Bloomberg Apple Inc has been a laggard in the smart-home space, but a versatile new device in early development could change that. The company is working on a product that would combine an Apple TV set-top box with a HomePod speaker and include a camera for video conferencing via a connected TV and other smart-home functions. The device’s other capabilities ...

Bloomberg Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. is considering raising about $1 billion to help expand its iconic British sports and racing automotive business Lotus Cars into the electric vehicles market in China. Geely is working with advisers to sound out potential investor interest in a funding round that could value Lotus’s EV operations at about $5 billion, the people said. ...

Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. is buying speech-recognition pioneer Nuance Communications Inc. in an all-cash deal valued at $19.6 billion, gaining artificial-intelligence technology aimed at helping doctors predict patients’ needs and upgrading hospitals’ digital record-keeping. The software giant is offering to purchase Nuance at $56 a share, ccording to a statement, which confirmed an earlier Bloomberg report. The deal marks Microsoft’s largest ...

Bloomberg Oil advanced for a third day after the International Energy Agency (IEA) lifted its forecasts for demand and an industry report pointed to another decline in US crude stockpiles. Futures rise 1.6% in New York and are heading for the longest run of gains in over a month. The International Energy Agency lifted its forecasts for oil consumption this ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Ataya, since its launch in 2012, has become a hallmark in the field of social and humanitarian work in the UAE and the world, making tangible differences in the lives of many. Now in its 10th year, Ataya, meaning ‘giving’ in Arabic, will be held as an online shopping destination during the Holy Month of Ramadan ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi School of Government (ADSG) and the Civil Service College of Singapore (CSC), the agency specialised for training, learning, and staff development of the country’s public sector, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, fostering an ongoing exchange of knowledge in the fields of public sector leadership, governance, public administration and management. The CSC is the ...

Sharjah / WAM The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a UAE-based global humanitarian charity dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide, has called on citizens around the world to generously support its 2021 “Zakat” and general donations drive during Ramadan. These fundraising activities under the “Let’s Lessen the Gap” campaign are part of a comprehensive long-term programme that TBHF ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the Bank of Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate continued cooperation in the area of financial supervision. The MoU focuses on cooperation and information exchange in the supervision and resolution of financial institutions including the important area of fighting financial crime. This legally non-binding agreement builds on a ...

Ras Al Khaimah / WAM RAK International Corporate Centre (RAK ICC), a world-class corporate registry and Saud bin Saqr Establishment for Small and Medium Enterprises (RAK SME) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide opportunities for entrepreneurs and SMEs to create a solid and viable corporate structure for their businesses. The MoU aims to promote RAK ICC and its ...

DUBAI / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has announced a donation of AED5 million to the “100 Million Meals” campaign that aims to provide food parcels for disadvantaged individuals and families across 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of RTA, said ...