Abu Dhabi / WAM AIQ, Schlumberger and Group 42 (G42), signed on Sunday a strategic framework agreement to collaborate on the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and data solutions for oil and gas industry. Under the terms of the agreement, the three companies will leverage their combined domain knowledge in digital technology, high-performance computing and cloud ...
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Dubai / WAM Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced that the first virtual edition of the International Property Show (IPS) in partnership with Invest in Dubai Real Estate (IIDRE) is set to welcome a diverse international audience and bring the global real estate community together, through the IIDRE programme, from November 11-20. As one of the highlights of the 10-day virtual ...
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Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs announced it celebrated 32 disruptive innovations developed throughout 2020, raising the number of innovations developed by the government department between 2010 and 2020 to 237. Dubai Customs also received 14 global awards for outstanding achievement in innovation in 2020 to raise the total number of recognitions and awards to 124. “Prioritising innovation today is essential ...
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Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) revealed that the Lost & Found Unit at its Call Centre, Customers Happiness Dep’t received 31,073 reports of items lost in Dubai Taxis during the period from January to September 2020. The resolution rate of these reports within the specified time was as high as 99.9%. “RTA considers customers and service ...
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Bloomberg President-elect Joe Biden called on Americans to put aside the divisiveness of the past four years under Donald Trump with a victory speech that promised swift action against the coronavirus pandemic and an orderly transfer of power after a bitter election. “Let’s give each other a chance,†Biden told a cheering, honking crowd at a drive-in rally on in ...
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Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) announced the inauguration of 20 new electricity substations in 2020, as part of its efforts to provide electricity and water services according to the highest standards of availability, reliability and efficiency. The move includes a 400 kV substation in Dubai South with a conversion capacity of 2020 megavolt-amperes (MVA) and nineteen ...
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DUBAI / WAM Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the arrival of all the 50 new Dubai Metro trains. 15 of these trains, he said, are designated for serving Expo 2020, and the remaining 35 trains are meant to improve the level of service of the ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates sent an aid plane containing 12 metric tonnes of medical supplies, testing kits and ventilators to Jordan. The aid will assist approximately 12,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. Ahmed Ali Al Balushi, UAE Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, said: “In continuation of the UAE’s efforts to ...
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Dubai / WAM With the global oil and gas industry looking for improved efficiencies in a post-Covid world, exhibitors at Adipec 2000 Virtual, the world’s largest online industry gathering, say automation will be the key driver of future remote hydrocarbon operations. The forecast comes as the industry readies to probe how it can build for future business resilience through technology, ...
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Bloomberg Joseph Robinette Biden Jr has defeated Donald Trump to become the 46th US president, unseating the incumbent with a pledge to unify and mend a nation reeling from a worsening pandemic, faltering economy and deep political divisions. Biden’s victory came after the Associated Press, CNN and NBC showed him winning Pennsylvania and gaining more than the 270 Electoral College ...
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