Drones will be deployed on Dubai roads middle of next year to monitor the traffic 24/7, check if there are any accidents and inspect the condition of the roads and major public transport stations, a senior Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) official said on Tuesday.
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Innovation sans borders: Invest in even the stupidest idea
An ex-Apple employee who described Steve Jobs as “very difficult to work with” advised everyone to invest in even the stupidest idea. A 19-year-old who, when he was 15, discovered a cancer-detection method that would cost a patient only three cents. And an artificial intelligence system that almost instantly answers anything you throw at it.
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Why UAE is the ideal start-up capital of the world
This week’s article continues on the theme of HI-TRAC, the abbreviation that set’s the UAE apart as a start-up centre – Happiness Index, Infrastructure, Talent, Regulations, Access and Capital.
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Dubai climbs innovation index rankings
Dubai has moved up one spot to rank 15 among 28 global innovation cities as per the second edition of the Dubai Innovation Index.
Meet Guy Kawasaki, the wizard of enterprise
The key for the Dubai to become a global centre of innovation is to hire more engineers, a former Apple fellow and tech evangelist said at Innovation Live!, a forum of business and government leaders, on Monday.
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3 superpowers at your disposal: Mobile, AI, VR
Jonathan Labin failed his driver’s licence test three times. But now that he has it, he still says – ironically enough – that he will “never, ever drive again”.
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Delayed, not denied: Saudi private sector gets SAR40b windfall
Saudi Arabia’s government has made payments of 40 billion riyals ($10.7 billion) that it owed to private sector companies, the Arab News newspaper quoted a senior construction industry executive as saying.
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Cloud warning: Alibaba comes to Dubai
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, launched its new data centre in Dubai that will be operated by Yvolv, a joint venture between Alibaba Cloud and Meraas Holdings.
Big 5: The $2t opportunity for GCC enterprise
The Big 5, the largest construction and building industry showcase in the Middle East, opened on Monday at the Dubai World Trade Centre with more than 3,100 exhibitors showcasing their products and services targeting region boasting a vibrant construction pipeline of around $2 trillion worth of projects.
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India demonetised: A cashless opportunity
The current demonetisation drive in India makes everyone startled and confused with the timing of the decision. Modi government’s bold move is viewed sceptically with divided opinion on the benefits of the demonetisation drive. Some pundits claim that this drive could stop proliferation of black money in India and train people in future to shift to cashless economy.