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Ministry of Education and Microsoft honour Tech Incubator Schools in Bahrain
Nine Bahraini public schools have been awarded the “Technology Incubator Schools” status according to the classification of Microsoft, after participating in the program offered by the company, alongs...
Jordanian AI startup, Xina AI raises $ 1 million in seed round
Xina AI, an Arabic Conversational AI platform that automates customer support queries, announced today it has raised $1 million in the Seed round. The investment is to support expansion across the reg...
Activ Surgical raises $45 million in a Series B
Activ Surgical, a digital surgery pioneer, today announced that it has raised $45 million in a Series B financing round. The Series B round was led by Cota Capital, a multi-stage investment firm focu...
Acer introduces Chromebook-certified accessories for business productivity
Acer Middle East has expanded its range of Works With Chromebook-certified accessories with the Acer USB Type-C Dock D501, a new device that simplifies the process of connecting multiple displays or p...
ESET Threat Report highlights several concerning trends
ESET released today its T2 2021 Threat Report highlighting several concerning trends, including increasingly aggressive ransomware tactics, intensifying brute-force attacks, and deceptive phishing cam...
ADDED announces expansion of ETIP program to include industrial SMEs
The Abu Dhabi Economic Development Department (ADDED) has announced the expansion of the Electricity Tariffs Incentive Program which launched in 2019 to include industrial SMEs to join the program onc...
Saudi-based health and fitness startup Rumbl raises $1.07 million in their seeding fund
Saudi-based health and fitness startup Rumbl has raised $1.07 million (SAR4 million) in their Seed funding round managed and led by Investor’s Mine Angel Group, with the participation of BIM Ventures....
Huawei announces the top 20 shortlisted apps for the Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest (Apps UP)
Huawei has announced the top 20 shortlisted apps for the Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest (Apps UP) flagship event. The 2021 edition of the competition received over 2,000 submissions, highlighting t...
The 8th edition of SIFF to provide a perfect opportunity for young aspiring film makers
Aspiring young creatives in the UAE now have the perfect opportunity to learn the intricacies of filmmaking and allied arts at the much-awaited 8th edition of the Sharjah International Film Festival f...