a success
https://kod.ae/0211
📊 TON: $1,26 | BTC: $19,1K
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🥺 Mark, What Happens? //
Due to a bug on Facebook, many users found millions of followers disappearing overnight. Even Mark Zuckerberg has been left with 9,993 followers only, 118 million less than he had the previous day.
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Due to a bug on Facebook, many users found millions of followers disappearing overnight. Even Mark Zuckerberg has been left with 9,993 followers only, 118 million less than he had the previous day.
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Zuckerberg Loses 100 million Followers on Facebook as Result of a Bug
The company said it is working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible.
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👀 In-App Mental Health //
Snapchat's Here For You in-app portal was launched in some countries in 2020 and in the UAE last year. Now it is available in Saudi Arabia.
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Snapchat's Here For You in-app portal was launched in some countries in 2020 and in the UAE last year. Now it is available in Saudi Arabia.
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Snapchat Launches Mental Health Support for Saudi Users
The portal provides support to Snapchat users experiencing mental health or emotional crises.
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🌚 Next Step: The Moon //
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed has tweeted that the Rashid Rover is now ready for the final integration process with the launch vehicle. The launch window was set between November 9 and 15.
@kod_ae
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed has tweeted that the Rashid Rover is now ready for the final integration process with the launch vehicle. The launch window was set between November 9 and 15.
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Thursday! Here's the morning news:
// UAE has launched an initiative to develop 1,000 tech projects
https://kod.ae/0212
// Apple finally decided to bring more of its services to Microsoft platforms
https://kod.ae/0213
📊 TON: $1,22 | BTC: $19,1K
// UAE has launched an initiative to develop 1,000 tech projects
https://kod.ae/0212
// Apple finally decided to bring more of its services to Microsoft platforms
https://kod.ae/0213
📊 TON: $1,22 | BTC: $19,1K
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💰 Investments Dry Up //
Investment in Israeli startups in the third quarter of 2022 dropped significantly, as the industry prepares for a global recession. One of the positive points, however, is that unlike in previous crises, foreign VCs investing in Israel didn’t cut their funding completely at the first sign of trouble.
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Investment in Israeli startups in the third quarter of 2022 dropped significantly, as the industry prepares for a global recession. One of the positive points, however, is that unlike in previous crises, foreign VCs investing in Israel didn’t cut their funding completely at the first sign of trouble.
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Investment in Israeli Startups Plummet by 36% in Q3
These figures can largely be explained by the impact of the public markets in Q2 on private markets and match the trends seen in the U.S. and Europe.
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😱 Burj Khalifa x Kaspersky //
Cyber security firm Kaspersky has illuminated Burj Khalifa in an astonishing LED display to highlight the growing cyber threat landscape enterprises face today.
@kod_ae
Cyber security firm Kaspersky has illuminated Burj Khalifa in an astonishing LED display to highlight the growing cyber threat landscape enterprises face today.
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Kaspersky Takes Top Enterprise Cybersecurity to the Heights of Burj Khalifa
ccording to Kaspersky’s findings, in the Middle East alone, every third industrial computer was attacked by threat actors in the first six months of 2022.
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🤔 Pensions in the UAE? //
National Bonds, a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Dubai, launched a Golden Pension Plan
for expats and nationals. The plan is designed to provide companies with a large employee base with flexible solutions for financial care for the employees.
@kod_ae
National Bonds, a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Dubai, launched a Golden Pension Plan
for expats and nationals. The plan is designed to provide companies with a large employee base with flexible solutions for financial care for the employees.
@kod_ae
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UAE Launches Golden Pension Plan for Expats and Nationals
Companies will be able to contribute a lump sum amount or monthly deposits, from or on behalf of the employee.
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Friday! Here's the morning news:
// e& unveiled a new $250m venture capital fund to support tech start-ups
https://kod.ae/0214
// Netflix will launch a new $7-a-month plan with ads in November
https://kod.ae/0215
📊 TON: $1,23 | BTC: $19,8K
// e& unveiled a new $250m venture capital fund to support tech start-ups
https://kod.ae/0214
// Netflix will launch a new $7-a-month plan with ads in November
https://kod.ae/0215
📊 TON: $1,23 | BTC: $19,8K
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🤸♀️ Raise Your Leg //
During Meta’s Connect, Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the avatars in the company’s Horizon VR app will be getting legs soon.
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During Meta’s Connect, Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the avatars in the company’s Horizon VR app will be getting legs soon.
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Will Zuckerberg's Metaverse Avatars Ever Get Legs?
To demonstrate this groundbreaking technical achievement, Zuckerberg’s digital avatar lifted each leg in the air.
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👩 Women's Entrepreneurship //
GITEX GLOBAL 2022, the world's largest technology and start-up event, is actively highlighting female-led start-ups throughout the week.
@kod_ae
GITEX GLOBAL 2022, the world's largest technology and start-up event, is actively highlighting female-led start-ups throughout the week.
@kod_ae
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GITEX GLOBAL 2022 Spotlights Start-Ups by Women Entrepreneurs
They have been raising new funding and exploring the use of new technologies to close the funding gap.
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🍕Which Side Are You On? //
Urbi, a platform that provides tools for data analysis, shared a number of curious insights into Dubai food scene. It seems like Dubai citizens overwhelmingly prefer coffee over karak tea and Indian cuisine over the Arab one. However, when it comes to pizza vs shawarma, there is no clear leader.
@kod_ae
Urbi, a platform that provides tools for data analysis, shared a number of curious insights into Dubai food scene. It seems like Dubai citizens overwhelmingly prefer coffee over karak tea and Indian cuisine over the Arab one. However, when it comes to pizza vs shawarma, there is no clear leader.
@kod_ae
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Food Scene in Dubai: Data Analysis Helps Open Restaurant in Right Location
Indian vs Arab, Shawarma vs Pizzza and Karak tea vs Coffee.
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Saturday! Here are some interesting pieces we have posted this week:
// Apple will move from the Lightning charging port to USB-C on iPhones and other devices by 2024
https://kod.ae/0207
// P2P Exchange is Now Available in @wallet Bot on Telegram
https://kod.ae/p2p-wallet
// Bitcoin mining surges to record levels after "the Merge."
https://kod.ae/0208
// Dutch court has ruled that demanding employees to turn on their webcams is illegal
https://kod.ae/0209
// NASA has officially called the DART mission a success
https://kod.ae/0211
📊 TON: $1,26 | BTC: $19,2K
// Apple will move from the Lightning charging port to USB-C on iPhones and other devices by 2024
https://kod.ae/0207
// P2P Exchange is Now Available in @wallet Bot on Telegram
https://kod.ae/p2p-wallet
// Bitcoin mining surges to record levels after "the Merge."
https://kod.ae/0208
// Dutch court has ruled that demanding employees to turn on their webcams is illegal
https://kod.ae/0209
// NASA has officially called the DART mission a success
https://kod.ae/0211
📊 TON: $1,26 | BTC: $19,2K
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💸 Shut Up and Take My Money //
This year, GITEX saw a whole bunch of different VC funding events. In this article we highlight the three most amazing pitches.
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This year, GITEX saw a whole bunch of different VC funding events. In this article we highlight the three most amazing pitches.
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Startups Securing Funding at GITEX 2022
The Supernova Challenge, part of North Star, has attracted over 600 applications from game-changing startups from over 41 countries.
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💎 The First TON Diamonds Auction House //
The first Dubai TON NFT Exhibition witnessed the launch of the first TON Diamonds marketplace. Its creators hope that the new auction house will help more digital artists to put up their solo pieces for sale in the form of NFTs.
@kod_ae
The first Dubai TON NFT Exhibition witnessed the launch of the first TON Diamonds marketplace. Its creators hope that the new auction house will help more digital artists to put up their solo pieces for sale in the form of NFTs.
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TON Diamonds Auction House Inauguration
The event has kickstarted the development of one-time auctions on the TON Diamonds marketplace.
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🌆 Entrepreneurial Nation 2.0 //
The UAE Ministry of Economy has unveiled the Entrepreneurial Nation 2.0 programme at GITEX GLOBAL 2022, the world's largest technology and start-up event.
@kod_ae
The UAE Ministry of Economy has unveiled the Entrepreneurial Nation 2.0 programme at GITEX GLOBAL 2022, the world's largest technology and start-up event.
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UAE Ministry of Economy Launches ‘Entrepreneurial Nation 2.0' programme
Also, Japanese space technology start-ups are exploring new cooperation opportunities with the UAE.
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🕹 Taking Smart Home to a New Level //
Russian IT company Technologico presented a unique application of AR technology in smart home automation, at GITEX GLOBAL in Dubai.
@kod_ae
Russian IT company Technologico presented a unique application of AR technology in smart home automation, at GITEX GLOBAL in Dubai.
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Sunday! Here's the morning news:
// Mubadala has acquired a minority stake in GlobalConnect, a digital infrastructure company
https://kod.ae/0216
// Apple will announce updated iPads Pro with M2 chip in a matter of days
https://kod.ae/0217
📊 TON: $1,24 | BTC: $19,1K
// Mubadala has acquired a minority stake in GlobalConnect, a digital infrastructure company
https://kod.ae/0216
// Apple will announce updated iPads Pro with M2 chip in a matter of days
https://kod.ae/0217
📊 TON: $1,24 | BTC: $19,1K
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☀️Solar Car //
Lightyear 0, the world's first mass-produced solar electric vehicle, has been unveiled at the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park.
@kod_ae
Lightyear 0, the world's first mass-produced solar electric vehicle, has been unveiled at the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park.
@kod_ae
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Solar-Powered Car Unveiled in UAE
According to media reports, the car is twice as efficient as the Tesla Model S and consumes just 1,500 kilowatt-hours per year.
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🌚 Fair enough? //
The community of DeFi-platform Mango Markets has voted in favour of a settlement with the hacker. He will return $69 million and keep the remaining $47 million as a reward.
@kod_ae
The community of DeFi-platform Mango Markets has voted in favour of a settlement with the hacker. He will return $69 million and keep the remaining $47 million as a reward.
@kod_ae
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DeFi Platform Mango Allowed Hacker to Leave $50 Million
“I believe all of our actions were legal open market actions, using the protocol as designed, even if the development team did not fully anticipate all the consequences of setting parameters the way they are.”
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⛏ What's the Fault of the Minecraft Server? //
Cloudflare has released a DDoS threat report 2022 Q3. It states that the largest DDoS attack was directed at Wynncraft, a popular Minecraft server.
@kod_ae
Cloudflare has released a DDoS threat report 2022 Q3. It states that the largest DDoS attack was directed at Wynncraft, a popular Minecraft server.
@kod_ae
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Minecraft Server Falls Victim to Biggest DDoS Attack in Q3 2022
“This is the largest attack we’ve ever seen from the bitrate perspective.”
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